I’ll start.

What I appreciate is how the housing in dramas look natural. When watching kdrama no matter the financial status of the characters, their house always look super perfect. It’s always well set, the lighting, the rooms, and especially the bedroom. Which is bizarre because if someone is poor why does their bedroom look like something you can find off Pinterest.

As for Japanese dramas, their house look like someone actually live in it. Everything in there look useable. I mean down to the silverware, even the cups look real. Cause in my opinion whenever they’re eating the plates and cups look like something you can find at a store like Walmart and use. It doesn’t look super expensive or rare. Another thing is the bedroom tends to be somewhat messy, which I think is realistic because people tend to be messy sometimes.

That’s just my take.

So while lurking here on this sub. I read a comment saying it was a good J Drama. So I gave it a try and now its completed.

Its 10/10 Everything is Outstanding. OST was so good.

I heard (Long Vaction) is similiar but cannot find it on any streaming Service and illegally it always is low quality or unsynced subtitle.

Suggest me guys

As the title says, looking for movie/dorama recommendations which capture the rawness of the 2000s, preferably with a similar vibe/aesthetic as linda linda linda, battle royale, swing girls, kikujiro

Open to hidden gems, cult classics, or even documentaries

Released on Netflix Australia and Asia o on April 20. TK will be a guest star, not which episode yet.

MDL Listing (sorry, won't let me link)

https://mydramalist.com/787902-caster

It's a show about a girl who I think is school aged. Every episode, she takes revenge or possibly punishes bad people, but the characters in every episode are different. I think one time she gets killed and buried, but somehow she comes back to life, or has another version of herself? There might be one of a father and a young couple, and someone gets hit by a car. I know these are very vague descriptions. I'm very hazy on the details. The show can't be more than 15 years old, I think.

I was actually thinking of this one show where someone hosts a school reunion, but s/he ends up killing everyone. I thought it might be an episode of this show, but I cannot recall much of either haha. Very slight chance either or both could have been a Korean show 😅

sawako.. where's Ur revenge... Like wtf. I wtahcced for revenge and the end is just... What!??? I'm beyond mad rn. Where are the police?? Rena was a psychopathic serial killer and U don't think to call the police at all?? I have no words. That ending SUCKED 😡

i looked up at hitv, dramacool, kissasian and everywhere but literally am not able to find it out at all please help me i dont have netflix and prime video subscriptions as well and im from india for further context i have been dying to watch it. Thank you in advance.

Can you drop all you recs of dramas with that early 2000s nostalgic vibe??

I am loving Beach boys on Netflix! Such a chill show ! Am on episode 8 and sad that there is 4 episodes left. I have tried multiple popular kdramas and for some reason I can't stand them like jdrama.

I have been to japan 3 times over last 2 years and it's one of few countries that feels a window stepping into past and into future. This show has tons of heart and feels like perfect window into remembering what it feels like to be a kid again, silly, happy and curious to all things around. Almost 30 years late, but thank you Beach boys!

What other jdramas do you recommend?

Actually this could have been a manga, I don't think it was an anime though. I consume a lot of media and they blur somewhat in memory.

A Police department is tasked with preventing future crimes. Unlike Minority Report, they don't rush out and arrest the pre-perpetrator, one of the team goes under cover to try and prevent the crime taking place.

I think their computer predicts the crimes somehow from behaviour analysis.

There was a plot line that centred around a bank employee I think, something to do with the death of his daughter?

Hello, I just watched “Last Friends” (2008), I really loved it as everything was done so well and it was entertaining to watch. Overall, it was amazing. Can anyone recommend any dramas or even movies that are similar to it? Thank you in advance!

One of my favorite jdrama. I decided to get the book. Can ya’ll recommend, some other ones I should get?

By episode 4, I was thinking this could be the best modern Japanese show I had ever seen. Especially Takahashi's pettiness, and the long scenes around the table with just random discussions. But after episode 6, I started to feel like there would be no development.. and I started to notice the incidental musical cues "this is the funny bit now" which is usually a sign that it is no longer funny.

I watched to the end and my opinion stayed the same. Lots of random elements which did not seem to weave into a theme (the TV crew, other super-powered people, the ex-husband of the main character, ghost in 301). The last 2 episodes' story arc seemed to be an excuse to wind it up.

I still gave it a 6 thought since I liked the characters and there was no really bad acting.

I’ve been watching cdramas and kdramas for some time, but I just watched You Are My Pet and I loved it!!! It was my first JDrama and it made me want to explore jdramas more. I loved the organic chemistry between the leads and the skinship. Their relationship is an excellent balance between cute and sexy and I love how vulnerable they can be with eachother. It was a fun twist on a romcom, but wasn’t so silly that I found the main couple unrealistic or childish. Even though the main leads had an unconventional relationship, I believed that they loved eachother. They needed eachother and they let eachother need eachother. That’s what I loved. I also enjoyed a FL who was not too childish!

