moment

i’m cleaning my caps files…
lol, no wonder my notebook became slow… what a big file…
almost 1 year i didn’t organize those.

so who to start with…?
since baitong asked about nanako.. here for her.

nanako matsushima and yusuke santamaria came to Bistro SMAP on 29 June 2009.. for promoting Kyumei Byoto Season 4.
if not mistaken, that was third times she came to Bistro. really really enjoy this episode. i can’t stop smiling and laughing. feels warm. it’s like meeting old friends again.

the entrance part was funny. yusuke walked in..
“here i come!!… nana-chan”, he signaled her..
“haaaaaaait..”, she answered..
tak tak tak tak, in small run.. she came in. [aaa, so cute ^^].

nanako brought some ingredients/food seasonings for everyone to taste with carrot, cucumber, daikon, hard-boiled egg etc. i love the interaction of nana-yusuke-kimura.. they joked around. yusuke talked almost non-stop.. asked her a lot, teased her a lot. and treat this lady so well. also when nakai was not-so-sure, after knowing yusuke’s role as a genius doctor… nanako gave her back-up.. saying yusuke was really great doing the filming.

when i watched this lovely nanako-sorimachi:

reminds me of this takeno-amami.. hehe

so obvious this rabu rabu smoke. i love seeing this combi’s LIVE reaction in Mezamashi News. when it came to takeno, amami was suddenly paying attention to the VTR, nervously excited to hear comment from him. and takeno.. kept o-hehehe, pause, o-hehehe again… Well, honestly it’s rare to see him saying something personal about his co-star. ~how cute amami, how fun amami… emm, alright. let see what’s next.

Thnx God, in Fumo Chitai drama… takeno-amami gonna have a thing! ^^

crayon

do you know CRAYON song?
white and blue.
i learned it from TsuRena in Ryokiteki na Kanojo drama
here, my old stuff.. caps and montages.
at this moment i feel i would like to sing.. {like rena-chan}

~ what color do you love?
blue!^^
the color that you love is blue
so the first crayon that would be gone is blue~

~ what color do you love?
white!^^
the color that you love is white
so the first crayon that would be gone is white~

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have you heard B’z new songs? – yappari, i love both! have you heard SMAP new songs? – hehe, i love Side-A only.. have you heard Matsu Takako songs? – her new album will release in october.. i’m dying to listen.

lailailailailai.. Gently, Tightly.. Certainly Said.. DIVE!!^^

man of 100roses

OMG, so i’m not the one who talking about this roses..?
i’ve edit the “nodachii” entry too many times including changing the date.. i think now i should pull out the roses part and get it into a fresh entry.

since i realized Jfans (fans in japan) also talking much about this..
hehe, united we are

…….

BTW, do you know amami was attending Ii Tomo Telephone Shock corner for promoting her latest movie, Amalfi.. and she received so many flower bouquets from other celebrities. takeno also sending roses to amami.. but he’s not using his real name.. just unfamiliar nickname instead (if i’m not mistaken, it’s shinjiro on the card; his character in BOSS.. ~ yeah i’m crazy.. i even comparing the kanji )

but she knew and even shocked.. “Ah, Nodate?!” Kyaaa~ amami’s expression to the camera was priceless… i captured the whole corner..
looks like ONLY takeno was sending her roses in RED color…
hehe, should we count it?
nah, i already know it’s a hundred of red roses.
may be.. no, must be.

ne, takeno.. do you watch her on TV? sending flowers is normal actually – in a way of showing appreciation or saying congratulation. but at some part, it can show how good and close the relationship. since takeno himself seldom appeared in variety show, to see him sending flowers to woman was my first time.. and without putting his real name on sender’s card, it’s suspicious ya’know.. haha i love amami yuki-oda yuji pair.. but i love amami-takeno pair too. [since he looks happy with her off-screen]. haha, guess what.. somehow i feel the staff also trying to ship them together. XD
……

so it’s already confirmed that relationship between BOSS team members getting close although the drama already over. tamayama-erika-amami are good since they work many times together. young stars like tamayama, erika and junpei were close at filming site, behind the scene. erika and amami like sisters. amami also work few times with nukumizu. and kobayashi is choo funny, so everybody would always love him. but takeno… first time to see this situation. lol, it’s really like.. what hata called, “once in a bluemoon” situation.  Jfans were surprised and happy knowing this. hehe, yeah me too! when i heard word of ‘Nodate’ came out from amami, i was freezing; lost my breath

before this, HERO Josai team is the champion in term of their bond of relationship. i can say HERO Josai team members are not only being best friends, but already become a family. since 2001, they had really good time during filming.. non-stop chatting, joking, laughing, working, challenging, bullying, punishing, mocking, comforting etc. they would do everything together – sitting together knee to knee, eating, buying meal and snacks in rotate, playing games and jankenpoi.. also love to jump and running around like small kids. [please put in mind: all of them are A-list; BIG STARS in Japan!]. since 2001, they keep contact each other frequently.. and having reunion gathering time to time. their best moment and sweet memory for PERIOD. which make kimura-matsu told us in Bokura no Ongaku.. that they were even promise back then, saying that whenever they gonna do HERO again, Josai team from Tokyo branch is a MUST! nobody could replace this 10 members [which including security guard]. maybe one day, i should write about them. ah~ how i miss them so much!

back to this bouquet..

