Just wrapped the riveting Fuka Koshiba/Takeru Sato drama Watashi no Otto to Kekkon Shite~MARRY MY HUSBAND and HOLY HELL, what a WILD and INSANE ride it was!
I’m always a sucker for a good timeslip story, and this tale of a woman murdered by her husband and best friend who jumps back 10 years to correct her life trajectory was another GREAT one- From its’ dark and depressing first episodes to its maddening and gripping middle to its absolutely EXPLOSIVE conclusion, this is one that had me on the edge of my seat throughout!!!!
Fuka Koshida and Takeru Sato were both great in the lead roles of Misa Kanbe and Wataru Suzuki, and perfectly believable as the romantic interests separated by time- you really could feel the connection the two shared with each other and as the episodes went on, the love that developed between them! I love a couple you can really ROOT for!
Support cast was great as well with Reina Kurosaki as Miku, the best friend Misa might have had in her original life if not for the direction it took, Tomoko Tabata and Ryuya Shimekake as co-workers and friends....
...Yu Yokoyama swings for the fences with his oozingly pathetic cheating/murderer husband Tomoya, establishing for all time his status as the king of creeps!
But of COURSE, the person that probably EVERYONE will be talking about is Sei Shiraishi in the role of the unhinged narcissistic sociopath Reina Esaka- Telling ya, girl was so good as the unbalanced “best friend” of Misa, not just from the glares and drawls she did, but down to the more subtle aspects like the eye twitches and facial tics, letting everyone know without a doubt- this chick is KRAZEE!!
I initially worried that this might harm Sei's career as she's SO unlikeable as Reina, but turns out she's a fan favorite- A REAL "so BAD you LOVE to HATE them" character!!! Kudos to Sei!
Online buzz says that this Japanese retelling of the Korean Original MARRY MY HUSBAND has been favorable by those who have seen both (and some fans even saying it surpasses it!!) , which is a good thing to hear, but of course for me, this Fuka Koshiba adaptation will always be THE version for me! Another big fave drama from Ms. Koshiba who is firmly entrenched in my top fave actresses list for SURE!
Glad that this drama is on Amazon Prime where more fans internationally can experience it for themselves...I have friends who can only watch J-Dramas if they are on streaming sites like Netflix and Amazon Prime and the like, and it's great that when I recommend it, they will be able to have access to it! And you can BET I will be recommending Marry My Husband!
BTW, If these screencaps seem dull and boring, it's only because I couldn't show ANY of the exciting scenes without revealing spoilers, something I 'd HATE to do! TRUST ME, this is the CALM before the STORM!
PS: If I have one small nitpick, it’s that this drama suffers from what I always used to call the “Top Gun Wrap Up", named after seeing Top Gun and every time I thought it was the end, there was one more scene, and then one more scene, til I had to go “MAN when are they going to wrap this?” (Mentioning this to younger co-workers, they call this the “Return Of the King” ending, since I guess the final film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy had multiple "non-endings” as well…. )
Anyway, I felt same thing watching Marry My Husband’s last 20 minutes, where it seemed every time I felt it was a great conclusion, there was another scene! Nonetheless, a GREAT little drama, and a MUST SEE!
From Fuka's Instagram :"It's a WRAP!"
We'll certainly be keeping an eye out for what she does next!!!
