Post by coldtoes on Mar 25, 2015 3:52:33 GMT
I've been rewatching Last Cinderella. I have so much affection for this drama. The leads are amazing. Shinohara Ryoko as Sakura Toyama is in turns, gorgeous, adorable, and too cute for words. After watching this drama she became my all time favorite Asian actress. I can spend hours just watching the expressions on her tiny, elfin features.
Fujiki Naohito as Rintaro Tachibana is sexy and fun in his constant exasperation with Sakura. Miura Haruma as Hiroto Saeki simply smolders. At first you think he's just an amazingly sexy, shallow con artist and then you get blown away by the depth and complexity of his character.
Most of all I loved that it was a Noona drama, which I am fascinated by. It just seems like a highly unlikely theme for such patriarchal societies. What I liked best about Last Cinderella is that the ending was (to me) unexpected and very happy. I had been waiting for something tragic, or at least less romantic. Or, you know amnesia or an overseas trip separating the lovers for years....
I've noticed that I get the same sort of vibe from Japanese drama vs Korean drama that I get from American television/films vs British television/films. It seems like there is a greater depth of plot and characterization in Japanese and British drama, whereas American and Korean drama is more slick and stylish with less emphasis on story and character building. This is just a generalization and not meant to be unfairly critical of them. Maybe I just notice the parallel, because you occasionally see bad/crooked teeth on actors from both Japan and Britain, while Korea and American actors all have perfectly straight pearly whites.
Fujiki Naohito as Rintaro Tachibana is sexy and fun in his constant exasperation with Sakura. Miura Haruma as Hiroto Saeki simply smolders. At first you think he's just an amazingly sexy, shallow con artist and then you get blown away by the depth and complexity of his character.
Most of all I loved that it was a Noona drama, which I am fascinated by. It just seems like a highly unlikely theme for such patriarchal societies. What I liked best about Last Cinderella is that the ending was (to me) unexpected and very happy. I had been waiting for something tragic, or at least less romantic. Or, you know amnesia or an overseas trip separating the lovers for years....
I've noticed that I get the same sort of vibe from Japanese drama vs Korean drama that I get from American television/films vs British television/films. It seems like there is a greater depth of plot and characterization in Japanese and British drama, whereas American and Korean drama is more slick and stylish with less emphasis on story and character building. This is just a generalization and not meant to be unfairly critical of them. Maybe I just notice the parallel, because you occasionally see bad/crooked teeth on actors from both Japan and Britain, while Korea and American actors all have perfectly straight pearly whites.
