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Yama Onna Kabe Onna [山おんな壁おんな]



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Title:Yama Onna Kabe Onna
山おんな壁おんな
Mountain Woman, Wall Woman
Telecast:2007-07-05 to 2007-09-20

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TV Station:Fuji TV
Duration:12 Episodes



Synopsis
Based on the manga of the same title by, Atsuko Takakura. The story revolves around a woman (Itoh) working in a department store whose meager bust has earned her the nickname of "kabe onna" ("kabe" means "wall" and "onna" means "woman"). Unfortunately for her, a well-endowed "yama onna" ("yama" meaning "mountain") gets assigned to the same department, heightening her insecurity.
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Actor/Actress Cast (13)
Itoh Misaki
伊東美咲

Aoyagi Emi
Fukada Kyoko
深田恭子

Mariya Marie
Oikawa Mitsuhiro
及川光博

Okuen Masayuki
Koike Eiko
小池栄子

Ooyama Haruka
Tanihara Shosuke
谷原章介

Tamura Takehiko
Nishijima Hidetoshi
西島秀俊

Iguchi Shouhei
Kawata Hiroki
川田広樹

Matsubara Toorujin
Miura Rieko
三浦理恵子

Kokuban Rika
Uehara Misa
上原美佐

Yoshino Kanako
Yazawa Shin
矢沢心

Toyokawa Misato
Nukumizu Youichi
温水洋一

Kazunuma Tadashi
Wakabayashi Go
若林豪

Okuen Goemon
Komoto Maki
河本麻希

Nagashima Masumi
  

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Drama Reviews (4)
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The review section may contain spoilers! Please understand
that you may find out about this drama's endings and plots!


1. Ito Misaki Shines [Rating: 7/10]
Okay, I'll admit that I thought this show was going to be terrible, two of the most wooden actresses in Japan starring in a drama that has one of the stupidest synopsis's I've seen. This prevented me from watching the drama until it was subtitled to the 6th episode. Due to me being bored out of my mind one day I decided to give it a chance and see how truly bad it is.

Turns out it isn't bad, it's hilarious in fact with some great direction and clever writing. Fukada Kyoko reaffirms that there is no reason she should be acting in dramas but what's awesome is that Ito Misaki really has a coming out as a great comedic actress in this drama as the Kabe Onna, the drama completely revolves around her and that is a good thing. I think this is the first character she has played with some depth to it and she does well, hope she can breakout of her type casted 2D characters after this show.

Yeah the drama is advertised as just a bunch of boob jokes but most of the jokes are actually creatively done and consistently funny and when it gets dramatic it works because it focuses on the insecurities of Ito's character in general which allows the viewer to relate some what(I actually think girls will enjoy this one more than the guys due to this factor even though most people seem to think it's a "guys drama" for obvious reasons).

This review is based off of the first 7 episodes, I doubt my score/review will change unless something crazy happens like Ito's character being hit by a train thus allowing Fukada Kyoko's character to take the spotlight.
Reviewed by sucigam on 9 September 2007
2. Enjoyable! [Rating: 8/10]
I actually didn't mind this drama? Sure it was all about boobs but it was quite funny in parts and Itoh Misaki's acting has indeed become less stiff! I'd recommend it for laughs~ I really liked how they developed the relationship between Aoyagi and Iguchi <3 I also love the ending theme by Exile (the piano version of it was really nice!)
Reviewed by sezling on 18 October 2007
3. just UNIQUE !!!!!!!!!! [Rating: 10/10]
Usually I'd say : 'boobs ? -no thanks, I like 'em small !', but after 15 minutes this comedy turned out to be absolutely hillarious - I never laughed so much & so hearty before !!!!!!!!
This dorama is not only about 'boobs', no vulgar 'guy's-drama' and no hentai-stuff at all, so it never gets boring !!!
Often silly jokes (slapstick), but absolute lovely silly ( far, far away from being stupid), thanks to the magnificiant performance of the whole cast - just EXCELLENT !! You'll love them ALL !! - I DO !!!
Really the funniest comedy I've ever watched.
Sooooo lighthearted & beautiful........not to compare with any other jdorama, there are lots of funny doramas (jdoramedies), but this one is just at the top of all jdoramedies.......just UNIQUE !!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed by honolulu on 6 December 2007
4. Misaki, Fukada.. great chemistry.. [Rating: 10/10]
ive been a fan of Itoh Misaki since Hotman 2.. and all of her dramas never failed me.. this drama proves it again.. now together with Kyoko Fukada.. it's my first time seeing her as an Jactress.. and she's cute.. anyway.. i do have problems in her acting though.. sometimes she's too much childish.. i dont know if its only her role in this drama.. so straight to the point about the drama plot?.. just simple it really a family drama although some of you disagree.. because of the BOOBS and stuff like that.. LOL.. but for me it's very close to a family drama.. and mix with comedy.. almost all the cast here did they're best in their roles. Samuel Samaniego of Quezon City, Philippines.
Reviewed by slashersam016 on 30 December 2007

