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Michiru, a naive and goodnatured individual, finds herself a victim of Domestic Violence (DV). Unable to suppress her desire to find the good in her violent boyfriend, Sosuke, she attracts the attention and loyalty of her childhood friend, Ruka. Ruka, who has always been in love with Michiru, finds herself torn between the person she pretends to be, and the one who harbours her feelings. Together with Takeru, a hairdresser and kind soul, and Eri and Ogura, residents of the Sharehouse they all reside in, Michiru learns to defend herself, gain control of her life, and rely on her pillar of strength - her last friends. | | Wynter |
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!!WARNING!!
The review section may contain spoilers! Please understand
that you may find out about this drama's endings and plots!
| | 1. | very special and mature story [Rating: 10/10]
HAH! I am FIRST *wuahahaha*
Well, "LAST FRIENDS"...its awesome.. its so mature..its exciting..its dramatic..its shocking...its touching...its intense..its
definitely one of the best dramas I ever watched! Love the actors and the
story. Every episode is great.
Ryo-chan (Sosuke):
Ok ok..Ryo-chan was since "NEWS" debut (2003) my favorite member..so
probably I cannot be really fair when it comes to his acting skills BUT I
watched all his dramas and he extremely improved. I have even more
respect towards him because he decided to play such a HARD role like in
"LAST FRIENDS".. its not easy to play a guy who hurts his girlfriend in
such a horrible way. The most Johnny's boys always play the lovely or
cool character in dramas..but you have to be very brave to take a
negative role as a brutal bad guy because Ryo-chan could lose a lot of his
japanese female fans because of the role he is playing in LAST FRIENDS.
I think Ryo-chan does a great job, I did not expected him to be THAT
good, so I cannot agree with people who says that he is not a talented actor.
Ueno Juri: What can I say.. SHE CAN ACT. The best actress of our
generation. I just love her since "Swing Girls" and "Nodame Catable" and
now she again proved what an amazing and talented actres she is.
Juri and Ryo-chan were the main reasons why I started to watch
"last friends"..and I really do not regret it. They easily steal the show
from other actors. The main focus is on them.
Nagasawa Masami (Michiru): Well not bad..I watched her in 3
Doramas so far and I am very impressed by the way how different she is
in ever role. The most actresses can only play the little cute girl but
Masami can also play mature characters. | | Reviewed by Di@na on 26 April 2008 | | 2. | so good [Rating: 10/10]
i love the drama.. its not like any other drama.. its different and very interesting.. i always want to know whats going to happen next.. :D | | Reviewed by jdoggxd on 12 May 2008 | | 3. | interesting [Rating: 8/10]
i did't find any synopsis abt this drama..and when i watched it, kind a shocked coz never thought it will be 'that' story...also,so impressed watching ueno juri, at 1st im try to look out where is ueno juri, then wow she is ruka... so different from nodame... | | Reviewed by rossoneri on 16 May 2008 | | 4. | ep5 [Rating: 8/10]
definitely cutting edge in its portrayal of reality...
and superb acting from ueno juri :D
masami doesn't impress that much here, but i still like her anyway | | Reviewed by jynkang on 18 May 2008 | | 5. | Oh my gosh... [Rating: 10/10]
This is the most suspenseful drama I have ever seen. The great story is followed up by a terrific cast, and I don't think anyone could have acted it out better. I also like that it deals with issues like domestic violence and gender identity disorder... Issues that usually don't come across in the dramas I've seen. | | Reviewed by terra-kun on 9 June 2008 | | 6. | kinda disappointing [Rating: 4/10]
Maybe de combination of brilliant artists and de unusual storyline have given a high expectation for dis drama..It looks quite good at de 1st eps...but den gettin draggy since ep3 til eps 8..the story didnt progress much.. everyone in de de show is so problematic which is quite disturbing.. Takeru n Soskei 's problems r not explained well and there r quite few scenes which served no purposes.. | | Reviewed by hirowei87 on 16 June 2008 | | 7. | ok [Rating: 7/10]
A group of friends who all have secrets. Michiru is beaten by her boyfriend and she lacks the will to get away from him, so her friends save her a few times. Ruka is a butch lesbian -- or a lesbian who is masculine. She considers a sex change. She loves Michiru but keeps her feelings secret. Takeru is maybe gay, or just scarred by a sexual encounter with his sister. Takigawa Eri is seeing dorky Ogura Tomohiko...
