Two Great Reasons to Watch "Mamiya Brothers"

One: Erika Sawajiri:

and Two: Keiko Kitagawa!

 I don't know who the blessed soul out there was who decided to cast both Kitagawa Keiko AND Sawajiri Erika, two of the most gorgeous (not to mention cherished "Crush Of The Day" alumni!) actresses ever, as sisters in the movie MAMIYA KYODAI, but he (or she) will have my eternal blessings forever! Waaou, that was like getting two mints in one!

Ah, these two work so great off of each other, with Sawajiri as the prim and proper Naomi and Kitagawa as the sexy and zany Yumi, they steal every scene they're in, ya just GOTTA love 'em! Mamiya Brothers? Heck, they coulda called this movie "Honma Sisters" for all the attention they were getting from ME!!

So Cute to watch the sisters going through their everyday lives, whether it be dropping in on supposed boyfriends' baseball games and catching the lucky ball...

 Mischievously talking on the phone and not only getting involved  but also self-inviting herself to her sister's dates...

 Or even the mundane everyday occurrences like exterminating pesky mosquitoes by drenching them in perfume, it's all in a day's work for these gals!

 

And if the sight of these two beauties aren't enough for you, there's always the delightful Takako Tokiwa to feast your eyes upon, here playing an interesting role as a mousey, shy, and ditzy teacher who teams up with Naomi on one of their joint dates with those lucky Mamiya Brothers...

Below: This is a wonderful screenshot of the entire Mamiya Brothers party, and you can clearly see the personalities of each person, ESPECIALLY the SUPER ADORABLE AND FUN Yumi, hamming it up for the camera, as could ONLY be played by Keiko Kitagawa!!!

Probably my favorite scene though has to be the one at the end where Yumi and Naomi are having a heart-to-heart about their problems and situations all the while playing up and down on a playground see-saw! You can feel the love these two sisters have for each other so much, it really makes the movie!!!

 

Kinda cool to note that Erika would go on the sing the TOTALLY AWESOME theme song DESTINATION NOWHERE for Keiko's equally awesome MOP GIRL just a year later!