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Monday, February 20, 2017

Sanada Maru - Kisah Keluarga Sanada di Jaman Sengoku


Taiga drama yang keren banget. Sakai Masato tentunya sudah menjadi jaminan mutu terhadap suatu dorama. Tentu kamu tidak lupa betapa jeniusnya dia di Legal High series, Hanzawa Naoki, Joker dan lain-lainnya. Kali ini di Sanada Maru, Sakai Masato beradu peran dengan banyak pemain keren lainnya, dan terutama yang paling berkesan bagiku adalah Kusakari Masao dan Yamamoto Koji.

Bagi kamu yang sering kepo sejarah Jepang, pasti kenal dengan keluarga dari Klan Sanada, yang meskipun klan kecil namun memiliki sejarah cukup panjang dan kuat. Salah satu tokoh sejarah paling terkenal adalah Sanada Yukimura (Sanada Nobushige), putra kedua dari Sanada Masayuki yang tak kalah pamornya. 

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Title: 真田丸/ Sanada Maru
Genre: Jidaigeki
Episodes: 50
Broadcast period: 2016-Jan-10 to 2016-Dec-18

Cast: 
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Sanada Maru sendiri adalah nama benteng kecil yang terkenal tak bisa ditembus, terletak di sebelah istana Osaka yang didirikan oleh Sanada Yukimura ketika terjadi pengepungan Osaka oleh Tokugawa terhadap Toyotomi. Taiga drama Sanada Maru berkisah tentang lika-liku kehidupan keluarga Sanada ketika jaman Sengoku (warring states) terutama Sanada Yukimura (Sanada Nobushige). 

Dorama 50 episode ini, wajib untuk ditonton bagi kamu yang doyan drama sejarah, terutama para penggemar Taiga drama. Aku akan coba ringkas 5 hal kenapa kamu perlu nonton dorama ini. 

1. Ceritanya keren! Sakai Masato dan Kusakari Masao memang tiada duanya.
Cerita sejarah pastinya selalu kaya. Nonton drama sejarah adalah cara paling asik untuk belajar sejarah atau sekedar ingin tahu. Kisah keluarga Sanada adalah sangat menarik. Sanada Yukimura adalah salah satu jenderal perang paling terkenal di akhir jaman Sengoku sebagai sosok loyal terhadap klan Toyotomi dan musuh bebuyutan Tokugawa Ieyashu. Cerita dimulai ketika keruntuhan klan Takeda yang menjadi naungan klan Sanada terjadi. Sejak itu, keluarga Sanada bertahan di antara arus jaman dan perebutan kekuasaan dari 3 penguasa besar: Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi dan Tokugawa Ieyashu. 
Dari cerita di Sanada Maru, salah satu kisah paling menarik sekaligus kontroversial adalah peran Kiri, anak perempuan Naiki, sebagai sosok perempuan yang paling dekat dengan Yukimura, selain dua istrinya (Ume dan Haru). Meskipun tidak terlalu banyak tertulis perannya, namun di Sanada Maru, peran Kiri berpengaruh besar. Ada yang mengatakan bahwa ini tidak sesuai sejarah dan cenderung dipaksakan agar Nagasawa Masami (pemeran Kiri) dapat banyak tampil di layar. Ya, tapi secara keseluruhan sih, aku tidak terlalu terganggu. Ini kan drama ya, bumbu-bumbu itu biasalah. 