yeah, i was right. the total = 100 red roses.
Jfans were surprised. so means it’s not something usual takeno would do to his co-star. yes – no? anyway, i love takeno with brenda too. compatible pair and already together for long time. and since end last year, i read some good but lil ‘bit sad news. but it’s already august now. means 8 months since his breakup and her shotgun marriage. i wonder how’s him. cheer up, my man. keep move on. yutaka takenouchi is still the most eligible bachelor in the town. demo, i’m proud of him.. such a long years… he is so loyal and really secure his loveship. lucky whoever got to be his wife. i dun want anything. i just want him stay in happiness.
for the time being, i’m gonna enjoy all the moment of this osawa-nodate. well, i’m not alone Jfans gonna keep watching too. since both are single.. it’s not a crime, isn’t it.. hikhik. from response, Jfans were so excited, joyful and keep gya gya like what i did last time, muahaha! amazing. hontou ni sugoi! it’s good actually to see the change of that guy. hope we could see more. oh, a fan even hoping to see BOSS ring.. and the name changed to Nodate Eriko. muahaha, i’m crack! i dun mind, but before that Fuji TV should change the name tag into Kuryu Maiko first for the next HERO sequel. XD at the same time.. Jfans also same like me.. suspicious to think how he was openly sending the gift but hiding behind of  ’shinjiro’. emm, only He knows.

nodachii

last time, when BOSS was still broadcasting.. some people out there commenting about takeno’s character in BOSS. so noisy.. what they expect actually. do they understand the roles and story well. and i kept wondering why certain people said the characters not developing much.. coz from first episode till final, all the team members’ characters were given full attention. up to episode 10 when sorimachi came as a guest.. then the noise turned mute. and suddenly nodate getting a praise. what a funny~ it’s funny to think about all the noises outside while inside, Jfans enjoying this drama so much. from all-range of age and background, BOSS already became a family drama which everybody watching it together. thanks to the non-stop humor and the coolness from the great team.

yeah, i love this drama.. coz from last time, i know i will expecting something different from him. and BINGO, i guess it right!

actually takeno said few times in interview and making of, that he laughed a lot when he received the script. how he gonna do it.. [i think it's because the script didn't put it in clear and very subjective which make him to do it with his own imagination]. in other words, he might do some improvisation or ad-libs in the drama. 

nodate is a playful, studdmuffin, funny and kakkoii guy.. planning party or group date also his responsibility as the assistant counselor of Section One. [do u know to find husband/wife for staff and subordinates also is a part of job for the head of organization.. sort of Jculture]. but at another time.. he’s serious, always watching and caring his staff in whatever way. silently, he’s doing serious job in actual.. only we didn’t realize it and thinking that he still in naughty nodachii mode. but i don’t mind. be bad, be good.. just be.

i love with nodate-osawa’s bickering. in whatever way, osawa will always get bullied by nodate. so we can say that nodate as “S’ type while osawa as “M” type. anyhow, at certain important time.. nodate will be always willing to help and protect her department. when the relationship between the team and osawa boss were not smooth, nodate will appear from somewhere and giving some advice or drop of motivation lines in whatever style. well, can considered nodate as a middle man in uniting the team. also as a middle man between top level and bottom subordinates. for a good reason, he always give his full support to katagiri and mami-rin. on contrary, he also love to push all the blames to yamamu. oh, nodate has a secret admirer too.. Iwai    

on last 22 July 2009, he won Supporting Actor [#1 for jury votes, #2 for TV reporter votes, #3 for card readers] in Drama Academy Awards. Along his career, that was second time he received the award for Supporting Actor [besides his previous 1 Best Newcomer award and 3 Best Actor awards ]. as usual, his response was good-faith and sincere. he said he was proud and thank the staff and writer for creating character of ‘Nodate’.

At the end of the event, he make a request to organizer:
“the name on this award.. instead of yutaka takenouchi, can you put it as nodate shinjiro?”
and yappari, his request was fulfilled!

anyway, deep down.. i know takeno is happy. i like to see him happy while doing his job. moreover, he’s shining now with the laugh and smile.. takeno said overall, he was fun playing a role as Nodate. i think acting together with amami yuki also make him happy. i hope he’ll stay shining like this in future.

btw, my other favorites also win other categories.

61th Drama Academy Awards:
- Best Picture: [BOSS]
- Best Actor: Abe Hiroshi [Shiroi Haru]
- Best Actress: Amami Yuki [BOSS]
- Best Supporting Actor: Yutaka Takenouchi [BOSS]
- Best Supporting Actress: Aragaki Yui [Smile]
- Director: all [BOSS] drama directors
- Writer: Masaya Osaki [Shiroi Haru]
- Song: Arashi [The Quiz Show]
- Special Newcomer: Ohashi Nozomi [Shiroi Haru]
[awards info: blog.television.co.jp]

note:
many theories  about what nodate said or greet actually in the drama.. i don’t have much idea but i think nodate just playing words – just to show his big interest with fine women thing.. simply a pun..by combining
OtsukareSamanThavasa or Otsukaresama desu SamanThavasa.

Otsukaresama desu- at the end of the day, we usually greet working people: “Thank you for your hard works” .. “You must be tired”  
Samanta Thavasa – a famous fashionable Japanese-born brand name. which endorsed by kimura takuya, beyonce, paris hilton etc.

maybe kimura and takeno could do some combi by doing this samantha thavasa thing.. either in commercial or smasma skits.

Nodate himself become a “brand”.. nowadays. wherever fans and staff keep nodate nodate. Jfans not only requesting sequel or special or movie.. but they also requesting the website and stuff not to be shut down and keep updating if possible. nodate-chan saiko! ah, there also Nodate’s Party… yeah, a signboard was created same like the ticket in the drama. i’m quite sure the party supposed to be for lucky fans who won certain quiz. but i dunno if he will be there. since i know how introvert takeno is, i won’t put much hope. unless… if somebody can change him! anyway i’m also wondering about staff & cast farewell party. must be fun, na.

takakura

the kakkoi-ness of takakura aka sorimachi takashi.
i’m looking forward to see him in upcoming BOSS sequel!

