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Top Quality DramaThis was my introduction to the world of Japanese Drama, and I couldn't have picked a better presentation. First, I think Matsushima Nanako is an actress of the very highest caliber as she brings, humor, intelligence and sensitivity to her role as Hirose Michi, a 26 year old teacher dissatisfied with her life, but unable to change it's direction toward a loveless marriage and a less then satisfying career. Everything changes when she meets and bonds with Kurasawa Hikaru, a 17 year old transfer student with his own problems, which mirror her own. Mutual attraction leads to attachment and finally, love. This leads to a situation where they must contend with a society that is unaccepting of such an unusual relationship. The remainder of the series follows their trials and tribulations leading to a bittersweet, yet hopeful finale.
In lesser hands this might have been no more than another exploitive teen drama, but the writers seem to have had more in mind. This is a story of true, deep and lasting love where the only crime is that Hikaru was born 9 years too late. Made with obvious love, the 11 part serial is difficult to find in the U.S., especially with English subtitles, but is well worth the effort.
My highest Recommendation!
In lesser hands this might have been no more than another exploitive teen drama, but the writers seem to have had more in mind. This is a story of true, deep and lasting love where the only crime is that Hikaru was born 9 years too late. Made with obvious love, the 11 part serial is difficult to find in the U.S., especially with English subtitles, but is well worth the effort.
My highest Recommendation!
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Forbidden LovePermalink
Matsushima Nanako (GTO, Yamato Nadeshiko, Hyaku-nen no monogatari) and teen heartthrob Takizawa Hideaki (Strawberry on the Shortcake, Antique) bring to life a love story between a high school teacher and one of her students.
Hirose Michi (Matsushima) is the daughter of an influential educator, and uses that influence to attain the position of a high school teacher despite her age and inexperience. Kurosawa Hikaru (Takizawa) is the son of Kyoko (played by Kuroki Hitomi), a very wealthy hospital director. Hikaru finds his life is already planned out by his controlling mother, who has placed the burden of running the hospital squarely upon his shoulders. Rather than accepting that burden, Hikaru rebels in his own way, causing trouble from high school to high school, until he ends up transferring into Hirose-sensei's class. His past and demeanor cause Hirose to become interested in him, until that interest turns from professional to personal.
While Matsushima seems to find herself in either teaching or flight attendant roles, this particular role is an amazing departure from the role of Fuyutsuki-sensei in Great Teacher Onizuka. Her range as an accomplished actor is established with Majo no Joken, and is carried on later in Yamato Nadeshiko. Fans of drama series will find her to be atop their list of actors to watch out for, along with Tokiwa Takako and Matsu Tatako. This series hits the basic concepts of Japanese society and the strict upbringing within it to light, while also showing the nature and consequences of non-conformity in that society. Majo no Joken was the number two drama in its season, and rightly so.
Hirose Michi (Matsushima) is the daughter of an influential educator, and uses that influence to attain the position of a high school teacher despite her age and inexperience. Kurosawa Hikaru (Takizawa) is the son of Kyoko (played by Kuroki Hitomi), a very wealthy hospital director. Hikaru finds his life is already planned out by his controlling mother, who has placed the burden of running the hospital squarely upon his shoulders. Rather than accepting that burden, Hikaru rebels in his own way, causing trouble from high school to high school, until he ends up transferring into Hirose-sensei's class. His past and demeanor cause Hirose to become interested in him, until that interest turns from professional to personal.
While Matsushima seems to find herself in either teaching or flight attendant roles, this particular role is an amazing departure from the role of Fuyutsuki-sensei in Great Teacher Onizuka. Her range as an accomplished actor is established with Majo no Joken, and is carried on later in Yamato Nadeshiko. Fans of drama series will find her to be atop their list of actors to watch out for, along with Tokiwa Takako and Matsu Tatako. This series hits the basic concepts of Japanese society and the strict upbringing within it to light, while also showing the nature and consequences of non-conformity in that society. Majo no Joken was the number two drama in its season, and rightly so.
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One of the Best of JDramaPermalink
BluIz6107 June 2010
Brief summary of Majo no Jouken: A 26-year-old teacher and her 17-year-old homeroom student form a bond as both can relate to the pressures that family and society puts on them. This close bond quickly turns into a love that is forbidden to the law of society.
Having been introduced to JDrama's (Japanese Drama's) a few years ago, this was a pleasant surprise for me and I must say I enjoyed every minute of it. The story was beautiful and emotional and you just couldn't help but hope that the heroes get their happy ending through the trials set on them individually and as a couple. There are just so many people that can relate not just to the protagonists, but to the support characters also (myself being one of them)! I will warn you though to get out the tissues, even if you are a guy!
Having been introduced to JDrama's (Japanese Drama's) a few years ago, this was a pleasant surprise for me and I must say I enjoyed every minute of it. The story was beautiful and emotional and you just couldn't help but hope that the heroes get their happy ending through the trials set on them individually and as a couple. There are just so many people that can relate not just to the protagonists, but to the support characters also (myself being one of them)! I will warn you though to get out the tissues, even if you are a guy!
