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Thursday, January 13, 2022

Onna no Sensou: Bachelor Satsujin Jiken

 Binged the 2021 drama series “Onna no Sensou: Bachelor Satsujin Jiken” this past weekend and what a ride it was!!! 
Telling the story of seven women of all different types and occupations who participate in a reality show called “Get The Bachelor” in hopes of winning the eligible billionaire heir’s hand in marriage…only for the bachelor himself to end up stabbed to death…by one of the contestants!!!
Yuta Furukawa stars as Tetsuya Naruto, the “prize” bachelor the hopefuls hope to snag in holy matrimony, and along for the challenge are:
Wakana Shizuka (Wakana Aoi), A Sales Clerk
Reina Kawahara (Reina Triendl), A violinist
Rio Ichinose (Rio Teramoto), An ex-Idol
Ichika Morishita (Ichika Osaki), A Student
Rie Shimada (Rie Kitahara), a Nurse
Riko Suzuka (Riko Narumi), A Lawyer
and Sei Endo (Sei Matobu) as a Company President.
PS: I thought it was hilarious that the girls all share the same first name with their actress counterparts!
The drama begins with the Bachelor Naruto being murdered, but we must go back three days to when the girls first arrived to see exactly what has transpired. And over the course of the days, we see the fun, the talks and ALL the treachery that inevitably leads to the Heir’s untimely demise!
This was a gripping mystery that I couldn’t stop watching and plowed right through, strangely, I thought it was going to be funnier than it was. I mean, I know it’s surrounded by a cold-blooded murder, but the way it was set up was so wacky and the characters so eccentric!  But it actually ended up being way more serious than I’d thought, which is fine but MAN they could have done so much comedy with this material! Still, a FINE way to while away a weekend!

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Fruits Takuhaibin

About halfway through the drama "Fruits Takuhaibin~ Fruits Delivery Service and what a wonderful show it IS!!!
Returning to his hometown after his company in Tokyo went bankrupt, Shinichi Saita (Gaku Hamada) runs into an old acquaintance Misuji (Suzuki Matsuo) at a local restarurant who, upon hearing of his layoff, offers him employment at his business. 
What kind of business IS it? Shinichi wonders, but instead of explaining, Misuji simply takes Shinichi to the place, and after a brief introduction to the staff, including Masakane (Yosi Yoshiyoshi Arakawa) amd Mizuko (Fukiko Hara), learns that Misuji’s business is in fact an escort service under the name “Fruits Delivery Service!”
The girls themselves are the "fruits", and as he is introduced to the girls on hand, they’re even named after various fruits, and among the many he meets are
Ichigo (Rio Yamashita)
Mikan (Eri Tokunaga) 
Lemon (Rie Kitahara)
Yuzu (Rina Uchiyama)
Momo (Riko Narumi)
and Suika (Nuno Uraji)
He is then instructed to hurry up and deliver Mikan to her latest appointment! “B-But I haven’t even said I would accept the job…” he stammers, but he is whisked off, already employed by the company as far as they’re concerned!
And as he follows the girls through their various jobs and learns of their individual circumstances that led them to the escort business, the quiet and naive young man learns about life and all its harsh realities.
He will soon learn that the problems are a bit closer to home. On his first day back he runs into his high school friend Emi Motohashi (Riisa Naka), and upon calling up their mutual friend Oda (Tomoya Maeno), spend  happy evenings drinking up and reminiscing about the old days.
But what he doesn't realize is that Emi’s life since he’d departed hasn’t run as smoothly as he thinks, and though she keeps it a secret from everyone, Emi herself has gone over to the escort trade. How will this discovery affect their friendships and their lives?
LOVING the show so far and it’s a thrill to see which new actress will be the next “fruit” that gets introduced (each episode tends to feature one girl’s story), some are pretty, some tuff and coarse, and OH MAN the “Dragon Fruit” story STOLE THE SHOW for me!!!
This is one very touching and heartfelt drama and Saita is a perfect character to follow as he is both new and naive about the ways of the sex trade and yet kind and passionate about people and their well being. Easily the best character I’ve seen Gaku Hamada play!
Posted by zdorama @ zdoramaagain.blogspot.com