Latest info about takashi sorimachi:
Sorimachi gonna make a debut in jidaigeki drama as the lead role.
He’s gonna be “Yagyu Jubei” (a famous samurai/historical person).
the jidaigeki will be in TV Tokyo’s annual “Shinshun Wide Jidaigeki”.
it will broadcasting on January 2, 2010.
this 7 hours long-drama is tentatively titled “Yagyu Bukeicho”.

his supporting cast members include Hideki Takahashi as Jubei’s father, Yagyu Munenori, and Mocomichi Hayami as Jubei’s brother, Yagyu Munefuyu. btw, this also would be Moco’s debut in a jidaigeki role.

before this, Sorimachi acted in jidaigeki dramas as supporting only which include a role as Oda Nobunaga in the 2002 taiga series “Toshiie to Matsu”, next to Karasawa, Nanako, Takeno and Amami.
{ah~ seems that my sorimachi, my kimura
and eguchi yosuke once acted a role as Oda Nobunaga^^}

anyway, both nanako-sorimachi already busy with their jobs now..
so leave ‘em alone having peaceful life together with the kids.
nana and sorimachi are genki. so what’s the fuss.
hoping his career will turn back to normal.
more and more great success to come.
“sorimachi-san, prove ‘em wrong.. will ya!”
step by step ~ fighting!!

boss: takeno and sorimachi

final episode 20.7%
congratulation!
more than i expect..
18% is enough for me..
but i don’t mind receiving the extras.
^_____^

lol, first time i’m extremely excited about drama rating.
hihikhik, usually.. i never care at all!

i guess it’s because takeno-sorimachi.
when the last time of this pair?
beach boys.. princess hiro… toshii-matsu…
hehe, that could be considered long time ago, na.
i’m glad.. another of my wish dream already fulfill! Thank God

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10 JUNE 2009.
if i flashback the history, what happened in that day. let’s see..

[i]- Otaka’s birthDay. for this year, takako matsu said for the first time, she FORGOT her own birthday. aa, i considered it as a pre-side-effect of workaholic pills don’t get overdose, Taka-chan. or else you’ll be senile. you’re still early 30s, deshou….

[ii] – Eguchi Yosuke’s accident. Happened in the evening – after filling gas at pump station – he was trying to avoid his motorbike from hitting the bicycle.  His condition quite bad.. need few months to rehab. Consequently, the filming of Kyumei Byoto 24 season 4 with nanako going to delayed. but it’s okay.  get rest. the schedule already changed. going to broadcast on 4 August.
…….. ah sou da, BOSS drama already ended. so Tsuyoshi’s Ninkyo Helper will going overtake the place next week (9 July). emm, i wonder.. any game promo or not, for this season. it will be nice to see Nanako participate, don’t you think? she did race together with her daughter at school last time. i really wanna see her in shout and cheering.

nanako matsushima is a very well-lady-without-faking type. but somehow… i feel nanako  could be a ‘tennen’ person [lurus bendul] sometimes. emm,  sure interesting for me to explore the other side of her

[iii] “BOSS episode 10″ filming. on the same day, early in the morning, at the main entrance of Tokyo International Exchange Center…  numbers of extra volunteers gathered to do the filming… the scene where the beginning of the chaos. stir-up due to bomb explosion. aaa, ii jang ~ i wish i could be there… trying my luck to take a peek of takeno. he was at the back, while sorimachi was at the front. do you remember the car scene where takeno giving the sign from the backseat?! iyaa, i was melting. i wish i’m a  melting ice-cream.  XD

i’m finish second-round marathon BOSS complete episode 1-11.
also watching and reading  behind scenes stuff.

somehow my love to all BOSS team members growing deep!
never expected this could happen.. muahaha.
yeah.. for now BOSS team members are including into my hotfavlist..
….. together with Bayside Shakedown team, Moryou no Hako team and HERO Josai team.

from last episode.
aitsui!! so hot.. i feel hot!
LOL, i think at this moment i’m crushing with sorimachi.
i love his long hair!
ne, nanako.. live well with him forever na!

drama play movie

Takeno and Karasawa
in ‘Fumo Chitai (Waste Land)’ drama.

Fuji TV drama which will gonna broadcast for 6-months; from October 2009 to March 2010. Thursday 10 PM slot. The filming will be start in the middle of this July… and filming location will include snowy field at New Zealand. This is a special FujiTV 50th Anniversary Drama. The production cost = 1,800,000,000 yen.

Karasawa Toshiaki will be the lead. Wakui Emi’s role as his wife. Yanagiba Toshiro as his bestfriend. Koyuki as Karasawa’s lover. Takeno (Yutaka Takenouchi) as a supporting actor here… together with Amami Yuki, Ito Shiro, Abe Sadao, Furuta Arata, Sasaki Kuranosuke etc.

The story is based on all-time-bestselling novel by Yamazaki Toyoko (who also wrote Shiroi Kyoto and Karei-naru Ichizoku). The main reason why this novel become popular is because the novel was describing bribery much much similar to the actual Lockheed Scandal… even though Yamazaki-san wrote the book before the scandal became public.

The plot: During WWII, Iki (Karasawa) was a staff officer who was recruited by a big trading firm in 1959. At that time, they were in the middle of severe competition with other companies to get the contract and get chosen by Defence Department for the next fighter. Trying to sell their fighter, Iki paid bribes to one of the officer from the Defence Dept;  just to obtain the rival company’s estimate sheet.

Somehow, before Fuji TV decided to produce this, TBS station was already produced the same series in year 1979 – the same year I was born. hehe. Oh, one of the director is Hirano Shin [Esumi Makiko's husband].

Shingo and Koki Mitani
in ‘Talk Like Singing’ Broadway musical play.