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This is such a GREAT drama!!! I like how risky it was!! WHOO! I think the actors made a fine couple for a teacher and her student! Matsushima Nanako-san and Takizawa Hideaki-san acted their parts very well! Nanako-san acting like a teacher in love with her student! And made viewers understand the relationship, rather than !BOO! it. Hideaki-san did very well acting like a student who loved his teacher very much, instead of a teeny-bopper infatuation. The story was so twisted and unexpected, I loved watching every episode! I was so glad to find out it was named one of the BEST dramas of 1999!!!
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Why unlikely?Permalink
In my opinion, though there were some scenes that were kinda exaggerated in the show, it was credible enough to leave a sweet warm fuzzy feeling in me after watching it. True, I agree that perhaps there was nothing 'substantial' or 'special' in Hikaru to allow Michi a 'reason' to fall in love with him, but how many times in life do we really fall in love with someone for a reason? The only 'wrong' here is perhaps that he is 17 and not 27. The way they fell in love could have not been demonstrated fully enough for viewers to comprehend the emotions behind it all. Nevertheless I liked the show and would go back to re-watch it again. Maybe it takes a more emotional, imaginative and feeling person to like it. The relationship's so controversial that not many around me who have watched it can accept it. Kudos to all who liked it!
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A potent topic poorly scripted through a weak storylinePermalink
ask-1870527 December 2017
Warning: SpoilersGiven a very potent and debatable topic, I feel the writer has not justified the topic promptly, maturely or courageously in the way that the topic deserved, assuming that the writer wanted to justify the topic in consideration. Since this was released in 1999, it was probably way ahead of its time. Nonetheless, the script probably was written to score ratings through melodrama and cliff hangers, as most of opportunities for rational, logical and straightforward plotlines have been ignored. I rated this series for its potential, rather than the actual outcome. I applaud the courage of the writers and producers for opening up this can in the first place.
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A Very Beautiful Romance SeriesPermalink
Sabre_Wolf10 August 2013
This was my first taste of Japanese Drama and this was a beautiful romance which I loved very much. It had a great storyline and great acting particularly by the two leading actors Nanako Matsushima and Hideaki Takizawa plus their chemistry was unmistakable.
The main characters Michi Hirose and Hikaru Kurosawa are both very interesting and the support cast are all interesting in their own right but all characters enjoy excellent character and evolution. The events were handled quite believably and the themes brought up are very meaningful.
This was a magnificent and very beautiful romance series following the trials and tribulations of Hikaru and Michi. This is classic J-Drama!
The main characters Michi Hirose and Hikaru Kurosawa are both very interesting and the support cast are all interesting in their own right but all characters enjoy excellent character and evolution. The events were handled quite believably and the themes brought up are very meaningful.
This was a magnificent and very beautiful romance series following the trials and tribulations of Hikaru and Michi. This is classic J-Drama!
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just another Japanese drama, at times it can touch you.Permalink
Adding to what the previous review says.. Japanese dramas (or soap operas, to Americans), aren't acted out very well. Most characters do seem mismatched and plots are thrown together. I'm beginning to think that this method is used on purpose. Tetsuya Bessho, who plays Michi's angry fiancee, is a wonderful actor as I have seen him in Parasite Eve. However, he is very flat and wanes through the show much like the woman who plays his fiancee. Not a big fan of dramas, I sat through all 13 episodes and even cried at the end. It's not a great, ground-breaking series.. but it's something to do on a Saturday night, when the LA station airs the English subtitled version. For jpop fans, Utada Hikaru sings the theme song, 'First Love.'
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UnlikelyPermalink
A teacher-student love affair an adventurous theme for a Japanese drama, but in my opinion it's not done very well. First of all, Matsushima Nanako and Takizawa Hideaki are really mismatched. I suppose their physical differences could have highlighted visually how unlikely such a relationship was, but the drama was not executed well enough to carry that off. It just seemed like lousy casting to me, period.
Matsushima plays a teacher who feels trapped in life - by her domineering father, a fiance she does not love and students who do not respect her. She falls for Takizawa because they share something in common, dissatisfaction with life; and they bring comfort to each other. But, the actors don't bring enough depth into their characters for these reasons to hold. Takizawa seems like any other angst-filled youth in a world filled with angst-filled youths. He's somewhat of a rebel, but there isn't anything particularly charismatic or captivating about him either. I suppose Matsushima was going for understated acting, but she just didn't bring enough palpable strength and conviction into her role as someone who defies conventions. I'm not even convinced in the first place when she falls for him!
It seemed like the actors were merely going through the motions for the sake of creating a controversial drama. So although the message is that true love transcends boundaries, it was lost on me as I was going 'How likely is that? And that, and that ...' throughout the series.
Matsushima plays a teacher who feels trapped in life - by her domineering father, a fiance she does not love and students who do not respect her. She falls for Takizawa because they share something in common, dissatisfaction with life; and they bring comfort to each other. But, the actors don't bring enough depth into their characters for these reasons to hold. Takizawa seems like any other angst-filled youth in a world filled with angst-filled youths. He's somewhat of a rebel, but there isn't anything particularly charismatic or captivating about him either. I suppose Matsushima was going for understated acting, but she just didn't bring enough palpable strength and conviction into her role as someone who defies conventions. I'm not even convinced in the first place when she falls for him!
It seemed like the actors were merely going through the motions for the sake of creating a controversial drama. So although the message is that true love transcends boundaries, it was lost on me as I was going 'How likely is that? And that, and that ...' throughout the series.
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