The most complex character is the badboy, Oikawa Sosuke, who's obsession with Michiru leads him to controlling her with violence. The part was perfectly casted with Nishikido in the role.
The drama is somewhat nauseating overall. They're all a group of weirdos. It was good enough to keep watching though. | | Reviewed by bba1 on 25 June 2008 | | 8. | Very Disappointing [Rating: 6/10]
Fine performances by Ueno Juri and Eita (or else it would've scored much lower) are ruined by the DV-obsessed story and poorly developed characters. The writer(s) blew an opportunity to make this drama really special. Also, the DV-related violence was excessive and gratuitous. Don't bother watching the SP: it's mostly just a recap of the previous 11 episodes... What a joke. | | Reviewed by bmwracer on 26 June 2008 | | 9. | Strong at the beginning, weak towards the end [Rating: 6/10]
This jdrama dissappointed me a little bit, because it started amazingly good, the first half of episodes are amazing! the cast is great, all the episodes were really intense and extremely good, but the last 3 or 4 episodes it started to get too cliche and predictable, the characters had so much depth, but at the end you don't get to know their past very well which is something that you linger to know since the series started, and also it felt like there was not enough time at the end and tried tl squish everything in a bad way, in the few episodes left.. =\ I recommend it because it's a very different drama (at the beginning..) , very mature, but u will be dissapointed with the lasts episodes | | Reviewed by deedlitmurata on 2 July 2008 | | 10. | Superb cast wasted by over-the-top melodrama [Rating: 7/10]
I remember watching the first episode and being like "wow, this is intense" - great selection of cast, excellent choice of theme song, original storyline - it seemed like it was going to be memorable. But it all ended up as one big melodramatic mess. My hat goes off to nishikido - he was genuinely terrifying and believable as the psychopathic lover (so different from ichi littoru), but im sick to death of nagasawa masami. She bores me and her acting is often cringeworthy, weighing down what is otherwise an excellent cast - juri, eita (excellent as usual) and mizukawa is a breath of fresh air. I've decided after watching her other shows that seka chuu was somewhat of a fluke (although ayase haruka was better) because she just seems lost on screen and her expressions are limited and predictable. Maybe she needs to make a few more movies and stop the j-dramas cos shes just so mediocre. But its not all her fault - the dialogue gets very predictable, and we never really get to explore the inner depths of mizukawa or eita, which was disappointing. So quite disappointing. | | Reviewed by dekatrain on 2 July 2008 | | 11. | Not great, but not a complete loss [Rating: 8/10]
I should have known this would be a depressing drama with such a foreboding title. Nevertheless, I didnft find it a complete loss. To be sure, I really enjoyed the beginning of the drama, and the very end (more specifically, the last episode). Everything in-between was a complete mess.
The writers did a terrible job. The concept of the drama, in terms of the social issues being covered, was good. There was gender-confusion/homosexuality, child abuse, molestation, and DV. There were even subtle, substantial issues as well, such as neglect, empowerment, abandonment, etc. There was so much meat here that the writers could work with, but quickly the storyline began to cater to the shock value of these issues, and not the essence or importance of bringing about awareness. The characters were not developed, the history of the characters were not fleshed out, and in the last few episodes I found that everything was just rushed and justified in a very weak manner. The overkill of DV – and here I mean showing the actual abuse, not the actual mention of the act – was frustrating to watch, as was the constant repetition of the charactersf actions.
What saved this show for me were the actors/actresses. I have to give them props for playing successfully only one-sided characters. All the actors and actresses did a fine job, considering what they had to work with. I really felt for Ruka, I was madly in love with Takeru, I freaked out when Sosuke was around, Eri brought a smile to my face, and Michiru successfully made me want to smack her around (no pun intended).
