The title of this drama came to me very often, and this prompted me, finally, to watch.
The series is declared a comedy, and, at first, everything looks funny: caricature creditors, a funny fan group of the main character Chisato, her running from these very creditors and, finally, a stranger in a sequined cloak. He pays the debt for Chisato, and in return asks to sign a contract stating that she, Minete Chisato, should become the wife of Shinzo Okura for a month.
But the secret of drama is that you can't trust your eyes, because everything is not what it seems. And the contract, it turns out, Chisato did not read to the end, and in black and white it was indicated that the heroine, after the death of Shinzo, should become a mother for his six adopted sons - potential heirs. It's exciting, you can't say anything!
And then the whole story works according to this rule. The castle of deceived hopes looks like a bizarre fabulous house full of secrets and secret doors. Okura’s sons are all matchmaking, walking caricatures and not very pleasant personalities, they do not like the will of the late father, and they do not want Chisato as their mother. They are much more interested in thinking about the untold riches that their father should have left them as an inheritance.
It's not that they're greedy, the problem is that they're alienated from each other. These brothers do not perceive themselves as a family at all, their separateness is expressed in indifference or disputes with each other. The new mother faces the most difficult problem: to fulfill the tasks of the mother (also, as it turned out, stipulated in the contract), to work as a psychologist for some of her “children”, and even to act as president of the company “Miracle”, continuing the work of her deceased husband Shinzo.
The plot is full of unexpected twists and, I confess, until the very last two episodes, I was somewhat irritated while watching. I have changed my attitude towards the characters of this story with almost every episode, and the motivation of some characters caused only bewilderment - seriously? But at the end of the story, the puzzles came together, and I realized that I still liked the drama.
The characters are written well, even if it seems to you at first that there is no explanation for their actions, in the final everything will open. The main character is Chisato, a pretty miniature girl with a round face, dressed in awkward sweaters and colorful skirts. She is even sorry for the first series of the series - her mother died, and her father lost in gambling and rewrote his debt of one hundred million yen in the name of his daughter. And then there's the tame of the obstinate in the face of six male boobs. Several times she threw everything and ran away, cried, angry and gave up, but, despite all the adversity, overcame obstacles and was able to achieve his goal.
Akira is the youngest, smartest and sweetest boy with glasses. Satoru is a hikkikomori; Masaru is a model who is afraid of women and likes to wear makeup. Sho is a lady from the host club; Okura is a biker and sloppy and Fuu is the oldest and most sensible. Each of the Okura family has its own story, not always pleasant, and the images with which they appear before the audience in the first series are just masks behind which problems hide. We must give Chisato credit: not everyone would cope with such painstaking and hard work.
The funny secretary with Tokitu glasses, played by Yamamoto Koji, I certainly will not forget. Each of his appearances on the screen was enchanting.
The atmosphere of the series is very light, the picture is full of bright tones, and the fervent music of the ending covers excessive drama. Yes, the drama is also present here, there were moments when tears came to my eyes.
There is much to be said about the drama, but it is better to see it once than to read it a hundred times. Guaranteed to lift the mood and make you think about such a great value as family.
Something like “Seven guises of Yamato Nadeshiko”, only if it is all about love and love, then it is all about family and family. In short, this drama is also a storehouse of wise thoughts about family values, about bonds that can be stronger than blood ties, about support, about unity.
And it's all told so simply that the idea is on the surface. Even a child will understand. A lot of things are tormented and twisted - just a whole Japanese Santa Barbara, and at the end they began to hurry with "Mother's Tasks" and some other moments, but, in general, all the viewers understood themselves well, I think.
In the center is a girl named Mineta Chisato (I, of course, scolded over the surname, I could not help myself), who should live in a cool castle with 6 handsome people and be their mother. In the end, she is the one who brings everyone together. The actress is from Hana Kimi. Here she was still dressed to horror strangely: long skirts for a short man and it is still together with sweatshirts ... But in the role of a fighting girl with a huge soul, she seemed not to be brilliant, but organic.
The eldest son of Okura Fuu, except for his name, again, I liked the appearance of all: what a piercing look, what a figure. That's not a wow at all.
With Okura Takeru’s second son, I cried, which is the character that evoked the most emotions in me. And even though he looks quite plain, but he played the actor so sincerely and spiritually - he played the best, honestly.
The third son of Okura Sho seemed to me the most slippery - the most murky type, he had bad intentions at the very beginning, and, frankly, I did not even catch the moment when he managed to change, become white-fluffy. I don’t like the actor who played him at all. Everywhere I see him, I wonder how he manages to get the lead roles. There's nothing like that about him. And not the game.
The fourth son of Okura Masaru irritated me with turquoise shadows in my eyes and blue nail polish. Thank God, in the second half, someone figured out not to paint him anymore (apparently, the audience resented), and he became more or less normal. At least I started to understand it. The appearance of Yusuke, who played him, I do not understand, honestly, for me he is Japanese Sergey Zverev, but many are fond of him. Taste and color, in short.
From the fifth son of Okura Satoru, everyone from small to large squeaked (not in the drama, but in comments on various websites). I do not understand the universal affection for him. I mean, yeah, he's cute and all, but he's not my type. And as an actor weak (at least in this drama, I have not seen him anywhere else yet).
The sixth son of Okura Akira is only a teenager, he is aged 12-13, but he is very smart. A good boy, only unemotional at all: whether this is the character, or the actor is to blame – I do not know. But of course, the actor in any case to Jin Gu at a similar age is far away.
These are the impressions of the main characters.
In principle, the drama is very soulful, but for some reason I was struck only by moments related to the second son, as I said above.
Overall, a good philosophical thing. A little crazy and crazy, but good.
