Last Friends (2008)

New to watching Japanese Dramas so I love the fact the story is usually 11 episodes and I can binge watch. This drama was a surprise -- it was unique in all the right places. I enjoyed the coming of age aspects that were so real and emotional. Every character had flaws but every character caused the viewer to become "vested" or "divested". Life is complicated-- not perfect and the story writer and director planted a seed that transformed into a tree that grew branches -- then flowered - some flowers are weak or ugly and others were beautiful and strong. I felt like I watching a handbook on growing up and adapting to life's realities. Some scenes were not for the faint of heart. If I had a young teenage daughter I would sit down with her and watch this drama together.-- lots of talking points.

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I have to confess that I have never been as thrown off by a drama than last friends.

I started to watch as a fan of Nishikido Ryo. i love dark story and I thought that a drama about DV could be really interesting so I starting watching it. However, I can't stand the main charcter. I understand why people go back to abusive boyfriend but I don't knoz, something in Michiru annoyed me. I have seen other fiction about DV where the victim was believable but Michiru is not for me, as is Ruka. I hop that if you really love someone, you will do everything to protect her or him. Though Ruka never really protect Michiru for me, she just stand idle. She says to SOusuku that she doesn't believe that his love is true love but I don't believe her is better. I know people would deisagree with me, but I don't think her love is better than is. Not in the same way of course, but passivity is still a crime for me and according to the law. Contrary to another bad review, I don't think Sousuke is purely evil. Is he right? Certainly not but I don't think he is either purely bad which is why I both hated and liked the ending. I liked it because I do think that pureli evil people doesn't really exist and that in his crazy way, he did like her so the ending makes sense but at the same time I felt bad because I felt sorrier for the abuser than the victim at the end. This is the reason of the bad grade I gave, which is the story.

As for the music, I agree with everybody, the main theme fit the story completly. Evey character is prisoner of his/her for of love, bad or good so this song is perfect.

I also agree about the cast performances. I do not really like the charcaters but it's more a proplem of writing than acting. And as a lot of people said before me, Nishikido's acting was incredible. I wouldn't say he was scarry but the double perosnality and the faces he puts on are quite incredible. I think it was one of his greatest performances, even if it was one for a crazy character. The others actors too were quite good.

Overall, I didn't like the drama even if both the music and the acting was good. All of that is due for what is for me a really bad writing of the character's personality. If you have the oppurtunity, whatch the drama and make your own opinion because this drama has been both really liked and disliked. Watch it and see for yourself, if not because of the story, at least for the music and the performances of the cast

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