Upcoming this November, Shingo and his beloved ‘father’, Koki Mitani will fly to New York… to perform a musical play titled “TALK LIKE SINGING”. FYI, this is an original Japanese musical play written by Mitani Koki. The play will be at Skirball Center, New York University on 12-22 November 2009 for total 13 shows. And put in mind, this is THE FIRST in Japanese theatrical play history! It’s Broadway ya’know.. Broadway is a Broadway! *ureshiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii*

the dialogues will be 50-50; English-Japanese. But Mitani-san is so confident to say that people will still laugh even they don’t understand the language. So this considered to be Shingo’s solo foreign debut in stageplay. oh, Matsumoto Koshiro-san also did “King and I” Broadway  play long ago.. but it was in fully English. Koshiro-san (Matsu’s father) must be happy to know this.. At last, Shingo could fulfill his promise to Koshiro Papa in SmaStation 2005.

The plot: The story of a young man named Taro (Shingo) with an unusual illness. There’s a ‘musical band’ inside his brain. As a result, he has difficulty to speak normally. Instead he expresses his thoughts and words through song. He winds up seeking help from a psycholinguistics doctor (Keiko Horiuchi) and a psychiatrist (Jay Kabira), who hatch up a plan to cure Taro by killing off the members of the band inside his brain.

*haha, such interesting story.^^  Btw, music will be directed by ex-Pizzicato Five member Yasuharu Konishi. I keep dreaming matsu will go to Broadway like her father.. but shingo got this first?! yatta, wish comes true. haha, when it comes to mitani koki… shingo will do ANYTHING for him!
such a good son XD

Matsu and Tadanobu
in ‘Villon’s Wife’ movie.

This is one of Dazai’s finest short stories. It is about a wife (Matsu) of a poet (Tadanobu), who virtually abandoned her. The setting was in the dark years of the early postwar era. The Wife was finding the meaning of her life by taking a job for a tavern keeper (restaurant’s owner) whom her husband has stolen money. Her determination of survival was tested by hardships, rape and her husband’s self-delusion. But still The Wife’s will was not broken.  What a pain story.

Demo ne.. Aaa, everyone. Listen. Demo ne.. despite to whatever obstacles The Wife received, she still has such a strong and cheerful character towards him. The Husband also showing his care towards his wife and family, in whatever his own way of style.  Aaa, romantic ka.^^ Kind of dramatic movie. Matsu and Tadanobu were having press conference this morning. And she gave a very, very, very interesting comment about her role. Haha, whatever that means. Because of this… Zettai, I’m looking forward to this! The movie gonna release on 10.10.2009.

October Apple in Red

Firstly, my condolence to Ogata Ken’s family.

Ogata Ken was passed away on 5th Oct 2008, at the age of 71 because of liver cancer
which was diagnosed 5 years ago. Meanwhile he was having hepatitis since 8 years ago.
Five days later after his death,
his final dorama  “Kaze no Garden” is broadcasting on Fuji TV.
Ogata Ken is my favorite veteran actor who act with Takeno in Ruri no Shima and Time Limit.
He also act with Rena in Gegege no Kitaro 2008 movie.
One of his most outstanding work was “Revenge with Us” and also
“The Ballad of Narayama” which he won Top Prize in Cannes Film Festival 1968.
Btw, according Daily Sports and Yomiuri news..
Takeno was attending his private funeral and he even carried the coffin.
{ahh, how sweet are you.. my Takeno}

It’s time for Nanako-Sorimachi pair.

This couple Nanako-Sorimachi now are concentrated more on their 2 daughters.
All this 4-members of family were attending school’s sport event.
Both were cheering up to their first daughter,
taking pictures and eating home-made bento together.
Nanako even participated the relay game with her kid and won the gold medal.
Right now she didn’t accept any jobs yet, since Nanako’s giving birth second child.
Meanwhile Sorimachi’s works were not really work.
Demo, as long as their marriage is still strong and happy.. it’s OK.
I really hope Sorimachi could get up and fight back.
Not for his popularity but for his own professionalism.
Takeno is consistent in gaining respect of his work.
So I hope his best friend, Sorimachi would getting back his power..
like 13 Steps, like OverTime, like Ruten no Ouhi – Saigo no Koutei, like GTO

Many times i promised to bring Takako Matsu in her stage plays…
Coz not many people know Matsu and her stage’s world.
Emm, for the beginning.. this video might be give you some idea on how shining she is..

Latest news about Koshiro-san and his beloved son, Somegoro. From what I read in Yomiuri, both gonna work together in kabuki play. But this time, they will bring something new… they gonna be in Edogawa Rampo’s “The Panther Man”. Somegoro as the Panther Man (the murderer). Meanwhile Koshiro-san as Akechi (a detective). And 3 women will be around Somegoro.. Akechi’s wife, Akechi’s daughter and a dancer. Duuu.. sugoii.. while Matsu gonna release with K-20 movie.. her father & brother will be in another masterpiece from the same famous novelist. But a mystery fiction into kabuki? I guess it’s gonna be challenging ne.. Demo, that will be interesting too. I’m curious to know. Anyway, both Koshiro and Somegoro will perform at National Theater next month which is on 3-26 November.