2. Pemeran (cast) yang mumpuni
Sakai Masato tentu jaminan mutu. Perkembangan karakternya bagus dan terlihat wibawanya. Beda banget ketika dia beperan Legal high. hehehe.. Selain itu, pemeran yang sangat outstanding adalah Kusakari Masao sebagai Sanada Masayuki. I fell in love! Satu lagi adalah Yamamoto Koji yang memerankan Ishida Mitsunari. Tak tahu kenapa, tapi suami Horikita Maki ini karakternya membuatku simpatik. Di sisi lain, sebagai antagonis, Tokugawa Ieyashu yang dimainkan  Uchino Seiyo juga bagus. Banyak lagi lah pemain-pemain keren, secara kalau Taiga drama buatnya gak main-main dan selalu bertabur bintang. Sebagai eye candy ada juga Nakagawa Taishi yang berperan sebagai Toyotomi Hideyori. Tapi, kamu harus sabar kalau mau ketemua dia. Hehehe

3. Latar dan kostum yang memanjakan mata, plus musik keren
Tak meragukan lah, bagus. (Sambil ngeluh, kenapa sinetron sejarah kita selalu saja jelek banget latarnya. halahh.. ). Masih terkagum-kagum dengan kebesaran Istana Osaka buatan Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Nanti pas ke Jepang sepertinya harus mampir nih, meskipun sedih juga karena istana yang sekarang adalah bukan aslinya yang sudah dihancurkan tahun 1868. Scene perangnya cukup membuat ngilu lah tapi masih sopan. No gore is good! Dan baju-bajunya, kostumnya, aku suka banget. Kimono-kimono indah Yodo-dono, armor-armor keren para pejuang dan baju-baju kasual lainnya yang sedap dipandang mata. :). 

4. Akhir yang ehm bikin deg-degan
No spoiler! Ya, meskipun cerita sejarah bisa diketahui dari banyak literature tapi tetap saja membuat deg-degan. Epic banget pokoknya. 

5. 50 Episode pun tak terasa
Meskipun terlihat panjang, 50 episode, tapi tidak terasa waktu berlalu. Aku mengikuti Sanada Maru dari tahun kemarin hingga belum lama ini selesai nonton. Dan sampai hari ini aku masih terkesima. Cobain deh.


Nah, itu dia 5 alasan kenapa kamu kudu banget nonton Sanada Maru. Bagi kamu yang sudah nonton, boleh dong bagi pendapatnya di komen. Hehehe... ngarep banget ada yang komen. 

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Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Nobunaga Concerto, Petualangan Saburo menjadi Oda Nobunaga!



Highly recomended if you like pretty boys, historical story, and adventure! 8.5/10 from me!

Oke, kali ini aku akan menulis sedikit review tentang Nobunaga Concerto (2014).Sudah pasti pada tahu kan ya. Dorama yang bercerita petualangan Saburo di jaman Sengoku dan menjadi Oda Nobunaga, satu tokoh paling penting di sejarah Jepang. Ceritanya yang pasti seru. Yang sudah baca manganya pasti ngerti kan betapa populernya cerita Nobunaga Concerto ini. Aku belum baca sih tapi aku cukup menikmati menonton dorama ini. Okey, mari sedikit bahas. Kenapa harus nonton dorama ini. 

1. Pemeran utamanya Oguri Shun. Cukup sudah sebagai penggemar dorama, nama Oguri Shun adalah jaminan untuk menontonnya. Sejak tenar sebagai Hanazawa Rui di Hanna Yori Dango, Oguri Shun semakin bersinar karir aktingnya di dorama. Dan, Nobunaga Concerto adalah salah satu dorama doi yang wajib ditonton. Meskipun, untuk menjadikan Oguri Shun memerankan anak SMA kok maksa banget ya. Secara doi udah om-om 30an. Aku tetap tidak bisa membayangkan Saburo itu masih anak belasan tahun. 

Oguri Shun as high school student Saburo

2. Ceritanya seru. Cerita time-slip menurutku nggak pernah basi untuk diangkat. Ya mungkin karena mesin waktu saat ini masih belum ada. Cerita yang diangkat dari manga karya Ayumi Ishii ini bercerita tentang Saburo, anak SMA yang tiba-tiba terjebak di jaman Sengoku atau jaman perangnya Jepang sekitar pertengahan abad 16 Saburo kemudian bertemu orang yang berwajah dan bersuara mirip dengannya yang ternyata adalah Oda Nobunaga. Apakah di sini ada yang tidak tahu siapa Oda Nobunaga? Hehehe.. 