Comments From Users (40)
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This section may contain spoilers! Do not proceed if you
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1. Comments by irwinner [Rating: 7/10]
Eye-candy makes up for the rather predictable story.
2. Comments by moonchyld [Rating: 8/10]
i usually steer away from misaki itoh.. but the drama was actually pretty funny & entertaining tho really chessy~ loved the men in the drama - so charismatically funny esp the aomori-ben guy! XD
3. Comments by eml132 [Rating: 6/10]
Silly funny drama, not the best of stories though.
4. Comments by aik0 [Rating: 4/10]
Supposed to be a comedy but not very funny, plot is quite bare for ep1 and the acting of the both the main characters is quite lackluster as usual. Dropped. Slow and Boring.
5. Comments by donna8157 [Rating: 5/10]
I'm not sure what to think about this drama. It stars two of the most popular Jdrama actresses currently - Itoh Misaki from "Densha Otoko" and Fukada Kyoko from "S.O.S". Itoh Misaki plays a self-conscious handbag saleswoman in an upper class department store who is getting older and wants to get married. Although beautiful, she feels conscious of her chest size. One day a new employee comes to work for the company, Mariya (Fukada Kyoko) who has a really large chest size.

The whole emphasis of this show is on the relationships between Mariya and Aoyagi. That part of the show is bearable, but the comparisons of chest sizes can be really embarrassing and downright inappropriate. I sometimes even wonder why these actresses took these roles.

Despite all of this, I still finished up the drama mainly because I wanted to find out who Aoyagi would end up with in the end. Sadly, the ending was a bit messy and like the rest of the series, very illogical.
6. Comments by lynn [Rating: 8/10]
Copy
7. Comments by bba1 [Rating: 4/10]
Dropped after 3. It's not that funny.
8. Comments by ct_subang [Rating: ?/10]
WIP
9. Comments by natzumi [Rating: 5/10]
not impressed
10. Comments by Parishilton [Rating: ?/10]
watch now
11. Comments by Eyeyore [Rating: 6/10]
still watching. Never have been Fukuda's fan as i have dreaded her bimbo acting but the theme is unique and realistic. The gags are really funny and cleverly done without without being vulgar or explicit. Forget about acting skills..........but do take note of any flying buttons !!
12. Comments by -happyGALORE-- [Rating: 9/10]
laughable
13. Comments by Ushiroyubi [Rating: ?/10]
ep4
14. Comments by wanderingfish7 [Rating: 7/10]
Pretty funny, i really like that pink piggy, wanna have one.
15. Comments by houndofwinter [Rating: 8/10]
fun
16. Comments by debabsayang [Rating: 7/10]
Why does Kyoko Fukada always got the innocent girl character like some sort of look like dumb girl? I've watch many of her dramas, she always plays dumb characters...pity of her...In contrast, I like Misaki Itoh's FLARING NOSE!!! haha...
17. Comments by sezling [Rating: 8/10]
A really enjoyable drama~ I laughed a lot in this. Itoh Misaki's acting has improved! The supporting characters are also super funny!! I really liked how they developed the relationship between Aoyagi and Iguchi <3 And the setting of the Marukoshi store and bag department was great~
18. Comments by Kirari Ililah [Rating: 9/10]
SO CUTE! Such a funny story, and a true view that a lot of women have issues with. But you are, who you are, nothing else!!!
19. Comments by Hinano [Rating: 10/10]
This drama is awesome!
20. Comments by russia [Rating: 9/10]
one of the best comedies in YEARS! more! more!
21. Comments by lesamouraifou [Rating: 9/10]
really fun..
I think Kyoko Fukada's breasts are truly too big in the drama.
22. Comments by Milano [Rating: 8/10]
kawaii Marie-chan ! And in this drama Ito Misaki is good too.
23. Comments by akitsu [Rating: 7/10]
I enjoyed this show very much. At first I thought that the story was not much but the scenatist did pretty good job.
24. Comments by marspeach [Rating: 6/10]
Funny, immature, sexist show. Probably more for the male audience. (What am I talking about, probably?)
25. Comments by JackClark [Rating: 10/10]
Ito Misaki and Kyoko Fukada made such a great comedy team. All the women were awesome in this series.
26. Comments by pinkokoro [Rating: ?/10]
COMPLETE.
27. Comments by aiscess [Rating: 9/10]
I really like Misaki Ito when she does comedies like this. I think FujiTv’s brand of comedy fits my taste perfectly. I thought at first that it will not be suited for me because of it’s title but it wasn’t at all. Well, I guess it depends on one’s perspective. Not too much conflicts or whatsoever, and they added a little romance in the latter part.
28. Comments by serebi [Rating: 8/10]
Very funny dorama, great theme song by EXILE. Misaki is very polite and down to earth in this dorama. But the dorky and over cute character of Fukada Kyoko earns the series an 8
29. Comments by deina-kun [Rating: ?/10]
Haven't watched
30. Comments by illuminati [Rating: ?/10]
*currently watching*
31. Comments by altec [Rating: 10/10]
AWH! It was really cute...and Ito Masaki was amazing as always.
32. Comments by easi [Rating: 9/10]
Hi all

