As you all know, the black comedy drama Anata No Ban Desu" was one of my favorite dramas of the past year, a show that I've watched repeatedly over and over again for its witty dialog and dark humor. Well, right now I am simply STUNNED to only realize now that the actress playing the hilariously hysterical neighbor Yoko Ishizaki was none other than child actress Mana Mikura, the elder half (by 7 minutes) of the celebrity "ManaKana" Twins! WHAAA!
I had even been telling my friend about this "hilarious old lady" on the show, talking about the scene where neighbor Kitagawa wants to leave, but Ishizaki keeps trying to stop her.
The set up is thus: Everyone was supposed to write someone they wanted to die. But Ishizaki was too sweet and could't think of anyone she'd want killed. So she wrote her OWN name. And then, when the named people started dying, she was in a PANIC, thinking she was next!
She is desperate for everyone to stick together, but one by one the neighbors keep leaving, making her panic and do anything she can to stop them from leaving, including jumping onto the bed the movers are trying to carry off:
LOLOL
The set up is thus: Everyone was supposed to write someone they wanted to die. But Ishizaki was too sweet and could't think of anyone she'd want killed. So she wrote her OWN name. And then, when the named people started dying, she was in a PANIC, thinking she was next!
She is desperate for everyone to stick together, but one by one the neighbors keep leaving, making her panic and do anything she can to stop them from leaving, including jumping onto the bed the movers are trying to carry off:
LOLOL
I had been looking up the new drama "Pension: Koi Ga Momoiro" and while looking over cast, I saw Mana listed, and said, "Hey, Look! Mana Mikura of Futarikko is in this!" Clicking on her link, I was confused to see Anata No Ban Desu on her drama stats.
"Huh?" was my first thought. "She was in this drama?" I tried to think of all the young teenagers in the show but Mana didn't match any of them. Finally I looked at the cast correlation chart where I was SHOCKED to realize she was that "old lady" living next door!!!
I'm sorry, but when I think of Mana and Kana Mikura, THIS is what I will always see in my head:
"Huh?" was my first thought. "She was in this drama?" I tried to think of all the young teenagers in the show but Mana didn't match any of them. Finally I looked at the cast correlation chart where I was SHOCKED to realize she was that "old lady" living next door!!!
I'm sorry, but when I think of Mana and Kana Mikura, THIS is what I will always see in my head:












