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Set in a post-COVID world, Sawai Ryuichi is one half of a comedy duo Orenchi and plays the funny man. However, he causes a scandal and Orenchi is dropped from a television programme where they are regulars. Sawai cuts ties with his partner Sakane Akira quits their agency and shuts himself at home. Nevertheless, he continues to be an entertainer with an improvised comedy programme called Orenchi Channel that he streams live online. He has an AI robot that does everything it is asked from ordering meals to cleaning. In addition, it learns Sawai’s funny man routine and grows into the role of his partner for the programme. The rapid-fire comic dialogue with his AI robot goes down well with netizens and Sawai is very pleased. He is able to earn income to support his wife Rinko and their young daughter, and is already over Orenchi. But one day, Sawai receives a strange phone call while live streaming. Because of that, he gets entangled in a preposterous situation beyond his wildest imagination. Can the programme end without any trouble and will his wife and daughter be safe? (Source: jdramas.wordpress.com) Edit Translation

  • English
  • Română
  • magyar / magyar nyelv
  • עברית / עִבְרִית
  • Country: Japan
  • Type: Special
  • Episodes: 1
  • Aired: Aug 10, 2020
  • Aired On: Monday
  • Original Network: NHK
  • Duration: 45 min.
  • Score: 7.3 (scored by 49 users)
  • Ranked: #24795
  • Popularity: #99999
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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dragynfaerie
2 people found this review helpful
Feb 9, 2021
1 of 1 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 5.0

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It maybe titled Joke, but it's not funny. On the surface t's a psychological race between a celebrity,Sawai (Iplayed by kuta Toma) trying to regain his popularity via streaming and a fan. Beneath the surface Joke is an interesting take on tech, especially A,I. tech, and the control we give it in our daily lives . In short Joke is a sad commentary on what we are all becoming due to Covid.

The writing is creative and clear. The director did a good job. The 45 minute special primarily takes place in 1 room. The production quality is fairly high overall? Some may think It too short, but I think it's the perfect length. If you've ever watched an anthology, the length won't bother you. It's like an episode of the Twilight Zone. It's basically a one man show. Toma does a great as Sawai, especially as he began to piece things together.

Music? There was music? I seriously don't remember. The re-watch is 50% maybe a little less. I am interested to know if there are missed clues.

Overall, I liked Joke. Is it ground breaking? No., but it is entertaining and thought provoking.

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the_ressie
1 people found this review helpful
Jan 7, 2021
1 of 1 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 4.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
Finally some another Toma's work after ages. I really enjoyed this special but can't give a higher score because it was just too short for me. They should have made it into proper film and develop both characters and plot. That way I would be able to develop a more reasonable opinion. The story itself was interesting, refreshing, kinda funny yet thrilling. It had much more potential. I really liked the "theatre of absurd" vibes and lowkey sci-fi features of this special. Toma's acting was on spot, as always. I am glad it got subbed, did not expected it.

PS: Rewatch Value is low because I am not the type of person who rewatches films/dramas. Also, there was not much music to rate. And I tend to rate things quite strictly, so some people might give a better rating.

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  • Special: JOKE - 2022 Panic Haishin!
  • Country: Japan
  • Episodes: 1
  • Aired: Aug 10, 2020
  • Aired On: Monday
  • Original Network: NHK
  • Duration: 45 min.
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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  • Score: 7.3 (scored by 49 users)
  • Ranked: #24795
  • Popularity: #99999
  • Watchers: 118

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