I’ve told you about this before. Last October, Rena Tanaka was celebrating her 10th debut in acting by starting her portfolio in stage play for 9 days.. I’m really happy with this actually.. because this is what i wish. And I’m glad to see her in yellow. The play titled “Memory Card” – about a good relationship between daughter-in-law (Rena) and mother-in law (Toshie Negishi). They still get along even Rena or Eiko was already divorced and live separately…  Character of Eiko is suitable for her.. She is talented woman. I don’t think she’s got any problem.. but first-timer will still facing a first time experience, na… Looking to the pic, she looked relax and comfortable. [pause] Ok, I take my words back.. when I watched the press coverage clip.. Rena was totally in nerve, nervous mode.. Daijobu rena-chan, you already there!  Anyhow, so good to see her again.. Ah, I wish TsuRena will be on stage one day – with yellow pink uniform.. haha!
Talking about Tsuyoshi Kusanagi.. i found out that he was once worked with Kiyoshi Kurosawa (the famous contemporary director who is well-known in doing horror movies). I’ve heard about Kiyoshi.. but never know Tsuyoshi was in his. Even Tsuyoshi’s die-hard fans never mention it. Emm, or maybe those fans didn’t interested to know.. =) Anyway, the title of the movie is Kourei @ Seance. Tsuyoshi was acting with Yakusho Koji (damn, I love this man!) and Fubuki Jun.  And the genre is .. yeah.. horror. Ehh, chotto… Koji and Jun? Horror? Etto, somehow I was once stumbled with short teaser or trailer on them.. showing Koji’s frightening expression, panicking here and there. Arghh, where I could find the clip again! Iya’ … Ignore Ignore. Let’s get back to the story… A man who went to the forest for recording and collecting sound effect. A girl who was running away from a kidnapper.. trying to hide between the man’s stuff. Somehow he didn’t realize that there is a girl was accidently locked inside his equipment case.. and kept in his garage. Later, his wife found the girl unconciously.. Both husband and wife decided to ‘prison’ her inside their home for awhile – fearing the girl and the polices gonna mistook them as kidnapper.. But then, everything become a mess when the man accidentally kill the girl. What a nightmare.. As the wife was gifted with paranormal or physic’s ability, both husband and wife were haunted even in a sunny day! You could read more detailed review HERE.  It was in 1999. Tsuyoshi who still look cute on that time was in supporting role there. So I guess he might held role as a student in psychology. I found short clip,  you could watch HERE. Kourei@Seance was released in year 1999. I’m curious.. so I was searching more. And I found the movie!! Warghh, hold on! Honestly, I’m soooo not into horror or suspense stuff.. even if I desperately wanna watch it.. i’ll watch in on a bright day.. open all the windows and door.. putting my sofa far far far away from the TV.. and sit with both legs kneeling til my elbows touch my hips.. with my BIG pillow on my face. That’s me.. personally me. But somehow, with my curious.. i keep searching and find another screencaps & detailed review HERE. Whoaaa.. kowaii~ nani soree… what a creepy, soo scary! This movie is based on early 1960s British novel “Seance on a Wet Afternoon”.. But the script was re-write to fit with Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s taste. And it’s getting better! Emm enough. i’m gonna tried to forget the child ghost image now or else I couldn’t sleep for weeks! … Huu, that hand on that shoulder… Iyada~
To erase back all the black black green image… I’m thinking to talk something here. October is the month of kimumatsu’s LoveGene.. Then i’ll be thinking of red uniform.. Yeah that RabuGene uniform.. the square-checked long-sleeves shirt in red colour. LG dorama which was on October till December 1997 was succeedly to keep putting a fashion trend. Even in year 2007, the LG uniforms were returning back to the store shelf. Thanx to the wise marketing of HERO The Movie. Even Nina Richi was influenced by LG and producing new fragrance used by Amamiya.. plus even create the bottle’s design into forbidden apple shape!
Looking to the shirt, remind me of Rena. I still called her Rena Tanaka, ne. Even her name already changed to be Lena Tanaka.. no matter what, I’ll keep called her Rena.. forever and ever! Up to year 2008 is exactly 10 years since her debut in acting. It was the movie Ganbatte Ikimasshoi which was based-on Yoshiko Shikimura’s novel. In 1997, Rena was 17 years old that time. Still schooling and living in Fukuoka Pref, Kyushu island at southern Japan. Behind the curtains, the production staff were having difficulties to get the lead role – Etsuko coz her character need to be a simple, innocent, ordinary-look.. suitable for a character of a rural girl 20 years back. Time passed by.. and it’s already 6 months.. but nobody could ‘find’ Etsuko. It’s already more than 200 girls came for audition.. but nobody could ‘be’ Etsuko. Somehow everybody were delighted when Rena Tanaka appeared for audition. She was in her young days with a small size body and short plain hairstyle – really looks pure with her natural charm. Having zero experience, Rena was amazing in giving her professional acting. No wonder she won The Best Newcomer in Japan Prize Academy and some other awards. She’s really an amateur. The filming shooting was only taking 2 months only. Rena was leaving her house for the first time, went to Tokyo for training and filming. If you see back those 5 girls in the movie.. nobody were moving forward in acting career except Rena. When the 2-months filming is over… Rena was returning back to her home, her school.. and nothing changed. Only FAME getting increased! Especially after all her series of Suntory’s Natchan drink CM! Really, I was enjoyed watching those.. she really impressed me in every 15 seconds commercial movies. Btw, Rena was actually starting her work in CM since 1996 and  now still continuously doing photography, publishing photo books and commercial campaigns.
Btw, Nakajima Tomoko (i mean, the other actress with the same name who was acting in Ice World, the one who killed all Nanako’s boyfriends) also acting in this movie as the coach for the team. Somehow I just realized the several similarities.. Nakajima, Matsu and Rena are Gemini! From what I learned, Nakajima Tomoko talented not only in doramas, but also stage plays and movies. One of her dorama was “Rocket Boys” (which is also Somegoro’s dorama). Besides, Nakajima also active in poetry reading and writing. And recently, Nakajima was reading poetry in classical play where she did colloborating with orchestra+jazz+ethnic music. Whoaa.. how come I could know this rare info? Coz I was stumbled with Sapporo International Short Film and Market site.. Nakajima Tomoko was one of the Festival 2008 Jury.. and she was the one and only Japanese who selected to be a judge. ~ Ah, Nakajima was in “Orestes” stage play under Ninagawa Yukio. Ninagawa is a famous director who well-known with his Japanese language Shakespeare’s work. Ninagawa also had been working with Matsu and Somegoro and Kimura. 

romeo and July

i just came back from kuala lumpur (my hometown).. for my cousin’s wedding ceremony. my relatives keep asking when will be my turn.. ah, there.. i just lost my cupid so i didn’t find my romeo yet.. haha, could they accept that kind of excuse, i wonder
Chris sent me nanako’s Nintendo CM.. hehe. thnx for that. i just realize long time i didn’t update Nanako’s news.. so here we are.

