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Originally released on the mobiel channel BeeTV, Onnatachi wa Nido Asobu is a collection of stories of five different girls, each having their own unique personalities.

The show starts off showing a romance novelist, played by Santamaria Yusuke, having a hard time writing a new story. Pressured by the calls of his publisher, he overhears two guys talking about this girl with whom one of the guys will always remember when it rains. With this he decided to eavesdrop and write the love story of this guy.

Having nothing to write about, the novelist eavesdropped again and again to the different love stories of the different customers of the restaurant and wrote about them. In the end he told his publisher the truth that he was only writing the stories of strangers, so his publisher asked him to write about himself.

I really like the first and fourth story. I've got to admit I only watched this because of Kora Kengo, who was the guy in the second story; but his story didn't touch me as much as the others did. The third one, which featured Koyuki, was just downright weird and, well, my sister even thought I was watching a horror flick because of it. (lol)

Anyway, the first story, featuring Aibu Saki, is about a girl who went on a one-night-stand with a guy from a party. She decided to stay at the guy's place when he suggested she stayed until the rain stops. She does nothing but "eat, sleep, have sex, and sleep again" though, as what the guy described her. She waited for him to get home every day, just lying on the bed all day. She didn't even go out to eat and depended on the guy for everything. The guy tested her and she actually didn't eat when he didn't come home. This gave the guy this confidence that she would always wait for him whatever it happens, until one day when he came home (after not coming back for three nights) and found that she had already left. He didn't know anything about the girl until his mom called him and asked about Yuka, whose mother just passed away and decided to stay at his place for a few days because he said he'd let her. It was a really beautiful, although sad, ending for me.

The second story, with Mizukawa Asami and Kora Kengo, is about this extremely drunk girl who the guy met in a drinking place. He was quite smitten with her and decided to live together. They were having a lot of fun just hanging around with each other, but this results to Kora being further in debt because of the kind of luxury and lifestyle they're living. In the end he got a job which required him to attend a seminar far away so he wouldn't be able to go home for a few days. On the third day, however much he tried calling the girl, she wouldn't pick up. He decided to go back home but didn't find her there. He rushed to the bar where they met but he stopped halfway, thinking that if he takes another step, he wouldn't be able to get out of the life he's been living. He was sure she was there, but he reluctantly turned away and went back to the place where his seminar is. When the seminar ended and he came back home, he found the drawing the girl drew of him already erased and the girl's belongings already gone. I liked how he managed to think for himself rather than just going with his emotions. I liked how he rationalized and chose a better future instead of just being stuck in debt and in love which he later realized that he was the only one in. And it really helps that Kora Kengo's my favourite actor.

The fourth story starring Yuka and Tsukamoto Takashi was really the most beautiful, and most realistic of all the stories. Tsukamoto, who was currently in a bind with his then-current girlfriend, met Yuka through his friend's girlfriend. They got along well together so they then decided to go out. They were really so cute and adorable together, but the gentle and kind Yuka knew Tsukamoto still loves his ex-girlfriend and was quite sure he wasn't thinking of a future with her. This was proven true when one day Tsukamoto's ex called him and said that she wanted to get back together. Tsukamoto immediately told Yuka about it and Yuka told him to do something bad so he won't regret letting him go. What he did was he and his girlfriend went to the cosmetic shop Yuka was working in. He couldn't even look Yuka in the eyes but with that Yuka was satisfied. It wasn't until the very end, when they met again in the restaurant the novelist is in, that he reflected upon the memories with Yuka and admitted to himself that they were blessed but he took no notice of it. It was heart-breaking because it was all too late and he couldn't do anything about a love that was supposed to be so beautiful turned to nothing because of him.

All in all, I think the movie was worth watching. I wouldn't mind rewatching the first, second and fourth stories over and over again.


Rating: 8

It's been almost a month since I last wrote a review; it's not that I haven't been watching/listening to anything, I've just been lazy. XD I probably should write reviews right after I watch the movies or dramas so I won't forget them, heehee~

Anyway, Boku to Tsuma no 1778 no Monogatari is wonderful story about the writer Sakutaro (Kusanagi Tsuyoshi) and his wife Setsuko (Takeuchi Yuko). Setsuko was diagnosed with colon cancer, with only a year left to live. Upon hearing this, Sakutaro tried so hard to think of ways in which he can help his sick wife. He decided to write funny short stories every day for Setsuko to read when the doctor told them that laughter helps the immune system.

Each and every day he wrote, but of course it wasn't easy. He ran out of ideas but he never gave up. The one year miraculously got extended to five years, with Sakutaro writing every day, until his wife's last, which was the 1778th day.

It's a lovely, lovely story, and the way the story was made was wonderful, too. Some of the stories that go illustrated in the film were really funny and were also shown in a great way. I love how Sakutaro mingled his normal, everyday life with the sci-fi stories he made.

I love the idea of the story. It was really sweet. Having someone do whatever it is he can do for you is just... wow. I think that right there is love. You don't have to go the extra miles for the one you love. Being just there, doing what you can for the one you love, it's awesome. I wish this kind of love really does exist. :)

Rating: 9.5