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What An Amazing Mini-Series. One of the Best Jdrama of the year!
It won't be an exaggeration to call this one of the best, if not the best Jdrama of the year.
It's amazing how a 25 minutes 6 episodes short drama can have such an impact on the viewers.
This drama is based on a real-life criminal probationary System in Japan where trained volunteers are appointed as probation officers for convicts.
This drama essentially follows what I will call the adventure of one such female voluntarily probation officer, Kayo Agawa in her duties in dealing with 3 convicts who were placed on probation.
Each convict's case is dealt with separately although there are some overlap in so far as the supporting actors appearances are concerned. I have to say that each episode is so thought-provoking, touching and excellent that you will be amazed by the amazing acting from all the casts involved.
This is the first drama that I've ever watched that dealt directly with the job scope of a voluntary probation officer and it's really an eye opener on the challenges and difficulties faced by such officers. You may even wonder if some of the things showed in this drama are true and although it may seem unbelievable at times , it is actually totally true in real life. I've read articles that confirms that the depiction in this drama of the workings of such voluntary probation officers in Japan are pretty accurate.
If you are someone who wants to watch something unique and different from your everyday romance/horror/comedy drama, this one is for you.
It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it's a gem of a drama.
PS: Ishibashi Shizuka is really a scene-stealer everytime she appeared on screen. I'm really amazed by her great acting.
It's amazing how a 25 minutes 6 episodes short drama can have such an impact on the viewers.
This drama is based on a real-life criminal probationary System in Japan where trained volunteers are appointed as probation officers for convicts.
This drama essentially follows what I will call the adventure of one such female voluntarily probation officer, Kayo Agawa in her duties in dealing with 3 convicts who were placed on probation.
Each convict's case is dealt with separately although there are some overlap in so far as the supporting actors appearances are concerned. I have to say that each episode is so thought-provoking, touching and excellent that you will be amazed by the amazing acting from all the casts involved.
This is the first drama that I've ever watched that dealt directly with the job scope of a voluntary probation officer and it's really an eye opener on the challenges and difficulties faced by such officers. You may even wonder if some of the things showed in this drama are true and although it may seem unbelievable at times , it is actually totally true in real life. I've read articles that confirms that the depiction in this drama of the workings of such voluntary probation officers in Japan are pretty accurate.
If you are someone who wants to watch something unique and different from your everyday romance/horror/comedy drama, this one is for you.
It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it's a gem of a drama.
PS: Ishibashi Shizuka is really a scene-stealer everytime she appeared on screen. I'm really amazed by her great acting.
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