Nanako Matsushima still loyal with Sumito Life Insurance as the endorser. actually i love the jingles (theme song for Sumito CMs).. it’ll make me wanna sing with my cute nephews (their name are Aiman and Anwar). emm, talking about children rhyme.. i love Tulip song from “Ryokiteki na Kanojo” dorama. Oh, back to Nanako and Sumito CM.. the campaign theme is still about Eggs. You could watch her latest CM here: Mirai

I’m still searching Nanako’s latest 2006 movie “Inugamike no Ichizoku [The Inugami Clan]“. But if I couldn’t find it at store shelves.. I might buy online instead. From what i read, the movie is based on Yokomizo Seishi’s epic work about the slow-burning family murder mystery. Directed by a legendary Japanese director Ichikawa Kon in year 1976 . Thirty years later.. he did the re-make of his own work, updating the classic movie for contemporary audiences. FYI, “The Inugami Clan” holds a very special place in Japan’s long tradition of supernatural suspense. What’s the story is all about..? Some fitting follow-up to the original film. The unsettling Murder of the Inugami Clan delves into a tangled web of murderous lies and deceptions that is tearing apart a wealthy multi-generation family. When tycoon Inugami Sahei (Nakadai Tatsuya) passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo (Matsushima Nanako) on the condition that she marry one of the Inugami grandsons. Among Inugami grandsons.. Tamayo needs to choose between – Sukekiyo (Onoe Kikunosuke), Suketake (Katsurayama Shingo) or Suketomo (Ikeuchi Mansaku). Somehow pitting blood against blood.. Next, members of the family begin to show up dead, one by one. Because of this Detective Kindaichi Kosuke (Ishizaka Koji) is called in to investigate the murders. Slowly, the truth is revealed as Mr. Detective happens upon years of hidden skeletons and a shocking family secret. Emm.. Ishizaka Koji (leads the all-star cast) actually is an original cast from 1976 movie. Don’t you think it’s good to have his return here.

I just wanna flashback another 2006 movie “Meishan-BIZAN” acted by Nanako, Takao Osawa and Nobuko Miyamoto. It was transformed from the best-selling novel wrote by Sada Shino Masa.

Besides Sorimachi, i could say that Nanako and Takao are the best on-screen combi.. in doramas, SP and movies. once, i watched Nanako-Takao in “Midnight Express”.. it was the man’s journey from Delhi (Asia) to London (Europe) by bus. This SP dorama was based on Sawaki Koutarou’s non-fiction book.

Takao Osawa worked with KimuTaku in Stay Gold, with Takeno in The Last Song & Heaven’s coins ~ Die Sterntaler and also with Rena in “The Taste of Fish” movie. This Takao-Rena’s movie was just released last June 2008.

i’ve watch the trailers.. not bad.. it’s gonna be fish world!
Rena’s role as Asuka. Takao as Shuntaro Akagi needs to help out Asuka’s family business in the Tsukiji Fish Market; the well-known middle trader shop called “Uotatsu”. Somehow, the competition is fiercely fought within the long-established conventions held by the expert traders. Without much experience in this kind of business, Shuntaro only depends on his ability to distinguish good taste of fish with his tongue.

i love the movie theme song. This movie would be turned into a series, also this year.. but i’m still not sure in which TV station. Anyway, here is the “Tsukiji uogashi sandaime @ The Taste of Fish” movie trailers file (in flv file)

The latest news from Sorimachi Takashi is he got a role as a businessman in TV Asahi dorama “Lot 6, 300 million man won 20 million yen @ Lotto Man”. Other casts would be Nakajima Tomoko, Naomi Matsushima etc. and Ito Masaki is the guest for first episode. Short news HERE. Talking about Nakajima, i love Nakajima Tomoko.. she is 36 years old now.. but she’s cute and funny.. i know her because of SmaSma Roulette Bowling 2005 where Nakajima was with Blue Team (Tsuyoshi and Goro) and Matsu was with Red Team (Takuya and Shingo). one thing i just realized that Nakajima Tomoko was acting in “Ice World” (Nanako-Takeno’s dorama). i think i should find her back.. i can’t remember Nakajima’s role there.. uwaa, gomen!

Next, Takeno with Kanno Miho in TBS dorama “Tomorrow” .. i still didn’t watch yet. never mind it’s still on-air now. But so far, the first episode was well-received. and viewers commenting the scenery shot was beautiful and the plot was realistic.. FYI, one of the directors is Yamamuro Daisuke.
Yutaka Takenouchi working many times with Yamamuro which are “Dropout Teacher Returns to School, Rondo and Tomorrow” dorama {wooohhhh…!^^}. Yamamuro also the one who directed (just to name.. )
- Say Hello BlackJack (act by Tsumabuki Satoshi, also a medical dorama) – Suna no Utsuwa (Vessel of Sands, act by Nakai & Ken Watanabe) – Tobosha (act by Eguchi Yosuke & Abe Hiroshi, a thriller dorama) – M no Hegeki (act by Goro) – Hana Yori Dango – Karei naru Ichizoku (act by Kimura) – The story of Yamada Taro. {wooooohhh sugoii sugoii… can i love Yamamuro now? ^^} .

