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Trans. Love & Fortune is a 2018 TV series. It stars Eri Tokunaga, Fuju Kamio, Miu Tomita with others. Creator Akira Nitta. It is based on manga series by Akira Nitta. Frustrated by life with her boyfriend, thirty something Wako can’t stop herself from being interested in high schooler Yumeaki, despite their age gap. ItContinue reading “Koi no tsuki”

It is a 2015 Japanese series. Directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa, Ken Higurashi, Akinori Ito. It is written by Kazuhiko Yukawa. It stars Yuki Amami, Ikki Sawamura, Yoji Tanaka with others. Hiro Kamon works as a librarian. She ignores the outside world & only loves books. She holds a fake smile but curses at people aroundContinue reading “Fake Marriage”

It is a 2021 Taiwanese romance drama film. Directed by Yin Chen-hao. It stars Roy Chiu & Ann Hsu. A debt collector strikes a deal with a debt-ridden woman struggling to care for her ailing father. He will take care of her bills if she agrees to date him. The film is an official remakeContinue reading “Man In Love”

It is a 2022 Japanese animated coming -of-age fantasy adventure comedy drama film. Co-written & directed by Hiroyasu Ishida. Produced by Studio Colorido. The film was released on Sept. 16, 2022. It stars Mutsumi Tamurs, Asami Seto with others. Kosuke & Natsume, sixth grade students, play in an apartment building that will soon be demolishedContinue reading “Drifting Home”

It is a 1994 American animated musical fantasy film. It is based on the ballet ‘Swan Lake’. Featuring Michelle Nicastro, Howard McGillin, Jack Palance with others. Directed by former Disney animation director Richard Rich. Music score by Lex de Azevedo. It was released on 18 November, 1994. Made on a budget of $ 21 millionContinue reading “The Swan Princess”

It is a 2024 Japanese TV drama series. It stars Japanese actress Fumi Nikaido & South Korean actor Chae Jong hyeop. Sparks begin to fly when a telepathic woman who had given up on love meets a kind hearted Korean student, who thinks in a language she cannot understand. She is the CEO in ‘DolceContinue reading “Eye Love you”

It is a 2004 Japanese animated feature film . Written & directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is loosely based on the 1986 novel of the same name by British author Diana Wynne Jones. Animated by Studio Ghibli. The Japanese voice cast featured Chieko Baisho & Takuya Kimura. The English dub version starred Jean Simmons, EmilyContinue reading “Howl ‘s Moving Castle”

That voice of Ameen Sayani on Radio Ceylon still evokes strong nostalgia. ‘Binaca Geetmala’ was the highlight of our week. The recent filmy songs ? Yes. The countdown was the best. Which song will have the ‘sartaj geet ka beagul?? We waited for that last minute. Before TV, the radio was the only entertainment. TheContinue reading “‘Namaskar, behno aur bhaiyo…’”

It is a Japanese manga series by Tsugami Ohba & illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The anime TV series was released in 2006. It follows Light Yagami, a genius high school student who discovers a mysterious notebook: the ‘Death Note’, which belongs to the shinigami Ryuk. It grants the user the supernatural ability to kill anyoneContinue reading “Death Note”

A 2020 mini series in Japanese. trans. ‘There is something wrong with us’ is an eight episode drama. It stars Minami Hamabe, Ryusei Yokohama, Mahiro Takasugi with others. Creator Natasumi Ando. It is based on manga of the same name. Much anticipated, it’s first episode just flies. Really. It is super fast. Later the paceContinue reading “Cursed In Love”