Hotarugusa
Dec. 28th, 2020 10:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sunako_yueNana is a servant of the Kazahaya family, She is from a samurai family. Her father was about to reveal wrongdoings within the domain, but had to commit ritual suicide for a crime he hadn't done. Ichinoshin tries to correct the wrongdoings, but end up being a target himself. After finding out her father's enemy is the man behind it all, Nana decides to protect Ichinoshin and his children, as she had promised Sachi, Ichinoshin's late wife. (wiki-addicts-2019)
I've wanted to watch this short drama ever since it was announced but then I forgot about it. If it wasn't for my newfound obsession for Machida Keita, I wouldn't have started yet. So thank you Keita!
This was my only historical drama of 2020; it is a quiet and easy to watch story; with compelling characters and a poetic storytelling. All of it was poetic, really: the setting, the script, the OST... beautiful. Kiyohara Kaya has been almost from the beginning of her career a Main Lead material; her acting is very natural, her smile and tears are so gentle-like. There is a strong feature in her, but also a vulnerable side, so it was understandable how she gains multiple allies along the story.
Nana is the daughter of a samurai, and after the death of her parents, she works as a maid in the house of a samurai, played by Machida Keita. Nana comes to love both her master and mistress dearly, and after the death of her mistress, is determined to always be by the side of the children + their father. But a complot makes her Master being falsely accused and put into jail, she decides to protect the children. Thankfully, even when being alone and without a penny, she works hard, and along the way, gains several comrades that help her one way or another.
I love this kind of story, where the heroine is strong and seems to be alone, but she actually isn't, because thanks to her will and kindness, she manages to keep going forward and gain the trust and loyalty of other people (even people who seem fishy at first, but end up being the most loyal). And I love her revenge against the man who made her father commit seppuku.
I only wanted a HEA for her; I honestly thought the romance wouldn't prosper but happily, it did. I am so happy that she won his heart by the end (not really by the end; he was fond of her before that, but he also was still mourning his wife's death). Keita was excellent as her Master; kind, strong and handsome. Not all is serious, there are moments of comedy, like Nana giving people's nicknames XD
**My rating: 9.5/10**
I've wanted to watch this short drama ever since it was announced but then I forgot about it. If it wasn't for my newfound obsession for Machida Keita, I wouldn't have started yet. So thank you Keita!
This was my only historical drama of 2020; it is a quiet and easy to watch story; with compelling characters and a poetic storytelling. All of it was poetic, really: the setting, the script, the OST... beautiful. Kiyohara Kaya has been almost from the beginning of her career a Main Lead material; her acting is very natural, her smile and tears are so gentle-like. There is a strong feature in her, but also a vulnerable side, so it was understandable how she gains multiple allies along the story.
Nana is the daughter of a samurai, and after the death of her parents, she works as a maid in the house of a samurai, played by Machida Keita. Nana comes to love both her master and mistress dearly, and after the death of her mistress, is determined to always be by the side of the children + their father. But a complot makes her Master being falsely accused and put into jail, she decides to protect the children. Thankfully, even when being alone and without a penny, she works hard, and along the way, gains several comrades that help her one way or another.
I love this kind of story, where the heroine is strong and seems to be alone, but she actually isn't, because thanks to her will and kindness, she manages to keep going forward and gain the trust and loyalty of other people (even people who seem fishy at first, but end up being the most loyal). And I love her revenge against the man who made her father commit seppuku.
I only wanted a HEA for her; I honestly thought the romance wouldn't prosper but happily, it did. I am so happy that she won his heart by the end (not really by the end; he was fond of her before that, but he also was still mourning his wife's death). Keita was excellent as her Master; kind, strong and handsome. Not all is serious, there are moments of comedy, like Nana giving people's nicknames XD
**My rating: 9.5/10**
