Cat Street ep 1

I didn't know they made a drama out of this. I couldn't even suspect or have expectations. But when I accidentally saw the topic at D-Addicts I went to downloaded it right away. I love Kamio Yoko, she is one of my favourite mangakas. I thought "This could be great" but I was disappointed, with both, cast and story. Ok, the story follows manga pretty closely but it seems a bit wooden. Of course, it seems. But the casting didn't impress me. I dunno if they are supposed to be superstars or anything (seems like they have starred many series)... Anyways, this might have been directors mistake as well. The scenes just don't work, settings and stuff, some camera angles are plain stupid. All characters are so different that it really seems impossible for them to interact naturally. It's like you cut pictures from different magazines and try to merge them together but they don't fit, thats' all.

They could have changed the story a bit. I mean, in a manga for parents to leave a 11 years old kid to be like that may be ok but in a drama with real humans... I mean, of course, any of us could say to our 11 year old kid "Dear, if you don't want to go to school you don't have to. Just stay in your room." I mean, COME ON! The mother was so annoying. And the argument she had with dad. Oh please, they should have gone that trough like 5 years ago and if they had they wouldn't talk about the situation like they talked now. And they totally went silent after their teenage daughter lectured them...


There were too many flashbacks. Story started with a flashback and it ended with the very same flashback. I know they were important for the shake of the story but come on. And what about that scene when Keiko was sitting in the cafe and heard mother lecture her daughter so hard... then it just went on for only God knows how long!!


Cast
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Tanimura Mitsuki as Aoyama Keito
Miyama Karen as Keito (age 10)
Katsuji Ryo as Mine Koichi
Kurokawa Tomoka as Noda Momiji
Kimura Ryo as Suzuki Gota
Ishiguro Hideo as Harasawa Taiyo
Fukasawa Arashi as Taiyo (age 10)
Takabe Ai as Sonoda Nako
Suzuki Riko as Nako (age 10)
Namase Katsuhisa as Moriguchi Kentaro
Takahashi George as Aoyama Ryuichi
Kaku Chikako as Aoyama Yumiko
Arai Moe as Aoyama Chika

Tanimura Mitsuki

Looks plain, doesn't she? But that's what this role needs: plain and boring in teh beginning. But taht's too much, she doesn't have any charistma, charms. I dunno, to me she seems so raw. I thought she was young and guess what? Born in 1990, that's young. I have nothing agains young actresses but well...

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