Ifll probably never watch this drama again, but Ifm not upset that I watched it this first time. Regardless of all the middle mess, overall the drama really made me feel for the characters and the issues being brought forth. I was also glad that they didnft overplay the homosexuality, and that in the end it was about humans loving humans, and not letting gender disturb the beauty that is love. | | Reviewed by Wynter on 12 July 2008 | | 12. | Hype-driven soap opera [Rating: 4/10]
Homosexuality, domestic violence, (attempted) rape, pregnancy... this show's got them all. On the other hand, character behavior makes no sense, and production being generally poor, with third-rate music (OST) for suspense.
After few episodes, it's painfully clear the scriptwriter just threw in whatever it takes to stir up controversy in order to get ratings without concern for story flow or character development.
Acting in general was horrible, except Nishikido Ryou did an excellent job when finally breaking down. Unfortunately, he was playing a poorly conceived character for most episodes, and only had one episode to shine in. Similar case for Eita. Acting by the other 4 main cast were just plain joke.
This show started very poorly, but actually started getting interesting around episode 7~10, but it was ruined by one of the worst final episode ever for a dorama. One thing gained for this series though, is that I hated Utada's "Prisoner of Love" when I heard it before watching this series, but the song itself really grew on me by the end. | | Reviewed by 8thSin on 16 July 2008 | | 13. | awesome cast with poor story [Rating: 6/10]
This dorama involves mainly DV (domestic violence), along with some sexual issues which float around the main issue. It is obvious that the creators found that productions with modern issues would be both important and interesting not only from the capitalist point of view - or so I hope.
However, this dorama fails to present such issues, for after a few episodes it becomes repetitive and the story seems to lose its intelligence and dinamicity, and the characters turn out to be somehow unreal.
Another negative point from my point of view would be the way how things just seemed to be pushed forcively to the so-called modern issues which this dorama had the goal to present. In other words, it only tries to involve such things, forgetting that life - and consequently the lives of those characters - has more things just than that.
I have to say it was quite disappointing to see actors such as Ueno Juri and Eita working hard to present their characters as they would be in real life, while the story seemed to tear itself apart as it progressed. In matters of acting, however, I should state that Nagasawa Masami's acting was very poor and she didn't deserve to work with outstanding actors such as the ones mentioned before just because of her pretty face.
Along with that, I think I should mention the unreal way money is used in the dorama. Even while Nagasawa's character Michiru is forced to hide in the sharehouse, she seems to be too fit in terms of money than in a real situation like that. It's just a point that kept me in the nerves.
Also, as some have mentioned, the theme song "Prisoner of Love" by Utada Hikaru was too much used in the dorama it becomes boring and tiring to hear the same thing over and over again, with the original arrangement and piano version. In that way, Last Friends also lacks the good and old soundtracks productions from Fuji TV never failed to astonish and create an emotional aura around the doramas.
I should say I expected a lot more from Last Friends, not only because it's Fuji TV or the casting, but the issues which it was meant to concern. Although the numbers say Last Friends had a better viewership than CHANGE from Kimura Takuya, I think it was one of the poorest of Fuji TV's productions. In spite of that, I think the casting and the producers deserve an "otsukaresama deshita". | | Reviewed by nattou8temaki on 3 August 2008 |
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| Comments From Users (75) |
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| | 1. | Comments by eftermiddag [Rating: 5/10]
Currently Watching this. Love "Prisoner of Love" by Utada Hiraku | | 2. | Comments by x_XJules [Rating: 4/10]
I was really excited for this one. I thought, "YES! Finally! A Japanese show with a lesbian!" Japan really looks down upon lesbians. For some reason guys can be gay (i mean it's not totally accepted but its more accepted than girls being gay). But of course.. the girl ended up having Gender Image blah blah blah disorder. Whatever. The series is super dramatic and it's painful to watch... you know.. due to a terrible storyline. I watched it anyway though. Ending sucked pretty bad LoL. | | 3. | Comments by Paine_kun [Rating: ?/10]
Watching.