i’m already finished watching “Ryokiteki na Kanojo”.. only now i got time to do that. Miss them sooo much! See… i just know my TsuRena will be a great combi. Wish to see them again together in future.. like I always said to people.. Riko and Sabu are just perfectly fit for Tsuyoshi and Rena. Nobody could do better than them. Looking TsuRena really reminds me of KimuraMatsu.. . Oh, I never care about bad comments or bullshits reviews from some people. They should watch from Beginning to End of story, A to Z.. and that’s the protocol when making reviews, right.
As the light-warm comedy romance dorama, i really enjoying this. Especially when the production team making great surprise. They brought Somegoro to TV screen. The last time Somegoro was in Pride dorama as co-star with KimuTaku. Even with short scenes.. I still couldn’t forget Somegoro’s words and expression. I guess it’s the aura from “Kabuki Prince”, na. Somegoro’s role as a hair stylist (named Nonomura Shunsuke) who love poetry, reading literatures and could wrote difficult kanjis in such beautiful hand writing. I think it’s rare to find a character like this.. But that sounds so Somegoro and Nonomura’s character fits well with him. I wanna add some latest news about Ichikawa Somegoro aka Matsu Takako’s brother. At last, we could see Somegoro more in non-kabuki jobs.. Next August 2008, he would be in a contemporary stage play “Jyokyoushi wa 2-do Dakareta/Held by A Female Teacher for The Second Time”. Starring together with Ohtake Shinobu. Seems like a love story with a much older woman.. hihi. Look at him.. kakkoi, na!! And Somegoro already finished filming “On Next Sunday” movie which will be screen year 2009 Spring. He’ll star with a 19-years old Korean actress named Yoon Ha. From Sponichi which translated by my good friend Yanie.. {i wanna paste full report.. coz it’s sooo interesting!} Somegoro now is 35 years old man but play a role as an ordinary man in nearly 40’s.. Oh, we’re not simply calling Matsumoto Koshiro-san’s family members as royal family without reason.. The FACT is, they’re really well-known in Japan as Kabuki King, Prince and Princess of Rein (kabuki society). Obviously we know why. Believe me.. they’re really amazing, humble and funny.

Prince Somegoro as A Worn-out Ojisan (= men around 40s)
(Sponichi article on 18 March 2008 )

Kabuki actor, Ichikawa Somegoro (35) will play the role as an ojisan working as a university cleaning service, a newspaper delivery man, and a pizza delivery man, in a movie titled “Kondo no Nichiyoubi ni @ On Next Sunday”. He’s a 39 years old divorcee who works hard to pay his son’s education fee. Somegoro has always been playing kakkoii and youth roles, “This is a role I had never play before, so it intrigued me….”, he said. The movie will premiere in next year’s spring.

At one time, he’s a university cleaning service, at another time he’s a newspaper delivery man, at another time he’s a pizza delivery man. Somegoro changes roles just like the fast changes in kabuki. Somegoro said, “When I put on the uniform, somehow I feel I’m ready to get to work already,”, seem like he’s having fun with the filming. He himself often order pizza, so he said, “My favorite is the pizza delivery uniform,” while laughing.

This movie is a human drama story about a man who has to pay his friend’s debt, and left behind by his wife and child, who experience a heart interchange when he meet a female foreign college student from Korea. As he’s always worn-out with all the jobs, he’s always in a sleepy state.

Somegoro is the kabuki actor, Matsumoto Koshiro’s eldest son, the kabuki world’s prince. He usually gets kakkoii roles in movies, like Ashurajo no Hitomi and Semishigure. The director said, “A kakkoii actor who plays a worn-out ojisan will be very interesting to see. To experience the world one never experience before, to play a role one never play before, is always interesting,”.

The filming takes place in Nagano prefecture, Matsumoto city. Somegoro feels a bit worried about playing a role who is 4 years older than himself. But on the set, Yoon Ha (19), the Korean actress who play the role as the foreign student teased him, “Somegoro-san tte, ojisan desu ne…”, and Somegoro denied, “No, I’m not!!”.

In the movie, he will show alot of his comical side, so we’d be able to see the other side of Somegoro. Seem like it’s going to be a movie that’ll become a turning point in an actor’s life.

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi was acting in “Mabuta no Haha” (In Search of Mother) stage play last May. So i do some searching on the topic.. i just realized that the title was originally from a play written by Hasegawa Shin which then turned into a jidai-geki movie in year 1931. The story was combination of swordplay action-style with family-type melodrama. In short, it’s about a lonely wandering Yakuza who longing to find back and reunion with the mother who abandoned him.

To those who didn’t know.. among SMAP members, Kusanagi and Goro are still active in stage play world. From what i read and i saw, i believe both are great actors with their own style. Kohei Tsuka (a famous writer) once said that Tsuyoshi was a genius in his “Kamata Koshin Kyoku” play. And he got Haruko Sugimura Award (a prestigious prize) for his performance in “Chici Kaeru @ Father’s Returning”. Tsuyoshi now considered to be one of the most remarkable actors in Japanese theater industry.. not as idol star but as one of the best actors.
To imagine how Inagaki Goro in his stage play.. you should see him in “Warai no Dagaku / University of Laugh” movie which based on Koki Mitani’s stage play.

Last year 2007, Yanie managed watching Goro in “The Magic Fountain Pen” from 3rd row seat. So close, na ~ I just wanna share by quoting part of her own words as she’s really star-strucked with the play.. haha. Despite to that, she still could wrote full, long and detailed review.. ya’know XD.

“The set was at New York, in the 1920s. It’s a COMEDY stageplay. Each character named after popular pen brands. Goro’s character is PARKER. He’s just a rookie, not-too-successful novelist. He has a pal, named WATERMAN. But he’s also like a sidekick x) Parker is an arrogant, a jerk. Pause first on the story… I want to comment, that Goro’s acting was EXCELLEEENNTT, SO SUPERB here!!! He was really ALL OUT!! I was kinda disappointed with his acting in BusuKoi. But here, he was really ALL OUT like in Warai no Daigaku!!! Sugooooiii~~!!! In Warai, he was this goody-goody writer, right? This time, Parker is the opposite kind of writer… he likes to do everything his way, and everyone has to follow him. I sooo love Goro’s ignorant expression. Parker is also a hyper, talkative kinda guy”.

