Four Japanese Dramas That You May Not Know About (2017-2018)

Shorter Japanese Dramas from
Fall 2017 & Winter 2018

The joy of watching Japanese dramas is the fact that they tend to cover and explore subject matters that are not the typical; the norm. The Japanese writers are particularly good at this and it shows with the the dramas that I have a pleasure to watch. As a drama watcher who doesn’t usually gravitate to the rom-com genre, I’m particularly excited to talk about these four dramas that came out during the Fall 2017 and Winter 2018 season.

Movie Monday – Thanksgiving Holiday 2017 Movie Watch List~Adult Version

Beautiful Accident
Wolf Warriors II
Shock Wave
This Is Not What I Expected

Starring: See Cast List Below

Rating: PG13-R, subject matter and violence

Running Time: Varies

Twinkies: 4 stars and up

Movie Monday – Battle of Memories (2017)

Starring: Huang Bo as Jiang Feng, Xu Jinglei as Zhang Daichen, Yang Zi Shan as Chen Shanshan, Yihong Duan as Shen Hanqiang, and Hsu Tiffany as Mystery woman

Rating: R, subject matter and some violence

Running Time: 90 min

Twinkies: 4 stars

Japanese Winter Drama Season Review (2017)

Rakuen (2017)
Tokyo Tarareba Musume (2017)
Quartet (2017)
Seirei no Moribito II: Kanashiki Hakaishin (2017)

Sadly, I’m STILL watching Winter season dramas. Talk about biting off more than you can chew! I think I started a total of 20 dramas from this season and finished around 12 so far. Of the 12, I can safely say these four easily bubble to the top of my list. Let’s get started.

Movie Monday – Lucid Dream (2017)

Starring: Go Soo as Dae-Ho, Sol Kyung Gu as Detective Bang-Sub, Kang Hye Jung as So-Hyun, Park Yoo Chun as mysterious man, Park In Hwan as Sung-pil, Chun Ho Jin as Jo Myung-chul, Lee Shi Ah as Mi Yeo, and Jun Suk Ho as Choi Kyung Hwan

Rating: R, subject matter and some violence

Running Time: 101 min

Twinkies: 3 stars

Forest of Secrets: Teaser’s Pros and Cons

You know, I have PURE love for both Jo Seung Woo and Bae Doo Na! It’s like an early Birthday and Christmas gift tied together to have these two in a drama together! I’m so looking forward to it and really hope it is picked up by someone! Hell! I’ll just watch it raw!!!

Dramas With A Side of Kimchi

Well, this drama is starting off with a huge, beautifully shot, intense teaser that has me itching to solve whatever mystery  Jo Seung Woo & Bae Doo Na are investigating.  It is almost time to start another great weekend TvN drama and Forest of Secrets looks like it will be full of intrigue and gritty politicking.  Just what I like in my suspense dramas.

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Movie Monday – Enemies In Law (2015)

Starring: Hong Jong Hyun as Han Chul Soo, Jin Se Yeon as Park Yeong Hee, Shin Jung Keun as Han Dal Sik, Jun Soo Kyung as Jo Gang Ja, Kim Eung Soo as Park Man Choon, Park Eun Hye as Park Yeong Mi, Kim Do Yeon as Park Yeong Sook

Rating: PG-13/R, subject matter and some violence

Running Time: 119 min

Twinkies: 4 stars

Movie Monday (Late) – Fabricated City (2017)

Starring: Ji Chang Wook as Kwon Yoo, Shim Eun Kyeong as Yeo Wool, Ahn Jae Hong as Demolition, Oh Jung Se as Min Cheon Sang, Kim Ki Cheon as Yeobaekui Mi, and Kim Sang Ho as Ma Deok Soo

Rating: PG-13/R, subject matter and some violence

Running Time: 126 min

Twinkies: 4 1/2 stars

Movie Monday – Luck-Key (2016)

Starring: Yu Hae Jin as Choi Hyung Wook, Lee Joon as Yoon Jae Sung, Im Ji Yeon as Song Eun Joo, Jo Yoon Hee as Ri Na, Go Joon as Kwon Hee Rak, and Cha Soon Hyeong as Choi Moon Suk

Rating: PG-13, subject matter and some violence

Running Time: 112 min

Twinkies: 4 stars

Movie Monday – Confidential Assignment (2016)

Starring: Hyun Bin as Im Chul Ryung, Yu Hae Jin as Kang Jin Tae, Im Yoon Ah as Park Min Yeong, Kim Ju Hyuk as Cha Ki Sung, Jang Young Nam as So Yeon, and Lee Hae Young as Det. Squad Chief Pyo

Rating: PG-13, subject matter and some violence

Running Time: 125 min

Twinkies: 3 stars