9/11 | | 4. | Comments by shinjitsu [Rating: 8/10]
Man this was twisted. | | 5. | Comments by aiscess [Rating: ?/10]
Saw the first 2mins before the opening title. I'm really curious about this series. Hopefully, it will not disappoint me. | | 6. | Comments by tachan [Rating: 7/10]
characters were excellent and well-casted! however, the plot needed a little work because it got a little repetitive near the end... | | 7. | Comments by Jeanxi [Rating: 7/10]
I'm kind of torn. It was good sometimes but horrible at other times. I love the whole concept but I suppose it could've been executed better. And the SP was totally lame; to think that they would just air a synopsis of the series the week after the series finale, tsk tsk tsk. LOVE the theme song though. Utada Hikaru is a genius ^^ | | 8. | Comments by jess [Rating: ?/10]
watching this. will edit this space later on :) I hope this drama doesn't disappoint xD | | 9. | Comments by chokakoi [Rating: 7/10]
High expectation for it.. but unfortunately it didn't turn out to match my expectation.
7 marks go to Juri's almost perfect acting, Eita's nice performance, Asami's and Shigenori's comic relief.
I hope there is no SP for this, otherwise it will make the story unrealistic... I would probably deduct another 2 marks if an SP is made. | | 10. | Comments by Nermal [Rating: ?/10]
Will have a look, will review when series ends | | 11. | Comments by moonchyld [Rating: 9/10]
overall a great drama - had suspense and well, lots of drama. hehe. SUPERB acting from ueno juri, eita and nishikido ryo made this one the best of its season. | | 12. | Comments by eml132 [Rating: ?/10]
Episode 5 | | 13. | Comments by Susan [Rating: 9/10]
This is the best dramatic drama I have seen yet. The cast was amazing, especially Eita and Ueno Juri who have such chemistry together and made their characters stand out even when they were not the focus. The biggest drawback to this drama was the focus on Michiru (Nagasawa Masami) and her indecisiveness. I would have preferred more background on the other characters, especially Takeru and Sousuke. I would have also liked it if the producers did not shy away so much from the more controversial topics of homosexuality and pedophilia! | | 14. | Comments by norani [Rating: ?/10]
Last Friends --- Nishikido Ryou --- Sosuke Oikawa --- About being gay, lesbians . | | 15. | Comments by ishikumi [Rating: ?/10]
currently watching... | | 16. | Comments by phlargo [Rating: 7/10]
The verdict is in. A hotly awaited, all-star (or close enough) cast, a compelling premise. A personal favorite return of a good section of the Nodame cast.... and? Well, sadly, it was unfocused and hasty. It covered too many stories and provided far too little detail on any one of them. The director was pretty weak - there were a few really good episodes in the middle.. but they were lost on the second quarter and final quarter of the episodes (not very good at all)
To give it credit, it was really fun to watch at times and it was very exciting at others. I really enjoyed seeing Asame, Eita, and of course Juri in it.
Ryo's character, Sousuke, was really a disappointment. There wasn't much for him to do.
Masami's Michiru was generally boring and repetitive.
To avoid spoilers, I'll avoid the story. Just be warned - lots of promise - not so much on the return.
Was it a decent show? Sure.
Can I whole heartedly recommend it? Not even close. | | 17. | Comments by marspeach [Rating: 8/10]
I think an 8 is too high but it held my attention when I was watching even though it focused too much on the DV and Sousuke and Michiru, wasting the potential of the much better actors and characters. | | 18. | Comments by liquidlzero [Rating: 10/10]
very good drama...the story was very gripping...completely different from all the dramas i have seen...it gets a lil slow but not so much where you want to stop watching | | 19. | Comments by mizz_evy [Rating: 10/10]
i loved this drama. it is not like any other drama ive ever seen.
