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One Second Ahead, One Second Behind (2023) Review: Unexpected, but Delightful

Yup, as you've read from the title, the movie that will be discussed has an unexpected little twist, but surprisingly, it works and adds a touch of coziness to it!⋆.ೃ࿔ (Movie Posters) Title: One Second Ahead, One Second Behind Another Title: One Second Ahead of Him Native Title: 1秒先の彼 Screenwriter: Kankuro Kudo Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita  Genres: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi Release Date: July 7th, 2023 Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes  Casts: Masaki Okada, Kaya Kiyohara, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, and others. So, what is this movie about? It's about Hajime Sumeragi (Masaki Okada) who works as a post office counter in Kyoto. He is a very good-looking man but he is always one step ahead in doing everything in his life. He is the kind of person who has fast tempo in life. On the other hand, there is Reika Chosokabe (Kaya Kiyohara), who is always being a slow-tempo person. She is a quiet person and loves taking pictures through her camera. Even though she is one second behind, she seems already
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One Million Yen Girl (2008) Movie Review: A Beautiful Slice of Life Movie

Hello, everyone! It's been a while and I'm struggling to write reviews consistently but let's hope I can do better this month💪🏻🥹 So, One Million Yen is about Suzuko Sato (Yu Aoi) who has been released from a prison because of a small thing which actually is not even her fault. Struggling to fit in, especially with family and people around whispering stuffs about her, she decides that she will make one million yen and moves to another city.  Official Poster Title: One Million Yen Girl Another Title: One Million Yen and the Nigamushi Woman; Hyakuman-en to Nigamushi Onna Native Title:  百万円と苦虫女 Screenwriter & Director: Yuki Tanada Genres: Adventure, Life, Romance, Drama Release Date: July 19, 2008 Duration: 2 hours and 1 minute Casts: Yu Aoi, Ryusei Sato, Mirai Moriyama, Taki Pierre, etc. We follow Suzuko's adventure from town to town (not exactly a town, since she also moves to a rural area in Japan, I hope you get what I mean). City near the beach, a village which

And Yet, You're So Sweet (2023) Review: Light and Sweet High School Rom-Com

Are you looking for a cute, sweet high school romance? Then, And Yet, You're So Sweet is for you. (Official Poster) Title: And Yet, You're So Sweet  Another Title: Though It's So, Chigira-kun Is Too Sweet Native Title: なのに、千輝くんが甘すぎる。 Director: Takehiko Shinjo Writer(s): Kujira Anan (manga), Haruka Okita Producer: Minori Tabuchi, Yuichi Kamoi Cinematographer: Mitsuru Komiyama  Release Date: March 3, 2023 Casts: Mei Hata, Kyohei Takahashi, Rihito Itagaki, Riko, etc. Maaya Kisaragi (Mei Hata) is rejected by her crush (Ryousuke Sota). He also said bad things about Maaya in social media and this makes Maaya not only heartbroken, but also sad. While she's working in the school library, she happens to see that her school friend, Sui Chigira (Kyohei Takahashi) is surrounded by many girls. Chigira is a very popular school athlete. Out of the blue, Chigira asks Maaya to play 'unrequited love' game with him. *** First of all, I want to mention that the title really suits t

I Will be Your Bloom (2022) Review

Hello, everyone! I read on Twitter (X) that this drama will have a movie, so I thought maybe it's time to watch this famous drama!  (Official Poster) Title: I Will be Your Bloom Another Title: Kimi no Hana ni Naru, Become Your Flower, I Will be Your Flower Native Title: 君の花になる Director: Toshio Tsuboi, Naoki Kato, Yohei Miyazaki Writer: Erika Yoshida Genres: Music, Comedy, Romance Episodes: 10 Release Date: 0ctober 18th - December 20th, 2022 Casts: Tsubasa Honda, Fumiya Takahashi, Ryubi Miyase, Kaito Tsuna, and others. Asuka Nakamichi (Tsubasa Honda) was a high school teacher. She has a bright and positive personality and was very close with the students. One of her students was Dan Sagami (Fumiya Takahashi). Due to a case, Asuka cannot teach anymore and resigned from the school. Few years later, she gets a job to clean, cook and basically do everything for a boy group called 8loom (read as bloom). 8loom faces difficulties; they aren't popular and the members have something that

Ao Haru Ride Season 2 (2024) Live Action Review

Hello, everyone! How are you doing? Today, I want to share a review of the second season of Ao Haru Ride live action. If you're interested in watching the adaptation of this famous Japanese shoujo manga, then, please keep reading😊  (Official Poster) Native Title: アオハライド Season 2 Another Title: Blue Spring Ride Season 2 Director: Mahito Kimura Writers: Io Sakisaka (manga), Sayaka Kuwamura Genres: Romance, Youth, Drama, Comedy Episodes: 6 Release Date: January 19th, 2024 - February 23rd, 2024 Casts: Natsuki Deguchi, Kaito Sakurai, Sara Shida, Riko, Taisuke Niihara, Daiki Kanechika, and others. As the first season ends, Futaba Yoshioka (Natsuki Deguchi) and Ko Mabuchi (Kaito Sakurai) grows closer to each other. Futaba is happy knowing that the trauma that Ko must face doesn't seem bothering him anymore. But things get complicated as Yui Narumi (Karin Fujiyoshi), Ko's friend from Nagasaki, is transferred to a school in the town. Yui is the girl with the same trauma as Ko's

Mystery to Iunakare (2022) Review: One of the Best Dramas I've Ever Watched

Hello, everyone! I'm back after such a long time😂 I hope I can be more consistent with writing review from now on, so, wish me luck.  As seen in the title, I want to share a rather short review about 2022 Japanese drama, Mystery to Iunakare or Don't Call It Mystery.  (Official Poster) Another Title: Don't Call It Mystery  Native Title: ミステリと言う勿れ Directors: Hideyuki Aizawa, Hiroaki Matsuyama Writer: Tomoko Aizawa, Yuri Tamura (manga) Genres: Mystery, Psychological, Life, Drama Episodes: 12 Release Date: January 10, 2022 - March 28, 2022 Casts: Masaki Suda, Sairi Ito, Matsuya Onoe, Michiana Tsutsui, Mugi Kadowaki, and others. Totono Kunou is extremely smart university student with curly hair. He doesn’t have friends or girlfriend, and he loves curry very much. One day, he is accused as a murderer of his high school friend who also attended the same university as him.  ***  This becomes one of the best Japanese dramas I've ever watched! The movie version released in 2023,