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It is a 2023 Japanese drama. Also known as ‘Our Fake Marriage’ or ‘Lie Marriage’. It stars Kikuchi Fuma, Nagahama Neru, Watanabe Shota, Triendl Reina with others. It is a 12 episode drama series. Adapted from the manga series ‘Usokon’ by Tokina Kiwi. Yae, an unremarkable girl working in a cafe & living with aContinue reading “Usokon”

After the fifth episode, it gets more interesting. She flies to Germany alone. She plans to get treated & alone. As Mr Baek hears of it, he flies in haste. More than their tearful union or the site of ‘no tears’ what is very interesting is the junior Mrs Queen! Now, Lee Joo bin startsContinue reading “Queen of Tears”

It is an ongoing South Korean TV series. Written by Park Ji eun & co-directed by Jang Young woo & Kim Hee won. It stars Kim Soo hyun & KIm Ji won. The story depicts a married couple in crisis. After three years of marriage, the husband Baek Hyun woo, wants out. He feels hisContinue reading “Queen of Tears”

It is a Chinese 2021 drama. It stars Zhu Xudan, Dylan Wang, Deng Wei, Pan Mei Ye with others. It has 36 episodes. It is adapted from the game ‘Yu Long’ by Cheng Guang Games. It is a tale of love & promises that spans three lifetimes. Liu Ying, a maidservant , unknowingly saves aContinue reading “Miss the Dragon”

Finally finished watching the much awaited drama. After the first few episodes, it slumps. Getting a break from Netflix, I also ventured into the old drama, ‘Princess Hours’ on Viki. Remembering ‘Coffee Prince ‘ & comparing it with ‘Princess Hours’ I had a good time. The protagonist is the same actress. With her short hairContinue reading “Dr Slump”

It is a 2021 Chinese drama. It stars Zhu Xudan, Dylan Wang, Deng Wei, Pan Mei Ye with others. Liu Yung. a young maidservant, saves a snake from harm & finds outits true form is the dragon king, Yuchi Longyan. After three lifetimes together, Yuchi Longyan hopes to marry her. The tussle between the twoContinue reading “Miss the Dragon”

It literally means ‘Crimson Pig’. It is a 1992 Japanese animated adventure fantasy film. Written & directed by Miyazaki. It is based on his 1989 manga ‘Hikotei Jidai’ It stars the voices of Shuichiro Moriyama, Tokiko Kato, Akemi Okamura with others. Its score is by Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi. The plot revolves around an ItalianContinue reading “Porco Rosso”

It is a 2024 Indian Hindi language historical biographical film. Based on the life of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. It is directed, co-written & co-produced by Randeep Hooda. He also plays the titular role of Savarkar. It was released in the theaters on 22 March 2024. I watched in the theater on Sunday, 24th. The showContinue reading “Swatantrya Veer Savarkar”

It is a 2008 Japanese animated fantasy film . Written & directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The film stars Yuria Nara, Hiroki Doi, Tomoko Yamaguchi with others. It is the eighth film directed by Miyazaki for Ghibli Studio. It is his tenth overall. The film tells the story of Ponyo, a goldfish who escapes from theContinue reading “Ponyo”

Watching him in ‘Unchained love’ made me realise a few things. Number of episodes are more & he captures the screen. Let me start from the beginning. As Daoming Si in the ‘Meteor Garden’ 2018 , he needs no intro. From the very first frame he is there! In front of the whole school/ collegeContinue reading “And Dylan Wang…”