ive been watching jap drama for about 4 yrs. n this is the most intense 1 ive seen so far. | | 20. | Comments by pinkokoro [Rating: ?/10]
INCOMPLETE | | 21. | Comments by chinz [Rating: 10/10]
I salute you, Asano Taeko san for the great story. Touching on sensitive topics like forbidden love and domestic violence, yet causing a great suspense for audience to watch on! Who's going to die? Whose child is it that masami was carrying? Wont get an answer until ending... JURI-chan, you've once again amazed me by your acting... expressed thro Ruka, character of complexed personalilty. | | 22. | Comments by dekatrain [Rating: 7/10]
I remember watching the first episode and being like "wow, this is intense" - great selection of cast, excellent choice of theme song, original storyline - it seemed like it was going to be memorable. But it all ended up as one big melodramatic mess. My hat goes off to nishikido - he was genuinely terrifying and believable as the psychopathic lover (so different from ichi littoru), but im sick to death of nagasawa masami. She bores me and her acting is often cringeworthy, weighing down what is otherwise an excellent cast - juri, eita (excellent as usual) and mizukawa is a breath of fresh air. | | 23. | Comments by williu [Rating: 9/10]
A brilliant drama, with lots of emotional truth and pretty good acting overall. Great script as well. | | 24. | Comments by Vinny_Duvet [Rating: ?/10]
3 uy | | 25. | Comments by roon [Rating: ?/10]
Currently watching, up to ep3. So far I'm very impressed! | | 26. | Comments by atheon [Rating: 9/10]
June 2008: | | 27. | Comments by TakumaSan [Rating: 10/10]
Currently watching..
IMM SOOO IMPRESSED... i think this is gun be my favourtie drama ever! Such great actors... | | 28. | Comments by Di@na [Rating: 10/10]
Well, "LAST FRIENDS"...its awesome.. its so mature..its exciting..its dramatic..its shocking...its touching...its intense..its
definitely one of the best dramas I ever watched! Love the actors and the
story. Every episode is great.
Ryo-chan (Sosuke):
Ok ok..Ryo-chan was since "NEWS" debut (2003) my favorite member..so
probably I cannot be really fair when it comes to his acting skills BUT I
watched all his dramas and he extremely improved. I have even more
respect towards him because he decided to play such a HARD role like in
"LAST FRIENDS".. its not easy to play a guy who hurts his girlfriend in
such a horrible way. The most Johnny's boys always play the lovely or
cool character in dramas..but you have to be very brave to take a
negative role as a brutal bad guy because Ryo-chan could lose a lot of his
japanese female fans because of the role he is playing in LAST FRIENDS.
I think Ryo-chan does a great job, I did not expected him to be THAT
good, so I cannot agree with people who says that he is not a talented actor.
Ueno Juri: What can I say.. SHE CAN ACT. The best actress of our
generation. I just love her since "Swing Girls" and "Nodame Catable" and
now she again proved what an amazing and talented actres she is.
Juri and Ryo-chan were the main reasons why I started to watch
"last friends"..and I really do not regret it. They easily steal the show
from other actors. The main focus is on them.
Nagasawa Masami (Michiru): Well not bad..I watched her in 3
Doramas so far and I am very impressed by the way how different she is
in ever role. The most actresses can only play the little cute girl but
Masami can also play mature characters. | | 29. | Comments by masaki-chan [Rating: 10/10]
Best drama of this season xDDD Really worth watching :)))) | | 30. | Comments by aoi_dolphine [Rating: 8/10]
Still watching but than this drama is about relationships and Domestic Violence. | | 31. | Comments by suzuyuki [Rating: 10/10]
still watching | | 32. | Comments by lynn [Rating: ?/10]
Downloading...Currently watching...Ep09 | | 33. | Comments by deseipher [Rating: 6/10]
A show with a lot of promise initially, only to be dragged down by poor writing and direction. | | 34. | Comments by ginger ale [Rating: ?/10]
I'm still watching and I'm intrigued by the series. Eita always delivers an awesome performance. I was drawn to the series too by the story arch which tackle issues that are not normally touched on by jdoramas- domestic violence, gender issue, molestation. Ryo is surprisingly scary in his role as the icy lover bashing lover. Both inegnue Masami and Ueno are delivering agood performances. | | 35. | Comments by iloveshoes1206 [Rating: 9/10]
watching | | 36. | Comments by -Yuuki- [Rating: ?/10]
--> just watching | | 37. | Comments by Ezalor [Rating: 7/10]
Pretty much a soap. Won't watch again. | | 38. | Comments by glayjiro1017 [Rating: ?/10]
currently watching! | | 39. | Comments by kireiyuhi [Rating: 9/10]
Loved it. Ueno Juri is a genius | | 40. | Comments by ct_subang [Rating: ?/10]
Currently Watching | | 41. | Comments by sadacori [Rating: ?/10]
(currently watching and loving) | | 42. | Comments by lunarmiko [Rating: 9/10]
Great series. Ueno Juri is an awesome actress. | | 43. | Comments by Lee-chan [Rating: 7/10]
Dramatic, even for a J-drama. Sometimes too much so, but it definitely did a good job at hooking viewers. For all it went through, it fell short of doing justice to certain issues (DV and TG)... But I absolutely fell in love with Eita and Ueno. They acted their hearts out. | | 44. | Comments by himesayu [Rating: 7/10]
The start was great but it was kinda rushed at the end. But it's still an ok drama.