Saburo dan Nobunaga pun akhirnya bertukar tempat dan petualangan Saburo pun dimulai. Perseturuan kakak beradik Nobunaga-Nobuyuki yang diakhiri dengan Seppuku Nobuyuki, berbagai peperangan antar klan, hingga ambisi penyatuan Jepang. Muncul kemudian tokoh penting yaitu Denjiro yang punya dendam kesumat dengan Oda Nobunaga yang asli dan kembalinya Oda Nobunaga sebagai Akechi Mitsuhide. Bagi para penggemar cerita sejarah Jepang pasti tahu lah siapa mereka itu. Seru banget! 

Dalam 11 episode, Nobunaga Concerto mencoba meringkas sejarah Oda Nobunaga sejak jaman abg-nya hingga menjelang insiden di kuil Honnoji yang terkenal itu. Selama 20 tahun lebih sejarah Oda Nobunaga dirangkum secara cerdas di dorama ini. Jika ada yang agak mengganjal mungkin adalah penampakan para tokoh-tokohnya. Masa iya, dalam rentang waktu puluhan tahun wajah Saburo dkk nggak berubah sama sekali, gayanya masih sama dan gitu-gitu aja. Hahaha.. Sejak Oichi (adek Nobunaga) masih gadis sampai punya 3 anak perempuan masa masih sama banget tampilannya. Aneh banget kan. Nah, karena itu juga aku tidak merasakan ada rentang waktu yang lama antar kejadian, seperti hanya kejadian dalam beberapa tahun saja begitu. 

Oiya, yang menarik dari kisah Saburo vs Oda Nobunaga ini mencoba mengetengahi kisah sifat Nobunaga yang katanya bertolak belakang. Ada yang bilang dia kejam minta ampun tapi ada pula yang mengetengahkan Oda Nobunaga sangat baik hati. Nah, sang mangaka sepertinya punya solusi jitu, yaitu ternyata memang ada dua orang yang berbeda. Hehehe.. 

3. Banyak ikemen yang bikin mabok kepayang. Hahaha.. Sebut siapa? Ada si cute Mukai Osamu, Yamada Takayuki yang cool, om Fujiki Naohito, Fujigaya Taisuke, Takahashi Issei, Yuya Yagira meskipun hanya 1 episode. Dan, ada satu lagi yang mencuri perhatianku saat ini meskipun di dorama ini hanya nongol beberapa detik. Siapa? Yup, Mamiya Shotaro. OMG, I love him so much. Sepanjang menonton dorama ini, mata benar-benar seger banget. Nggak cuman cakep, mereka juga keren aktingnya. 

Mamiya Shotaro as Tatsuoki Saito

4. Good cast, good act! Kalau menurutku sih, para ikemen tadi gak cuman jual tampang lah tapi aktingnya juga cukup baik. Catatan khusus untuk Yamada Takayuki yang bisaan banget jadi jahat tapi tetep keren. Meskipun minta ampun jahatnya tapi mata tak bisa berpaling dan seringainya itu lho. Sepertinya Serizawa masih bercokol sihirnya di sini. Hehe..  Yang berkesan juga adalah Takahashi Issei yang cool banget meranin Azai Nagamasa. Merinding banget pas adegan terakhir dia seppuku. Nangis sumpah, melihat dia harus memilih pilihan yang sangat berat. Pilihan apa itu? Nonton sendiri ya. Yang masih kagok akting menurutku si cantik Fujigaya Taisuke. Ha, masih muda.. Shibasaki Kou tak lupa, keren. Maklum sudah senior. :)

5. Cliffhanger ending. Endingnya klimaks dan bikin greget. Sampai sekarang aku masih nungguin filmnya rilis edisi dvd. Penasaran sumpah apa yang akan terjadi di kuil Honnoji. Ya, dorama ini akan bersambung di movie-nya. Jadi, siap-siap disajikan akhir paling menggantung yang bikin super penasaran. 