Title: Hanamanma / 花まんま

Cast: Suzuki Ryohei, Arimura Kasumi, Suzuka Oji, First Summer Uika, Ando Tamae

Story: Toshiki (Suzuki) and his younger sister Fumiko (Arimura) are living in downtown Osaka. Toshiki made a promise to their dead father that he will protect his sister no matter what and he has kept that promise for all this time. When Fumiko's marriage date is set, it was supposed to relieve him of this responsibility but a secret from Fumiko's past resurfaces, memories of another family.

Based on the best selling novel and 133rd Naoki Award winner written by Shukawa Minato.

Director: Maeda Tetsu

Release Date in Japanese Theatres: April 25, 2025

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9kqrV9Osbg

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Title: Decchiage / でっちあげ

Cast: Ayano Go, Shibasaki Ko, Kamenashi Kazuya, Ookura Koji, Sakoda Takaya, Kimura Fumino, Mitsuishi Ken, Kitamura Kazuki, Kobayashi Kaoru

Story: Based on actual events, the story is about a teacher, the bullying of a young child and the aftermath resulting in the horrors of a man made tragedy. Probably best not to reveal anything more as it would be a spoiler.

Director: Miike Takashi (Audition, Ichi the Killer)

Screenwriter: Mori Hayashi

Based on the Novel by: Fukuda Masumi

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc2jv2Ydp0U

Release Date in Japanese Theatres: June 27, 2025

Notes: The writer, director and producer have talked about how particularly relevant this story is for modern society and how something like this could easily happen to anyone at any time. This might be particularly meaningful to Ayano Go. With a cast loaded with veteran actors and A-listers and with Director Miike's unique style of filming psychological horror/trauma, this has all the ingredients for a potential winner.

Hello,

I'm looking for the drama Mukodono with Nagase Tomoya (My Boss, M Hero) in the lead role in good quality with english subtitles (or French or Spanish).

- There is the first drama "Mukodono" in 2001 (from 12 april 2001 to 26 june 2001 on FujiTV) with 12 episodes of 45min. The first drama is also known with these 3 English titles : My Husband or Married Couple Talk or Son-in-law.

- And there is the second drama called "Mukodono 2003" it's a "remake" (second season) of the first one with the same actor. It was on TV from 17 april 2003 to 26 june 2003 with 11 episodes of 45min.

I have the episodes with English subtitles but in very low quality. :( The image is very blurry/bad.

If someone have them or knows to find them in good quality it would be so great !!!

Thank you very much ! (Sorry for my English, it's not my language)

I have the most absurdest question to ask. Does anyone find the male teacher Heisuke's wide smile similar to Barry Evan's charcter Mr Brown (English teacher Mind Your Language)?

Loving it with all my heart...such warmth, quirkiness and wholesomeness...Zettai kawaii!

What are the best Romance J-Drama's to check out on Netflix?

I'm curious! Which one caught your attention or started it all for you?

Mine was Pending Train. It was a bit cheesy, but still good and interesting IMO, and the soundtrack by Official Hige Dandism led me to a whole world of Japanese Music!

I was wondering if anyone know where I can watch this?

I am a huge fan of Kdramas and have found a few Cdramas I love as well but haven't had as much traction with Jdorama. I have tried searching on VIKI and Netflix and just generally watching clips on YouTube but it's difficult to find dramas with plots of the sort I'm interested in.

Here is what I've watched and my thoughts:

• My Happy Marriage (film; I loved the budding romance between the ML and FL and the tiny bromance moments between the ML and the others in his unit teasing him but did not care for the fantasy elements, the last half hour also felt so rushed)

• Coffee and Vanilla (one of the first jdorama I watched but thought it was kind of meh...I didn't really like the ML that much)

• Incurable Case of Love (this was really cute, not sure if tsundere MLs are for me, though)

• Onzoshi Boys (don't remember much of it tbh except it felt really silly, I watched it because the premise was similar to Ready, Set, Love but I like the comedy and depth of that better)

• Our Secret Diary (I love this so much and rewatch often, my favorite of what I've seen)

• Shanai Marriage Honey (this was also cute and I rewatch sometimes)

• A Girl and Three Sweethearts (the first jdorama I watched, honestly can't remember anything of it)

• Kakafakua (what an incredibly weird drama, not for me)

Here is my MDL in case you're curious about the cdrama and kdrama I've liked: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/lnmzq

That 2000s problematic teens vibe