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That wasn't so much of a choice. Actually she regretted bitterly that she made that photobook and appeared in tears at the presentation . Does anyone have any links to an actual news report or interview about this? I've heard this before but it's always in the form of a rumor or third-hand news oth...

Thanks Sorvaseven and seirin for the suggestions. Jin is the next series I'll be watching and I am eager to see Magerarenai Onna since I'll watch anything Miho Kanno is in and so I'm really happy Kimi no te ga sasayaite iru is being subbed I also hope the soft-subs for Shiroi Haru will be completed ...

I had thought the quality of Japanese TV series had dropped but it may just be how I pick what I watch. When I first discovered d-addicts I usually went with older dramas that had garnered a lot of positive reviews on this site and jdorama.com. Even though my taste is occasionally contrary to genera...

I came across a comment on this show while reading Puffy AmiYumi's blog. It gives a tiny insight into Miho Kanno's personality. I'm assuming Ami Onuki has met Miho and is speaking from experience. 2010-01-25 (from Ami) "Kimi ni Todoke" and "Aibo" is my life right now. And now tha...

This is the first show I've seen Kanno in, and I'm an instant fan. I'm stockpiling older shows she's been in for when I have more time. All I have to know about a Japanese TV show or movie is that Miho Kanno is in it and I will be watching it. Even though some of them aren't really great, Miho's pe...

-and they like to keep things secret so they don't know what's going and continue to accuse each other. Oh yeah, this really drives me crazy. The characters are always either lying or withholding information for no good reason other than to create some dramatic tension and drag out the story. eg. P...

For me, it an okay drama in the beginning but it dragging now that I'm on episode 121. Nothing new is happening except for the problem with Hosea, his mother, and Seobyeok which just drag on and on.....it became boring to watch the fight and disagreement between the three. As for Taepung and Yuri, ...

Yeah, but the violence bit is fairly stereotypical for the "hot-headed" Korean protoganist. I didn't like Taepoong at all in the beginning (hypocrite like his brother), but he grew on me. I confess casting Lee Ji Hoon makes that easier. :D My reaction to Kim Ho Sae has been the opposite. ...

Can somebody be kind enough to explain to me why is it forbidden for 2 siblings from one family to marry 2 siblings from another family? Is there any legal impediment to such a union? If not why is it frown upon by society? Worst, Yuri's made up-to-episode 120 sympathetic Taepoong (his older brothe...

I am watching the part where Hosae wants to marry Saybyeok and Yuri wants to marry Taepung. Can somebody be kind enough to explain to me why is it forbidden for 2 siblings from one family to marry 2 siblings from another family? Is there any legal impediment to such a union? If not why is it frown ...

silencio wrote:so Ooku has 3 seasons, and so far, only season 3 has subs?

I think that is right although there was a couple seasons of the drama about 25 years ago.
(See http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Ooku#Season_3)

I think Miho Kanno was only in the 2003 episodes which I consider to be the first season.

One of her very best performances was in Ooku which, as far as I know, has never been subbed in English. Actually is has been by solo fansubs..... http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Ooku_-_The_Final_Chapter#library_viewer_module=group_id%3D59416%26tab%3Dinfo I may be wrong but I think these subs ar...

what's her recommended top 3 or top 5 Jdrama series? i'm curious since i'm DLing Ai No Uta right now Ai no Uta is pretty good and I really liked her in it. Unfortunately, the plot does involve an incredibly tired cliche but the ending is a bit different from what you might expect. Her character in ...

Let me add my concurrence with the last few posters.

Miho Kanno can play an evil villainess , a love-sick maid
or a daughter of an iguana will equal skill. I never pass
up a chance to see her perform.

Did he reform the class? Yes he did. A cartoon character reforms a cartoon class. When a student is injured to the point of unconsciousness does this "great" teacher call an ambulance or rush him to a hospital. No. He spends what seems like hours searching for a lost necklace first. Not s...

I've watched over a hundred Japanese TV series and, for me, nothing I've seen has been as horrible as "Five". Its attempt to be edgy was just heartless violence against its characters. There was never any point in getting attached to any of the leads since they would most likely be killed ...

Autume tale , I saw it a long long time ago, All I remember is that the characters cry in every episode, at first I was crying with them in everything episode and then my tears went out, so I went to bed and never watched it again... I do remember all the crying in Autumn.. but I always thought the...

I've only seen about a half dozen K-dramas and I've had pretty bad luck in picking them. None have been very good but I can not figure out the praises I read for Autumn in My Heart (I think it is known by a couple different names.) This was by far the dumbest thing I've ever seen. It was like "...

[quote] I think a more appropriate thread would be named "THINGS YOU NOTICE WATCHING JDRAMAS" [/quote] (Can anyone change the name of a thread?) The "Things I learned about Japan from Jdramas" title was meant to be facetious. Obviously you can't reliably learn anything about a cu...

It appears the average age of a student in a boy's high school is
around 20-25. (Gokusen 1 & 2)

It seems like falling in love is a sure way for you, your lover,
or a close family member to end up dying.

(I mean this topic to be light-hearted and fun, no heavy criticism.) I'm pretty new to Japanese tv series; I've maybe seen 6-8 series but even in the ones I really liked, there was often something that made me go, "Whaaa?" I'm wondering if others have the same experience. For example, in J...

1 Miho Kanno - She has an amazing acting range
2 Yukie Nakama
3 Yada Akiko
4 Mimura
5 Misaki Itoh

Don't know if this is the best place to ask but I have a couple questions about ainori. I think I've seen a half dozen places translate the word "ainori" and no two were the same. Is ainori a made up Japanese word and so has no literal translation? How do the time lines work for this show?...

I will absolutely watch anything with Miho Kanno in it and it's not just how she
looks but the versatility of her acting. She can be goofy and silly or dramatic and
compelling.

Other favs:
Yukie Nakama, Yada Akiko, Mimura

I guess I'm in a very small minority on Densha Otoko. I do recommend it but with definite reservations. I thought it would have made a good 6 episode series, 11 was too much. I very quickly got very tired of Yamada's stammering and crying. In a story like this you want to root for the two people to ...