Jadi, bagi kamu pecinta dorama yang mungkin belum sempat nontoh dorama ini, kamu harus nonton! Atau kalau sudah pernah nonton, bolehkah kita bertukar kesan tentang Nobunaga Concerto ini. Silakan tinggalkan kesan pasti akan direply. Hehehe..

Secara personal aku kasih skor 8.5/10. Highly recomended!

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Title  : Nobunaga Concerto/ Nobunaga Kyousoukyoku
Genre : Jidaigeki, youth
Episode: 11
Broadcast period: Oct - Dec 2014
Theme song: Ashioto- be strong by Mr. Children


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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Bloody Monday (I) : Genius Hacker Vs Genius Terrorist, who will be the winner?




Title : Bloody Monday
Genre: Action, Suspense
Episode: 11
Broadcast period: Oct - Dec 2008
Theme Song: Over the rain - Hikari no Hashi by Flumpool

CAST:
Miura Haruma as Takagi Fujimaru (Falcon)
Kawashima Umika as Takagi Haruka 
Sato Takeru as Kujo Otoya
Narimiya Hiroki as Kanzaki Jun (J)
Tokunaga Eri as Anzai Mako
Fujii Mina as Asada Aoi
Kichise Machiko as Orihaya Maya 
etc.

Just recently, I had a chance to watch Bloody Monday where Haruma Miura played  a genius hacker against the terrorist group. How can I say about this dorama? Ehm, I think the story is very good yet the dorama is not that wow. Why? First of all, I really understand that Haruma Miura was still very young that time, so about his acting,.. Hemm... So so..  But, watching Bloody Monday was enjoyable enough for me. Narimiya Hiroki caught my attention and he played brillianty his role as the genius mathematician terrorist. We know that sometimes villains are more attractive than the heros, just like in this dorama. Here is my review on Bloody Monday. Check this out!

Synopsis (from d-addicts)

After a biological terrorist attack kills off the population of a Russian town; Japan's Public Safety Special Third unit, code name THIRD-i, believes that the terrorist organization responsible plans to unleash the same virus known as Bloody X into Tokyo. Subsequently, THIRD-i recruits the help of genius hacker Takagi Fujimaru to find out what happened in the Russia. However, as Fujimaru becomes involved, he soon finds out that he is in over his head and that the terrorist groups influence reaches not only his school but even the police. Fujimaru must now rely on his skill as a hacker to unravel the organizations sinister plot and find out the truth behind "Bloody Monday."


Review, Peeling the Dorama


Story and storyline

Based on an action manga with the same title by Ryumon Ryo and Megumi Koji, it is guaranteed for its story quality. At least in my opinion, a story about a young genius hacker, terrorist group, and national defense  is cool.

The story is started with a scene in Russia, a japanese woman kissing a Russian. Wait, it is not kissing actually, but killing. Yeah, killing by kissing. She is Orihaya Maya, the spy. Skip her for a bit. Takagi Fujimaru is just an ordinary high school boy except the fact that he is also the popular hacker  'Falcon' that used to hack the data system of Third-i Division, a special division regarding national defense of Japan. Sugoi ne! Cool, isn't it! Eventhough hacking is a serious crime, I will not deny that a hacker is cool. Hacking is an art too! Ha.. Anyone agree with me?

The terrorist group, a group of people who believe that Japan is a rotten country and need to be destroyed. They believe that to punish people at fault, they need to be the God who can control the life of other people. They come with an idea to use a very dangerous virus that able to kill human in minutes, called Bloody X. Their project is called Bloody Monday which means last Monday for Tokyo's people except the group. Tokyo is under terror and it can be vanished everytime. The Third-i Division that is responsible for public safety found that it's hard to handle this terrorist group. Then, Falcon is a big help for Third-i. Can you imagine a hacker who save a country? No need it, just watch this dorama. :)

Falcon logo. Cool, isn't it? (img source: here)