I'm selling this set of Japan drama at US$14.99 (excludes shipping charges - to be advised). Details as follows:

1) Comes with 3 dvd disks (12 Episodes)
2) Region Free
3) Can be played on any dvd player with multi code player.
4) Speaks in Japan language with English, Chinese subtitles.
5) Only watched it once and in very good condition.
5) Starring Misaki Itowu, Kyokofukada, Eiko Koike Mitsuhiru Oikawa, Shosuke Tanihara.

Interested parties can PM me for more details.

Have a great year.
Ling
7 Feb 2008
33. Comments by bellrin8880 [Rating: 9/10]
Hi all

I'm selling my set of Japanese DVD at US$14.99. Details as follows:

1) Original DVDs
2) Only watched once but its still in good condition
3) Comes with 3 DVD disks, 12 episodes, Region Free.
4) Can be played on any dvd player with multi code player.
5) Speaks in Japan language with English, Chinese subtitles.
6) Starring Misaki Itowu, Kyokofukada, Eiko Koike Mitsuhiru Oikawa, Shosuke Tanihara.
7) Worlwide shipping and handling charges to be advised.
8) Accepts paypal payment.

Please email info@dewdroplets.com or send me a private message for details.

Regards
Ling
7 Feb 2008
34. Comments by shinjitsu [Rating: 7/10]
Funnier than I thought it would be. Itoh Misaki was good in her role.
35. Comments by tabana [Rating: 8/10]
A few good jokes. If you're not offended by boobs jokes of course. A nice cast overall. Not something you'll remember in 5 years, but a good time waster.
36. Comments by hananako [Rating: 8/10]
funny ~ ahahah.. cant stop laughing.. ;D
37. Comments by roon [Rating: 7/10]
It was a fun, casual show. Nothing too spectacular, but nothing that put me to sleep.
38. Comments by aoi_dolphine [Rating: 8/10]
Funny and entertaining drama to watch.
39. Comments by kireiyuhi [Rating: 6/10]
This was officially one of the weirdest dramas i've ever watched. Although it has it's moments, it's pretty boring.
40. Comments by snow_san [Rating: 8/10]
Currently watching.
Through 7 episodes. Itoh Misaki leads an excellent cast. Omoshiroi JDorama. Smile from beginning to end!
5th episode. TOTEMO OMOSHIROIKATTA!! This one was soo funny! Itoh Misaki is great in this series. This particular episode, we get her nose flare, her inaka hogen (country accent) and we get to see her play drunk! And she does a great job of it! Makes you wonder if she really wasn't!
7th episode. More inaka hogen! Even if you don't understand Japanese, you KNOW you're hearing it! And it's too funny!
This series has been fun from the start. And it's certainly more than just boob jokes.
Fun cast and no matter how much Misaki gets picked on, she keeps her spirits high!

Users who voted for this drama (1)
1. russia
watch the wall woman. she is incredibly funny. her dream sequences are awesome too. button popping outrageous humor. women dont get it!