Lia
Portugal
"Todome no Kiss" was funny, dark and very different from anything I've ever watch. Being someone that watch mostly just Korean dramas, watching a Japanese one was a refreshing experience that I plan to repeat in the future.
I started this drama because it kept on appearing on every place I went so why not give it a try? Like I said before this is my first time with Japanese dramas (I used to watch only j-movies), and I obviously found some differences from what I'm used to in kdramas, principally with the editing and the number of episodes, which are less then in the usual kdrama.
I was really confused during the whole first episode, because I didn't read the sinopsis and I didnt know abou the supernatural stuff, but even very confused I loved the first episode and wanted to know more about everyone, principally our kissing woman.
We follow Dojima Otaro, an host that because of his past believes that love makes people unhappy, he is a very greedy and selfish person that only cares about the money. He is the tipical drama jerk but this time he isn't rich. While at work he ends up being kissed by this weird woman and he dies, just to wake up seven days before the incident. Saiko is the mysterious woman, and because of an acident she had when she was a child, she gain this weird power of time leap through a kiss.
Namiki Mikoto is the 10 billion girl Otaro is after. Personally I didn't like her to much, for me she was like a plain white paper sheet, that couldn't do anything for herself. In the other hand I felt really bad for her, because when she tried to actually give an opinion on her life no one would listen to her, even though they were always saying that they wanted her happiness.
Namiki Takauji is Mikoto's adopted bother, at the beginning of the drama he is a nice guy that couldn't hurt anyone and had a weird relationship with her sister, but after Otaro started to go back in time to get the things like he wanted, Takauji was slowly losting it. He literally went crazy in my opinion. I don't know if I loved him or hated him.
Also we have this weird homeless guy that is even more mysterious than the kissing woman herself. He is crazy and you know from the very beginning that he knows more than it seems.
This drama doesn't have romance as the main focus in my opinion. Its more about character development and growth, but at same time remain true to oneself. Otaro and Saiko had the biggest character development that I've ever seen in a drama, and it was some how realistic, it took them time to change, not like in some dramas where the guy is a complete jerk in the first episode and in the second becomes a cupcake.
The ending even though a lot of people didn't like it, it was realistic, and not rushed or out of nowhere. But if you didn't get satisfied by the ending you always can watch the spinoff series which has a better ending to the story.
The thing about this drama was that even though you knew that Otaro is a complete jerk the writers managed to made you really root for him throught out the drama. In the other end the innocent looking antagonist, being a jerk just like Otaro, its much more easy to dislike.
Acting/ Cast: I just watched Yamazaki Kento movies, which he is a highschool sweet heart most of the times, so was good to see him in a different role, I think he gave life to Dojima Otaro. Kadowaki Mugi also did and amazing job as Sato Saiko she was able to portray Sato Saiko many faces really well. Mackenyu was brilliant portraying Namiki Takauji, even though I didn't like his character I can deny that he did a good job. Araki Yuko, she did good with what the writers gave her, in the middle of so many grey characters a white one would look plain and dull no matter how good the actress is, so after all she did a good job.
I really liked the cinematography of this drama, principally the sequence of images every time they went back in time, it was really well done, as well as the sound mixing , the music really fitted the mood.
Will I watch this drama again? Yes, I really liked the plot and the characters. I really recommend this drama for someone looking for something different and refreshing to watch. If you like character developmente and time-travel this dramas is definitely for you.
I started this drama because it kept on appearing on every place I went so why not give it a try? Like I said before this is my first time with Japanese dramas (I used to watch only j-movies), and I obviously found some differences from what I'm used to in kdramas, principally with the editing and the number of episodes, which are less then in the usual kdrama.
I was really confused during the whole first episode, because I didn't read the sinopsis and I didnt know abou the supernatural stuff, but even very confused I loved the first episode and wanted to know more about everyone, principally our kissing woman.
We follow Dojima Otaro, an host that because of his past believes that love makes people unhappy, he is a very greedy and selfish person that only cares about the money. He is the tipical drama jerk but this time he isn't rich. While at work he ends up being kissed by this weird woman and he dies, just to wake up seven days before the incident. Saiko is the mysterious woman, and because of an acident she had when she was a child, she gain this weird power of time leap through a kiss.
Namiki Mikoto is the 10 billion girl Otaro is after. Personally I didn't like her to much, for me she was like a plain white paper sheet, that couldn't do anything for herself. In the other hand I felt really bad for her, because when she tried to actually give an opinion on her life no one would listen to her, even though they were always saying that they wanted her happiness.
Namiki Takauji is Mikoto's adopted bother, at the beginning of the drama he is a nice guy that couldn't hurt anyone and had a weird relationship with her sister, but after Otaro started to go back in time to get the things like he wanted, Takauji was slowly losting it. He literally went crazy in my opinion. I don't know if I loved him or hated him.
Also we have this weird homeless guy that is even more mysterious than the kissing woman herself. He is crazy and you know from the very beginning that he knows more than it seems.
This drama doesn't have romance as the main focus in my opinion. Its more about character development and growth, but at same time remain true to oneself. Otaro and Saiko had the biggest character development that I've ever seen in a drama, and it was some how realistic, it took them time to change, not like in some dramas where the guy is a complete jerk in the first episode and in the second becomes a cupcake.
The ending even though a lot of people didn't like it, it was realistic, and not rushed or out of nowhere. But if you didn't get satisfied by the ending you always can watch the spinoff series which has a better ending to the story.
The thing about this drama was that even though you knew that Otaro is a complete jerk the writers managed to made you really root for him throught out the drama. In the other end the innocent looking antagonist, being a jerk just like Otaro, its much more easy to dislike.
Acting/ Cast: I just watched Yamazaki Kento movies, which he is a highschool sweet heart most of the times, so was good to see him in a different role, I think he gave life to Dojima Otaro. Kadowaki Mugi also did and amazing job as Sato Saiko she was able to portray Sato Saiko many faces really well. Mackenyu was brilliant portraying Namiki Takauji, even though I didn't like his character I can deny that he did a good job. Araki Yuko, she did good with what the writers gave her, in the middle of so many grey characters a white one would look plain and dull no matter how good the actress is, so after all she did a good job.
I really liked the cinematography of this drama, principally the sequence of images every time they went back in time, it was really well done, as well as the sound mixing , the music really fitted the mood.
Will I watch this drama again? Yes, I really liked the plot and the characters. I really recommend this drama for someone looking for something different and refreshing to watch. If you like character developmente and time-travel this dramas is definitely for you.
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