7 out of 10
What is this drama about? And what can she teach us?
Tisato was unlucky with his father, he constantly played for considerable sums, which led to a huge debt of one million yen. And the money is demanding yakuza! What is to be done? run? or openly confront? look for the father who fled immediately? Tisata chooses the first and the last.
And here again the chase, it seems she managed to escape, but they catch her and drive her into a corner. All caught, and Tisato kicks his feet and keeps his last strength. Suddenly, the noise of the helicopter becomes stronger, looking at the top sees the prince (no longer young). And the prince offers her (Shinjo Okura, and he was the president of the company Miracle) a contract, he will pay for the debts of his father, but she will have to pay the money later, seemingly profitable, but the contract with a secret. As a result, the main character signed a marriage contract, and now she is the wife of Shinjo.
However, a month later he died, and Tisato thought that now she was free. But it wasn't! All under the same contract, she must live for three months as the mother of Okura-san’s sons in the Castle of “Trapped Hearts”. And these guys do not take her seriously, and four of them are also older than Tisato.
This series will teach sincerity that it is unnecessary to despair, to give up. Even cunning and kindness, trust. Love for others, and that you can accept and take care of your children.
Good, comedy series for the family. All these 11 episodes will not stop watching!Sweets + coffee, tea will help brighten up the series.
9 out of 10
- I've never seen them like this. - It's because of her. To be a family, to laugh like that, to cry like that, I don’t think blood relationships play a big role here.
Decent work. It has become one of my favorite dramas, if not the most. None of the series seemed to be long. Absolutely. Actions in each series develop dynamically, but at the same time you keep up with everything. Eleven episodes of 50 minutes I watched in one breath and morally not exhausted at all, on the contrary, this drama gave me weighty food for thought and warmth, which is lacking in television cinema.
There will be a few spoilers in the review, so if you haven’t watched the drama yet, you can postpone this report for later.
Number. Once again, I am convinced that Maki is a talented actress. I first saw her in Memoirs of a Teenager with Amnesia and Nobuta's Advancement. It was Nobuta who made me look at her with different eyes. As for the heroine herself, I was struck by her dedication and the fact that she perceived everyone as a person and lived their problems to the fullest.
Ugh. Big Brother. He does not appear so often in the film and at first I did not like him, but no matter how great his thirst for inheritance at first over time in the plot, we realize his responsibility, the fight for the whole family, brothers and sister.
Takeru.One of my favorite characters. He can rightly be called one of the main characters, because he is the soul of the family. When the need always defuses the situation, but at the same time, as if he did not even claim at first that “We are not relatives.” But we just live together, but it seems to me that he was the most attentive to each member of the family. He is very different in fate and character from the other brothers, I did not want to “let go” him when he moved from brothers to father, however, I am very glad that he was able to find his father and forgive him.
Another favorite character, although I considered him a frivolous guy for a long time, perhaps something remained, but the story of my son and the orphanage made me change my attitude towards him. And on Episode 4, when little Ricky faked his kidnapping to bring mom and dad together, the end of the series...I was sobbing on it with streams! It really was a very powerful end to an already strong series. Got it. Mukai Osamu is a really talented actor, there is nothing to add here.
Masaru. “Model” with terrible makeup at the beginning and a phobia, which was initially surprising for a popular model, however, despite everything I think that Masaru is quite responsive and kind person, remember at least how he tried to help Sator, although at the same time he was in love with one girl. I think that for Masaru, as in principle for Satoru... Of all the brothers, they are closer to each other. And I'm not talking about a couple of interesting xD moments, and it feels like they're talking to each other, but it doesn't show up in the open. Nevertheless, I am glad that in the end everything cleared up and everyone found his way.
Satoru.Also a favorite character of the drama. Maybe the atmosphere of imprisonment, such a hikikomori boy influenced, although hardly, or his charm. After all, he and Tucker were the first to accept Chisato not only as a new mother, but also as a person. Still, Seto very well conveyed the image of his hero, which once again allowed to rejoice and see a really high-quality game.
Akira.The sixth son. I did not see some fantastic acting here, although the guy is still very young and may well grow up, nevertheless, the series where he independently tried to find his mother touched. And what touched him even more was how the whole family, including Chisato, Takera, Sho, Masaru, Satoru, tried to help him with this idea. When the mother and then decided to leave Akira – this moment reveals everyone from a completely new side. Particularly amazing were the tears from Tucker, however, a very touching and strong moment.
In this way, I want to say that despite the comedy of the drama, it remains equally strong in perception. Important things like “cohesion” and “family” are revealed very well. Perhaps comedies are not always able to seriously affect the sensations, but this drama after watching left a very warm impression and you want to review it again.
Also in this drama, I first met such wonderful actors as Yoshinori Okada, Yamamoto Yusuke and Seto Koji.
I recommend seeing those people who are looking for something warm and relaxed, but at the same time deep for perception.
9 out of 10
Or, as Shinzo-san said, the invention of a lifetime. After watching this wonderful series, you really understand what family means to you and how much you care about it! While watching, you not only watch the actions of the characters, but also live with them all the events, sympathize with them, experience. And of course, you're happy for them, because everyone was able to cope with their problems, each helped the other. Despite their cleverness, unwillingness to be together, non-acceptance of each other, the heroes still go through all the trials and understand what kind of treasure Shinzo-san left them.
I would like to note that the actors were selected amazingly! Everyone coped with their roles. I especially liked Horikita Maki, Mukai Osama and Kanama June.
Every episode of the drama ends with a very positive song Girl Next Door – Infinity, with which such a wonderful picture is created. I advise everyone to watch this series, you won’t be disappointed!