Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni

Mieko Harada and Karina

So far Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni, the melodrama (starring Karina as a young businesswoman who finds out she has brain cancer and possibly only months to live ) seems to be filled with all the usual J-drama cliches that I abhor, but Meiko Harada is so adorable and playful as her estranged mother that I feel I just HAVE to keep on watching it!

  Mieko Harada is one woman I've loved since seeing her waaaaaay back in 1996 in the excellent drama Oishii Kankei, and I even remember being particularly thrilled when I got an episode of SMAPxSMAP where she was the SMAP Bistro guest! LOLOL

Mieko with Miho Nakayama 20 years ago in Oishii Kankei

  Mieko's made a career out of playing these classy and stoic women, such a JOY to see her as this eccentric, sassy and PLAYFUL lady for a change! And while Karina's character is going through the roughest time of her life, her bright and positive force is JUST what the doctor ordered!

Posted by zdorama @ zdoramaagain.blogspot.com