Note:
If you like Ueno Juri-san and already watched Nodame Cantabile, you will like her here. | | 45. | Comments by poopiefish [Rating: 8/10]
As many others have pointed out, this drama "deals" with issues that many other dramas seldom touch on: domestic violence, homosexuality, child abuse and loneliness, but imo, it didn't really say too much on those issues.
As someone who has never experienced or knows anyone who has experienced DV, I fail to understand Sosuke and Michiru's relationship. It simply didn't make sense to me why would Sosuke hit Michiru so DAMN hard if he really loved her from the bottom of her heart. Neither did it make sense to me that Michiru keeps going back to him despite violence so serious that it could threaten her life.
Ueno and Eita's parts were enjoyable to watch though, and I think here is where the story really shines -- when Ueno finally gains recognition as a "person" instead of a "woman". This has spoke out against the social stereotypes in our society, and I felt that it really did make a statement, perhaps even a lasting impact on me.
The ending was also... interesting, to say the least. *spoilers alert!* I would refrain from saying too much, but I really wanted to comment on how unconventional the ending was to me... a relationship that is a combination of friends/husband+wife/lovers/family? Yes! That is how some human relationships can be! Not all human relationships have to be defined and fit nicely into presets of the society! And I love the drama for acknowledging that fact.
Other than that, for those who just enjoy suspense and dramatic plots, I think you will also definitely enjoy this drama. It always kept me up on the chair and I didn't find myself fastforwarding parts of the drama like I usually do.
Oh, and I must also give praise to Ueno Juri and Eita's acting! In fact, I was so impressed by Juri that I went and watched Nodame because of her performance in Last Friends! (I have always been reluctant to watch Nodame due to the hype) She has truly brought the character to life... | | 46. | Comments by misaki697 [Rating: 10/10]
by far one of my VERY FAVORITE dramas!!
