Za yakiniku mubi: Purukogi (Japan, 2007) – 2,5/5
Insanity and ingeniousness can be hard to tell apart. What is sure however is that Riki Takeuchi’s beyond-this-world performance as the host of a japanese TV cooking show can cause the viewer physical injuries. Just try not to fall from your chair following the man raising the bets everytime they let him in front of the camera. The actual storyline is about two brothers (Ryuhei Matsuda and Arata) separated as kids, who have both grown up to be world class chefs. Yu Yamada and her lovely shorts play the female lead. Too bad the film suffers from several flaws, such as the dull first half, which leaves no choise but to take away some points from the film’s rating. But there’s still a lot to enjoy, and no one can take away Yu’s pants.
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Lemon no koro (Japan, 2007) – 3/5
What an unbelievable coincidence. Yesterday a friend told me about a cute girl named Mitsuki Tanimura. Today I watch Lemon no koro, and after being impressed by the performance of a certain super sweet girl in it, I go find out who she was. Turns out her name was Mitsuki Tanimura… Anyway, she’s the best thing about this rather decent mainstream school drama. The first 30 minutes is weak but I started enjoying the film after that. It never gets too special, appart from a few moments with Mitsuki, but it’s also far from the worst of its kind. The cinematography is pretty nice, too. The ending is a bit sugary but I liked it nevertheless.
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