Oh, when we talked about Nanako’s movie.. i think i should talk about Rena’s Dec 2007 movie “Moryo na Hako/The Shadow Spirit” .. i really wanna watch this.. why.. because the returning of the team. Abe Hiroshi (a detective who has the special power to see into people’s memories), Shinichi Tsutsumi (a used book seller and “onmyouji”/specialists in magic and divination), Rena Tanaka (a reporter), Shiina Keppei (a writer), Hiroyuki Miyasako (police officer), Kuroki Hitomi (a famous actress)!!

From the trailer, I could say “Moryou” (directed by Masato Harada) is much better than the previous “Ubume no Natsu” (directed by Akio Jissoji).. i hope so.. coz I was blur and disappointed with Ubume movie. FYI, Moryou is the second book of Natsuhiko Kyogoku’s series (a famous novelist) which received Mystery Writers Association of Japan Award in year 1995. You could watch Moryou trailer HERE

After non-stop RenaRena “monthly movies”, in this month of July 2008; the screen plays would have “Gegege no Kitaro” sequel movie. i’m so sure Matsu Takako would watching this.. as i could considered that she is a hardcore fan of Gegege… hehehe! On Gegege premiere day, Rena Tanaka still with her long hair.. wearing dress in her usual pink. Gegege no Kitaro movie was in year 2007 and because of its well-received we’ve got another sequel in year 2008. Rena is famous with Gegege Dance. You could watch her HERE. She’s so cute, don’t you think… the ghost dance is cute.. fun like MJ Thriller.
Btw, back to Tsuyoshi’s play of “Mabuta no Haha”.. fans said Rena went watching Tsuyoshi’s stage play.. Hope one day, she’ll come down to that world.. because i know Rena Tanaka is a great actress. If not acting with Matsu… i wish with Tsuyoshi.. KUDASAI **

20th Anniversary of B’z – again Tak and Koshi gave us #1 record again in Oricon chart!
emm, i should explaining this from beginning.. For their 20th Anniversary, B’z released their album “Ultra Pleasure” on 18th June (4 days after my birthday).. at the end of that same day, 116,582 copies already sold. Why? because those who’re pre-orders could grab at store shelves one day before the actual released. Guys from “Off The Lock” site were so kind to translate Tak and Koshi’s messages regarding this album. You could read those HERE. BTW, B’z Live-Gym Pleasure 2008 ~ Glory Days ~ tour will be started next September and the sale of tickets will be starting end of this month. Special website for special celebration.. for having special treasure. You could DIG Here!^^

Talking about 20th Anniversary, SMAP also already 20 years.. coz they were formed in year 1988.

Bistro SMAP recently having lots foreigner guests.. emm, i just watched few only. Dunno why I didn’t enjoy much this year guests.. Let’s see, when the last time i really love to watch the guests.. ah, Matt Damon during his Bourne movie promo – also Cameron Diaz & Jude Law. Frankly, I’m more excited to watch Japanese Guests.. coz that will brought me to know more about the people and their achievement (especially if the guests are historical persons).

SMAP as usual busy with their solo and group jobs – SmaSma, variety shows, doramas, movies, radio programs, CMs etc. But here i REALLY wanna highlighted their perfomance with Yoshida Brothers last 23rd June 2008. Watch Yoshida SMAP Brothers of Dynamite clip HERE. Kakkoii~ that was first time i knew Yoshida Brothers. They played Shamisen (Japanese traditional music instrument) which usually accompanied KABUKI or other Japanese traditional dance performances. Yoshida Brothers is accompanying a contemporary dance by SMAP, well-fit with SMAP’s Dynamite song. Hemm, this really remind me of Omatsu first appearance in SmaSma in year 1997.. LOL, i wonder if Somegoro or Matsu could join them.. must be really fun. Matsu first dancing was in SmaSma October 2001 singing SMAP’s Shake song.

Matsumoto Koshiro-san and his son Ichikawa Somegoro were doing Kirin beer’s CM together.. love to see them both HERE. The idea of this CM was to let them having a casual conversation whatever they like while drinking beer. There were 3 versions. Two of them were “Parent-Child Relationship” and “Musume no Kekkon” (Daughter’s Marriage) versions. Haha.. i couldn’t even believe.. Koshiro-san really talked about this. When Matsu’s Papa started to complain about his daughter’s marriage, seems like Somegoro burst out laughing for real Anyhow I always love to see the bonds of this great family..

my Men…

- Hall of Gallery –> still thinking what to do –> but you still could visit the page HERE

i’m too tired. hehe…
i have a great time discussing SMAP’s doramas and movies with bunch of friends.. also talking about Koshiro-san, Somegoro, Sorimachi and Takeno ….. those my men

and lately.. i miss my Anuar Zain a very very nice guy, a great singer from my country Malaysia.
i’ve been his fan since he was young.. yeah, i was a kid too during that time.
He grew up.. working with Malaysia Airlines.
After 10 years, he did a comeback in 1998… and now 10 years later,
in this year 2008.. he proved that he still the Best performer.

I love his song “Lelaki Ini” (This Guy/This Man) from his latest album… really love it.
feel wanna cry ..
i love my men … those who were already passed away (my grandfathers, my younger brother, my boyfriend) … and those who are still alive (my dad, my brother). i know they love me too..
Happy Men Days! Doozo.. Hope you’ll enjoy this non-Japanese song
ANUAR ZAIN – LELAKI INI (THIS MAN)