Something that I found interesting was about the young people that too much powerful here.  The leaders of the terrorist - J and K. J or Kanzaki Jun played by Narimiya Hiroki is a young genius mathematician who has unusual way of thinking. He enjoys making mathematical equations about his actions with the group. K is believed as the true leader of the terrorist behind J's shadow. What? K is a high school girl? J's little sister and Falcon's classmate? Yup! K is Anzai Mako who always stayed around Fujimaru before she was known as K. It was a big shock for me too. How can such a young people can be a leader of a terrorist group? Furthermore, J and K against Falcon - another high school boy? Too good to be true, I think. Seems like Third-i that consist of very capable officers are not an equal match to that young people. Hahaha.. Very unrealistic! But then, I remember that BM is shonen manga story. Lol. Got it!

I almost forgot about Orihaya Maya. She has a big portion in Bloody Monday. She works for money and she was hired by K. Before her identity got caught by Fujimaru, she was a new transfer teacher at the high school. She is always around in this story. Not only the first scene, the last scene is also with her. What an important side character she is.

Orihara Maya (img source: here)


It is easy to watch the dorama. The storyline is easy to understand. Even the theme is a little difficult for me - a non-tech person. I don't understand how Fujimaru did his jobs with hacking but you must agree that it is not important. The most important thing is how the story goes and what the result of this war. 


Setting and Costume

The Third-i headquarter is awesome. It looks like a real office of an elite division. Or is it just my imagination? Ha.. The school, the terrorist place, the city, etc - I think I have no complain about the location settings. They're perfect! Costumes? Hemm...  No complain again! I like Third-i uniforms, Takagi's style, J's style and also Otoya's messy hairstyle. Haha.. Sato Takeru looks funny in his hairstyle like that. I love you SatoTakeru! Haruka - Fujimaru's little sister - is always cute even though her acting was just so so. :P

Sato Takeru and his weird hair style


Actor and Actress

Like I wrote above, I really understand that Haruma Miura was still very young when he played his role here. Yeah, his acting somehow is not the best of him, just mediocre. It is really different with his perfect act in Last Cinderella. As a young boy who involves in a serious tragedy, lost his family, friend and saw many people die - I couldn't feel any desperate feelings of him. His eyes doesn't say anything, just plain and it seems so fake to me. Sorry to say tho. The same thing goes to Kawashima Umika who played Takagi Haruka and Fujii Mina who played Asada Aoi. Both of them sure are cute girls but talking about their actings here, I will say a big No. While, this is the first time I saw Fujii Mina , I've seen Kawashima chan for several times (Code Blue, Papa Doru). I will say that she just can't act. Yeah, don't worry, it's all just my opinion.

Narimiya Hiroki as J (img source: here)

Thumbs up for Narimiya Hiroki (J), Sato Takeru (Kujo Otoya),  Kichise Michiko (Orihara Maya), Matsushige Yutaka and Yoshizawa Hisashi. They played their roles very good. Narimiya's smile is unforgettable remark of J. One of my friends said that his smile is like Joker's smile, an evil and ambigous smile. You deserve it J! Orihaya Maya played by Kichise Michiko is always beautiful yet dangerous, she has a charisma of adult woman. While, 2 outstanding character of Third-i officers are Kano Ikuma (played by Matsushige Yutaka) and Kirishima Goro (by Yoshizawa Hisashi). They looked cool and their expressions are so real. Last, Sato Takeru. He has unique look and expression. I can't really describe what it is, but he is very good in BM.

OST and Theme Song

I like the OST. It helps in the developing of the story and make some scenes more intense and dramatic. And the theme song is over the rain - hikari no hashi  performed by Flumpool is good enough. It was not really caught my attention but the song is good. I just feel like the song is not that memorable for me. What kind of song do you think would suit a dorama about a hacker and terrorist? What a fool question, isn't it? Lol.

Well then, that's all my review on Bloody Monday. You may not agree with me, so share your opinion with me and let's talk about dorama.

I give  7.75 /10 for Bloody Monday (season I)