i am pleasantly surprised and very impressed by ueno juri's superb acting skills, only previously having seen her in nodame. | | 47. | Comments by 206 [Rating: 10/10]
Like the cast but the story line is way different from many I have enjoyed. | | 48. | Comments by xayaxceresx [Rating: 8/10]
sad yet soo good | | 49. | Comments by gomibagu [Rating: 9/10]
Very good drama. 1st one i've ever seen that deals with this subject. | | 50. | Comments by sw33t_laydee [Rating: 7/10]
I lost interest in the drama half way through...I think it got too intense for me to watch at times, however, it dealt with real life situations and i liked watching the portrayals of the different characters. Consequently, i did not like that only 2 of the 5 characters were developed in the drama...I felt there wasn't enough of the drama to go into the other character's lives and issues. | | 51. | Comments by JackClark [Rating: 10/10]
The most intense Japanese drama I've ever seen. Ueno Juri acting blew me away. | | 52. | Comments by bmwracer [Rating: 6/10]
Disappointing... Fine performances by Ueno Juri and Eita are ruined by the DV-obsessed story and poorly developed characters. Don't bother watching the SP: it's mostly just a recap of the previous 11 episodes. | | 53. | Comments by xerith [Rating: 9/10]
Compelling storyline that makes you want to find out what is going to happen as soon as possible. Didn't quite like the last two episode's anti-climax kind of pace but guess it was necessary to wrap things up. Also didn't like Masami's character. These two things were the only thing that stopped it from being a 10/10. | | 54. | Comments by kaitosan20 [Rating: 10/10]
Such a good drama!!Eita and ueno juri wee the best actor/actress...how ueno juri changed her acting from nodame to this was unbelievable.....and eita is just pure Good:)one of the best dramas ive seen!!! | | 55. | Comments by Sailorprinzess [Rating: 9/10]
I loved this drama! The acting was top-notch and I love Utada's "Prisoner of Love." | | 56. | Comments by Kitsuchi [Rating: 8/10]
Interesting. Very interesting. In fact, one of the very few series I've watched up until now that I found so extremely interesting and exciting to constantly wanting to watch the next episode. This fact impressed me very much from the first episode. At first, I hadn't much expectations about it and thought it would be some "cliché"-series about different kinds of friendships and their difficult days/pasts and so on. But I was really surprised and got "owned" as I kept watching. :)
This series is one among the few which takes up questions and subjects that are quite rare, and making the whole thing stay dramatic, sweet, romantic and depressing at the same time.
Not to mention the choice of OST's, that was like sugar in a cake! The perfect choices added the extra feeling. I was highly satisfied and was always happy as I was watching this series, because it was a great match! There are often cases when I watch a new series and hear their OST's I think to myself, ".. what kind of music is this.." but well, slowly, I would get used to it and like it in the end. But regarding this series, 'Last Friends', it was like opening the door from hell to heaven in one single move; everything was spot-on immediately.
I loved 'Prisoner of Love'. Throughout watching, I always thought that it was words matching the protagonists. They are "prisoners of love", if you think about it.. :)
Do I need to comment about Ueno Juri? Excellent acting to the max. Surprised me like this: 0: after her acting in Nodame. Like, wow! What a change!
Of course, this series had it flaws as well.. Like, how come Sousuke changed behaviour out of the blue, Michiru going back and forth to him even though it's obviously dangerous, etc.. But whatever, I didn't think about these very much because the feeling I got while watching this series overwhelmed me and manipulated me. :)
Watch now, for my sake, kk? ;) | | 57. | Comments by gaijinmark [Rating: 5/10]
Watching this I was a prisoner of crap. | | 58. | Comments by cirrus [Rating: 7/10]
ueno juri's impressive in this one. her eyes emote a lot of feelings. i love eita too and the special relationship the two of them share. | | 59. | Comments by wanderingfish7 [Rating: 8/10]
Ueno Juri is the star of the drama. The plot makes me uneasy, the ending is so so. | | 60. | Comments by jey92 [Rating: 10/10]
Ryo did a good job in this series.. Definitely must watch! | | 61. | Comments by Wynter [Rating: 8/10]
A very controversial drama. Aside from the really bad writing, the actors were great and I really felt for the characters and the issues they went through. | | 62. | Comments by oldasianguy [Rating: 8/10]
Awesome..Great intense drama from episode 1 up to the suicide episode...because the last epiosode was really weak I couldn't award this drama a 10........but a strong 8........Great cast....great music.....strong plot up to the suicide........... | | 63. | Comments by dirtypink [Rating: 8/10]
