Well.. Originally I thought this blog would only be for fangirling Arashi - but I guess not. =P I'm currently watching Tiger and Dragon starring Okada Junichi and Nagase Tomoya from V6/TOKIO respectively and I'm seriously loving it so much. The scriptwriter is Kudo Kankero-san (same as the one for RnK) so maybe there is a pattern? Anyways, Review... start-o! (Will update as I finish each Episode ^_^)
Oh for the characters... I only listed the ones I actually had stuff to stay about xD Really the main characters are only Tora, Ryu and probably Shishou
Toraji/Kotora/Tora (Nagase Tomoya): The first drama I've seen with Nagase and I'm seriously loving him to bits. He is so perfect for the role of Tora, it's like the character was written for him. When I watch, I don't even see him as "Nagase" the guy from TOKIO but I actually see him as just... Tora. I love Tora, he's just so... funny xD Nagase plays a pretty bad-ass character.
Ryuji (Okada Junichi): I tried watching Kisarazu Cats Eye but honestly.. I wasn't all that interested in it. (Blasphemy for an Arashi-fan ne?) but I did enjoy Okada's acting in it so I was always semi-interested in him. Watching Tiger and Dragon.. i love Okada. He is just... so funny =P He plays Ryuji so well. Ryuji as a character... he's.. pretty deep but he is so funny. I love scenes with Ryuji and Megumi cause it's just so funny. Also, who can forget Ryuji's weird.. fashion... (o_o;;)
Shishou (Nishida Toshiyuki): Shishou! I forgot his actual name cause Tora always calls him Shishou but I really like this guy. I don't actually know the actor but... I think he plays the character very well. I don't know why I like him so much, but.. he's sort of like an ideal sort of weird grandfather ne? (I know I'm weird xD) But his scenes with Tora are pretty funny/interesting and overall he is quite an interesting character, in a more funny aspect.
Megumi (Ito Masaki): Normally I hate characters like these. The ditzy sort of kind, but I don't know. I like Megumi a lot. She's just hilarious, how she's so self-absorbed. It's probably because of the actor. She plays Megumi as a ditz so well it's almost endearing in a way. The way she treats Ryuji. Sometimes though she can say the deepest stuff and then in seconds it's like.. back to being the idiot. I just find scenes with her interesting and always entertaining.
Chibi T/Takeshi (Kiritani Kenta): Okay, seriously when I saw this guy I screamed cause I was like "YES TAKAYAMA!!" Kiritani Kenta does comedy so well in my opinion. You see him very little but just the fact that he appears on the screen makes me grin like an idiot xD I have to admit though, Kenta doesn't look half bad as Takeshi. He's a very side-character but I couldn't not mention the infamous actor for Takayama of RnK desho?
Ta-Chan (Omi Toshinori): In RnK this guy is George-san! I really like this guy on both dramas. As Ta-chan he's funny, and you see him more than George-san but he's still interesting. You actually see him each episode and he is just amusing. Again, he was just one of the people I had to mention because of his link with RnK
Plot/Story:
Eh... it's sort of hard to explain the episodes of Tiger and Dragon but I'll try my best (-_-'')
Episode Two (Manju Kowai): This episode centers around Donta (Ryuji's elder brother) and is mostly about him. You learn more about him, his work (as a horrible comedian) and what-not. I think I should say here that each episode is pretty... episodic as in they do not link together. This episode was a bit weird, especially Tora's re-telling. You'll understand when you see but the shrieking girl at the end going "I HATE YOU I HATE YOU!" really got on my nerves... (-_-;;)
Episode Three (Cha no Yu): This story centers around Okada's character Ryuji and you really learn a lot more about Ryuji, such as his personality and how he feels about his work and what not. What I thought best about this episode was the end where Tora threatens... the famous designer guy, or more like "teaches him a lesson" for playing Ryu around and it was sort of sweet because it was like... "aww.. Tora really cares" and it sort of shows how great of friends they've become.
Episode Four (Gonsuke Chochin): This episode centers around Shishou and the Yakuza boss (whom I forgot the name off). In the SP you learn that Shishou has a debt with the Yakuza boss (who is his golfing partner) but you are never really told in detail why they have such a relationship and in this episode you learn they were high school friends and it just goes into more detail on their past - and of course - their present.
Episode Five (Umaya Kaji): This episode... is about a comedy duo from Kansai. And.. it was a bit confusing at first. It's... sort of hard to explain this episode. Um. This comedic duo (which is family friends of shishou or something) are having problems .. and the rakugo story explains how to make sure the husband loves his wife. As I said, hard to explain. I tried... really. Oh but the husband is (I think) Katsuragi from Kurosagi.
Episode Six (Akegarasu): This episode is about Hayashiyatei Donkichi, a (I'm assuming) 40-year-old Virgin (LOL) and centers are the Rakugo family-members trying ot get him a girl. It's really sweet and guess what? The girl that Donkishi meets, she's from Kurosagi. I think she's that money-rubbing woman if I remember correctly. Creepy (o_o;;) Oh I think she's in RnK to, the first lady that cons Shizuna? But I'm not so sure =P (Got off topic) But really that's the episode in a nut-shell. Oh. And Tora tries to make Ginjiro (Yakuza boss's son) independant. Could this be a important plot-point for the future?
Episode Seven
Episode Eight
Episode Nine
Episode Ten
Episode Eleven
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