Gokushufudo
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sunako_yueTatsu (Hiroshi Tamaki) is 38 years old. He was once a legendary yakuza and was known as "Immortal Dragon" because he was so feared. He quit the yakuza and married Miku. Tatsu then became a househusband. He buries himself in housework. (asiawiki-2020)
I've read 3 volumes of the manga I think so far, and I love it. It is a comedy that anyone will like, silly but not over the top. I think the drama would have been much better if it was just half hour long since it is mostly a gag comedy, and it doesn't need much time or it can get tiresome.
While I liked the drama, I didn't love all the episodes. It is an episodic drama, and some were a bit boring tbh, while others were hilarious. My favorites characters were by far Tatsu (Tamaki Hiroshi looked like he was having a lot of fun, and he is great in this kind of comedy without being over the top), Masa (Shison Jun was the best sidekick... wasn't annoying at all, wasn't loud, perfect comedic times, and had a good chemistry with Tamaki) and of course Torajiro (Takito Kenichi will never be bad for me). They were also the most closely like to their manga parts.
Although I like Kawaguchi Haruna, I think she was miscasted. She is just 25 years old, and her daughter is 10??? No way in hell she looks older. And Tamaki is 15 years older than her :/ She was a good Miku, but I didn't like she was a MOTHER of a 10yo :S
The 2 characters I think were totally unnecessary were Boss and Lady Boss. They were too loud, and didn't contribute anything to the story. And they were totally different from the manga, like 2 new characters. I thought at first the police, played by Furukawa Yuta, was unnecessary as well, but he has his own episode where I did like him. The girl at the cafe and the noisy neighbors were funny sometimes, even though the cafe girl is not in the manga. Himawari was OK, her role was more like the tsukkomi to Tatsu/Miku's boke.
I also didn't like the camera work and the yellowish filter... I wish it was a brighter filter since it is a live action.
Can't wait for the anime version!
**My rating: 7/10**
I've read 3 volumes of the manga I think so far, and I love it. It is a comedy that anyone will like, silly but not over the top. I think the drama would have been much better if it was just half hour long since it is mostly a gag comedy, and it doesn't need much time or it can get tiresome.
While I liked the drama, I didn't love all the episodes. It is an episodic drama, and some were a bit boring tbh, while others were hilarious. My favorites characters were by far Tatsu (Tamaki Hiroshi looked like he was having a lot of fun, and he is great in this kind of comedy without being over the top), Masa (Shison Jun was the best sidekick... wasn't annoying at all, wasn't loud, perfect comedic times, and had a good chemistry with Tamaki) and of course Torajiro (Takito Kenichi will never be bad for me). They were also the most closely like to their manga parts.
Although I like Kawaguchi Haruna, I think she was miscasted. She is just 25 years old, and her daughter is 10??? No way in hell she looks older. And Tamaki is 15 years older than her :/ She was a good Miku, but I didn't like she was a MOTHER of a 10yo :S
The 2 characters I think were totally unnecessary were Boss and Lady Boss. They were too loud, and didn't contribute anything to the story. And they were totally different from the manga, like 2 new characters. I thought at first the police, played by Furukawa Yuta, was unnecessary as well, but he has his own episode where I did like him. The girl at the cafe and the noisy neighbors were funny sometimes, even though the cafe girl is not in the manga. Himawari was OK, her role was more like the tsukkomi to Tatsu/Miku's boke.
I also didn't like the camera work and the yellowish filter... I wish it was a brighter filter since it is a live action.
Can't wait for the anime version!
**My rating: 7/10**