I guess I really liked this drama because of Ueno Juri and Eita's performances, their characters were superb. However, I felt Michiru's character did not reach to the same standard, michiru's character was cliche and expected. I wish the drama could tell us more about Sousuke and explain him better. The ending was probably the only way the drama could end, if you watch it you would understand, but I did not felt as touched as I thought I would have. Nonetheless I really liked the idea for this show, and i love eita and juri's characters and their acting | | 64. | Comments by Dark^3nforc3r [Rating: 6/10]
Superb cast.. superb acting.. but falls short because of a super-heavy plot... really depressing to watch... and one stupid thing... y dun they juz report to police??? I can understand went michiru got involved in DV... but takeru and ruka gettin beaten up.. dats too silly... normally ppl will juz go to the police...duh... | | 65. | Comments by prue [Rating: 10/10]
Ruka & Takeru were indeed solemate's.. =) | | 66. | Comments by ayehunny [Rating: 10/10]
Love it!! | | 67. | Comments by Patazilla [Rating: 10/10]
I had no great expectations of this, but I really loved it in the end. The cast is awesome, the plot is awesome, the music is awesome. I love its flow and how things end up. I love its atmosphere as well, it's such a fragile, sad but as well happy mood this whole drama transmitters. | | 68. | Comments by mmyy [Rating: 9/10]
Ueno Juri was simply perfect! | | 69. | Comments by altec [Rating: 10/10]
I was so happy that Ueno Juri had this role. I really loved the storyline and the several social issues it brought up. A really good drama. | | 70. | Comments by marienella [Rating: 5/10]
wasted the talents of Ueno and Eita when the story focused on the DV. | | 71. | Comments by l3in8 [Rating: 10/10]
Oh mh god!! Just finished watching this drama!! It is awesome!! The actors have done the great job!!! A drama that you shouldn't miss out! ;) | | 72. | Comments by Swedish_Japan_Lover [Rating: 7/10]
hrm | | 73. | Comments by azngelique [Rating: 9/10]
OMG. ryo is like a DEVIL here. inspite that. i still love this. FRIENDSHIP is bigger than LOVE.. | | 74. | Comments by jalen [Rating: 9/10]
CCCOOOLLL!!! | | 75. | Comments by strawberrynkiwi [Rating: 7/10]
7.5... It really was quite good in the beginning then I think after episode 5 or 6 it just started going down hill. I agree with a lot of people saying that the topic of the drama is the only good part, but the storyline and just character development wasn't good enough. It was too wishy washy for me. Prisoner of Love is a great OP for it though. |
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| 1. | Paine_kun | | 2. | juliana_phang | | 3. | daemon | | 4. | terra-kun
So far so good. Love the all-star cast. | | 5. | jdoggxd
good actors, very interesting drama.. :D love it so much | | 6. | lunarmiko
Ruka & Michiru are a cute couple! | | 7. | pandaguitarist
Truly impressed and blown away by such a talented cast. | | 8. | Patazilla
I just have to vote for this one. I love Ueno Juri and I love Eita even more and this dorama did a big deal to increase my liking. Both of them did such a wonderful job to act their roles that I totally fell in love with them and this dorama. All the other actors were perfectly chosen as well. They created such an incredible atmosphere with their skills and with the ingenious, surprising plot as well as the soundtrack. It often happens that I don't like endings too much in Japanese dorama and mostly always I can rightly guess how it ends at at least the next to last episode, but in this dorama they keep it exciting until the very end. And the end is a really nice, fitting and interesting one, which makes at least me think. | | 9. | leftleg | | 10. | piano | | 11. | joe_cute | | 12. | rossoneri
i watched these drama without knowing the storyline..and im so shocked and impressed with the plot......juri is so amazing,she really different from nodame....i can't believe ruka is juri... | | 13. | kotya | | 14. | himesayu | | 15. | roon | | 16. | 206
I'm not even done with this series but the story is so different compared to many I have watched. I can tell that something not good is going to happen. Maybe it's just that, being different, that makes it so compelling of a story. Great cast. | | 17. | xerith
Although the last few episodes ended up a bit of an anti-climax to me... but overall, the story was quite interesting and different from the typical Japanese drama. Definitely worth watching. | | 18. | kfc | | 19. | gwenny
Ueno Juri is great! this drama is very complicated but that just makes it all the more interesting =D | | 20. | mc.D | | 21. | odaoda | | 22. | hachikokokoro |
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Nagasawa Masami
Ueno Juri
Eita
Nishikido Ryou
Mizukawa Asami
Yamazaki Shigenori
Tanaka Tetsushi
Baisho Mitsuko
Hirata Mitsuru
Asaka Mayumi
Nagashima Mitsuki
Nishihara Aki
Ito Yuko
