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Kazoku Game japanese drama review
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Kazoku Game
2 people found this review helpful
by Minnie
Jun 18, 2016
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 2.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
Kazoku Game is a drama that highlights just how fragile family dynamics are. For me, it was a particularly difficult watch, as I felt that more than a few fragments and aspects of the series reflected my own childhood and upbringing, and so I was able to identify even the little intricate details that this drama so carefully conveyed. In some ways, I felt a little bitter watching this, yet grateful at the same time for the realism and reminders of just how important family bonds are - and what happens when they're not there. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone who may be more than a little sensitive to these kinds of issues. The acting/cast gets a flawless 10/10. Each cast member portrayed their characters with an eerie intensity that was a huge factor in drawing the viewer straight into the distress of the story. Kamiki Ryunosuke and Sakurai Sho's emotion was almost overwhelming in some places. (In any case, I hope the potential viewer reading this isn't as emotionally involved with dramas as I am... Although, you probably are, in which case: be warned.) As for the music, I would've destroyed it if I could. I couldn't be sure if the BGM was to convey irony, sarcasm, satire, or what. However, if it were any different, I think the story would've felt less real and more drama-like. In any case, I still give the music a 1/10, and a +1 for Arashi's ending song (which I do really like, but it clashes so horribly with the BGM...) Overall, you may want to be wary of the sensitive and very real psychological aspects and triggers buried within Kazoku Game, but the mystery and intrigue within the characters will keep you more than interested throughout. ... Ii~ne.
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