Title: Taiyo No Kisetsu a.k.a. Season of the Sun
Genre: Drama/Romance
Episodes: 11
Aired: July - September 2002
Cast:
Takizawa Hideaki - as Tsugawa Tatsuya, a troubled college student who lives a double life. He grew up with revenge as his goal for his father's death. Driven by the wrong goal, he walked the darker path in life and end up being more miserable.
I'll have to get this out first, Takki is hot in this drama! And I mean HOT!!! He's only 20 when the drama was made but his body is so defined and not of a boy anymore. Okay, enough fangirling, LOL! XD I think he did really well in this drama. The emotions were conveyed quite well and the role of a sad and lonely young man fits him well because I think he's one of those that look really good not smiling. The serious look on his face made him more handsome. (He reminds me so much of Jaejoong of Tohoshinki, who is also going to do a Korea-Japan collab drama "Postman from Heaven")
Ikewaki Chizuru - as Izumi Eiko, a talented pianist that got into an accident when she was young which caused her to have a limp. She was overly protected by her pianist mother that she only felt life when Tatsuya came into her life.
I have to admit, I expected somebody prettier to be the leading lady but she's not so bad. I guess they went for the fragile girl type for the role instead of the pretty face.
Okada Yoshinori - as Kawano Kohei, Tatsuya's childhood friend. He considers Tatsuya as his own brother which made him come to Tokyo to be able to fulfill his dream of running with him. He's a good man that truly cares for Tatsuya.
Matsumoto Rio - as Komiyama Yuki, the daughter of a rich family and the finace of Shinji. She fell in love with Tatsuya not knowing that he had a hidden agenda.
Takaoka Sousuke - as Sahara Shinji, the son of a rich banker that Tatsuya wanted to have his revenge on. He likes Tatsuya and did his best to be his friend. A very sincere young man that loves his fiance fully until the end.
Summary:
Tatsuya lost his father to suicide when he was young. Because of this, he vowed to find revenge and worked hard to get to that position. He befriended the rich son of the bank owner that caused his father's death and aimed to take everything from him, even the most precious person to him, his girlfriend. In the midst of his plans, he met Eiko and unwillingly fell in love with her. He feel at peace when he's with Eiko which together with his childhood bestfriend Kohei, brought him back to the light.
The story is well written and it has this very deep meaning that will make you think. It's not your ordinary teen idol movie but a real drama with depth. It shows you how nasty life can be but still gave us hope.
The things that a person can do to reach a goal even if the goal is not good, and the forces that drives you to do things to get what you want. It's a dark world that some of us are victims of, but only if we let it. For the victims, it's probably more difficult but it's always our choice to stay in the dark or turn around and face the light.
I'm happy that they've shown hope in the drama. As long as there's people willing to show us love, we will always be able to face a new day. The love Tatsuya received from his mother, Kohei and Eiko is enough to fight to live again.
I just hate hate hate the ending! I don't know why we can't have a totally happy ending? Are there no happy endings in real life? I don't think so... I think it's very much possible to have a happy ending. I think the writers just feel it's too rare and have to make it more realistic since despair and unhappiness is more common. Well, not for me... I still believe that life is always worth living, because there's always light at the end of the tunnel...^^
Rating: 8/10
No comments:
Post a Comment