Filed under: Asian Celebs, Japanese Drama, Movies, People/Life, Updates/Spoilers | Tags: frienship, Japanese, Kenichi Matsuyama, Movies, Piano, Riko Narumi, ripple, Shindo
I’ve finally finished watching this and wow! It was a very good film. Nice, moving story and characters you can relate to. Makes you appreciate the piano and the struggles of those who play. I used to play myself and I don’t think I could ever get to play that well. The just looking at them play and listening to the pieces, they all seemed so difficult but they’re so good. My favorite piece was “Ripple.” When I used to play, all that mattered was that I correctly read the notes and press the right keys, I’ve never been to that level where I really cared about the dynamics and stuff.
(disclaimer: image stolen from google images)
I am officially a fan of Narumi Riko. She was so good and very pretty. She was supposed to be only 13 then but she looked so mature. She also looked really nice together with Kenichi Matsuyama, who also did well in his role. Even though she was just 13 and he was supposed to be 19, I was hoping their characters would end up together (at least in the future). They had lots of moments of course, and hints that they liked each other. In the end, I was satisfied enough because it did feel like they ended up together (or they really will someday) but it was still not so happily ever after because it was left kind of hanging.
Well, moving away from trying to turn their relationship into something romantic, they had a nice bond all in all. Even if they actually don’t turn into something more, their friendship was great to watch. They help and look out for each other. When they’re together, they sort of learn about themselves. It was just cool how they both benefit from the relationship.
Watch it…
Filed under: Anime, Asian Celebs, Japanese Drama, Movies, News/Rumors/Chismis, Updates/Spoilers | Tags: Change the World, Death Note, English Subs, Erika Toda, Kenichi Matsuyama, L, live action, Narumi Riko, Sequel, Shindo, Spin Off, The Last Name, Trailers
Finally, the official trailers are out. Only the second one has English subs apparently. At first, I thought it was a prequel, as in before the WHOLE Kira case but no, it’s about the last 23 days of L after he solved the Kira case. I think it was mentioned somewhere that he was looking for a successor. He’s trying to finish this last case before he dies since he wrote his own name in the deathnote and was supposed to die in 23(?) days. This basically picks up where Deathnote: The Last Name left off. Oh, I saw Erika Toda/Misa Amane in the trailer too. I really don’t know what she’s doing there but I’m glad she is since I like her character. So I’m guessing there are L/Misa moments? Hehehe! I like them in fanfiction (I have a thing for non-canon pairings). Ryuk also makes an appearance, yay!
The movie comes out in Japan on February 9, 2008. For now, I will get my fix of Kenichi Matsuyama hotness by watching Shindo, his movie with Narumi Riko (Honey & Clover Live Action Drama, One Litre of Tears), which is now uploaded in crunchyroll.com with English subtitles. Kenichi Matsuyama plays a 19 yr. old pianist who’s very passinate about playing the piano but apparently is not as good as the 13 yr. old girl who hates playing piano, she is played by Narumi Riko.
Here are the trailers of L Change the World.
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