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Kinou Nani Tabeta
Jul. 5th, 2019 10:00 amShiro Kakei (Hidetoshi Nishijima) is an attorney and he works for a small law firm. He lives with his lover Kenji Yabuki (Seiyo Uchino) who is a hairdresser. The two men are gay.
Shiro Kakei's regular routine is that after work he buys groceries at a mart which has discounted prices. He has a monthly budget of 25,000 yen ($225) for food that he does not go over. Afterwards, he goes home and makes dinner which usually includes rice, soup and three side dishes. When dinner is about ready, Kenji Yabuki comes home from work. While they eat, the two men talk about pretty much everything. Their time during dinner is a precious time for them.
One day, when Shiro Kakei and Kenji Yabuki are out in public, Kenji Yabuki's customer comes up to them and asks "Is he your boyfriend who is a lawyer?" Shiro Kakei is embarrassed. He did not tell people at his law firm that he is gay, unlike Kenji Yabuki who is open about his sexual orientation. Shiro Kakei feels uncomfortable. (asiawiki-2019)
I liked this more than I thought I would, and that's a lot since I had very high expectations for this drama before it started. It is a very simple and heartwarming drama that is far more enjoyable in live action than in manga (for me at least). I do enjoy gourmet manga, but I think watching the food ao vivo is much better than watching it on paper.
As for the story, it doesn't have much drama except for Shiro-san being a closeted gay guy in his work place, while Kenji is very open about who he is. At first I liked Kenji much more than Shiro; he is carefree and loves Shiro so much, while Shiro is more uptight and doesn't show much his feelings. I though that was particulary because Nishijima Hidetoshi is more of a "tough actor" who is more used to look cool and cold, but there is a big character development with him and at the end, I loved him almost as much as I loved Kenji.
There were scenes that were comforting, as well as funny scenes and poignant scenes. I think my favorites were the last 4 or so, where it shows the character development, and I enjoyed all scenes between Kenji-Shiro and Kohinata-Gilbert.
For me this is far, far better than Ossan's Love, and more realistic as well. Besides, the addition of the cooking and recipes were very useful.. I am now dying to try the "mentsuyu". While it is based on a gourmet manga, the cooking takes around 2 minutes and the joy on eating around 3, and the rest is all story development.
I am so glad this was loved by the audience, and I am also very glad that Uchino Seiyo and Nishijima enjoyed working on this drama :)
The OP sequence is very, very cute, and the song was lovely.
**My rating: 10/10**
Shiro Kakei's regular routine is that after work he buys groceries at a mart which has discounted prices. He has a monthly budget of 25,000 yen ($225) for food that he does not go over. Afterwards, he goes home and makes dinner which usually includes rice, soup and three side dishes. When dinner is about ready, Kenji Yabuki comes home from work. While they eat, the two men talk about pretty much everything. Their time during dinner is a precious time for them.
One day, when Shiro Kakei and Kenji Yabuki are out in public, Kenji Yabuki's customer comes up to them and asks "Is he your boyfriend who is a lawyer?" Shiro Kakei is embarrassed. He did not tell people at his law firm that he is gay, unlike Kenji Yabuki who is open about his sexual orientation. Shiro Kakei feels uncomfortable. (asiawiki-2019)
I liked this more than I thought I would, and that's a lot since I had very high expectations for this drama before it started. It is a very simple and heartwarming drama that is far more enjoyable in live action than in manga (for me at least). I do enjoy gourmet manga, but I think watching the food ao vivo is much better than watching it on paper.
As for the story, it doesn't have much drama except for Shiro-san being a closeted gay guy in his work place, while Kenji is very open about who he is. At first I liked Kenji much more than Shiro; he is carefree and loves Shiro so much, while Shiro is more uptight and doesn't show much his feelings. I though that was particulary because Nishijima Hidetoshi is more of a "tough actor" who is more used to look cool and cold, but there is a big character development with him and at the end, I loved him almost as much as I loved Kenji.
There were scenes that were comforting, as well as funny scenes and poignant scenes. I think my favorites were the last 4 or so, where it shows the character development, and I enjoyed all scenes between Kenji-Shiro and Kohinata-Gilbert.
For me this is far, far better than Ossan's Love, and more realistic as well. Besides, the addition of the cooking and recipes were very useful.. I am now dying to try the "mentsuyu". While it is based on a gourmet manga, the cooking takes around 2 minutes and the joy on eating around 3, and the rest is all story development.
I am so glad this was loved by the audience, and I am also very glad that Uchino Seiyo and Nishijima enjoyed working on this drama :)
The OP sequence is very, very cute, and the song was lovely.
**My rating: 10/10**
