Eternally grateful to those who uploaded the episodes of Takuya Kimura’s Change online so quickly! It’s such a great pick-me-up for my less-than-stellar mood. In fact, it was so brilliant that it even deserved a mention on The Wall Street Journal!
And here’s what the drama critics at Yomiuri said:
If there is an heir to Shiba’s intelligent, socially conscious style of scriptwriting, it just might be Yasushi Fukuda, who, in recent years, has given us Kyumei Byoto 24-ji, Galileo, and now the political drama Change. The showpiece of the July 14, five-star finale was an inspiring 20-minute speech by Prime Minister Asakura (Takuya Kimura) that emphasized accountability and responsibility for politicians and voters alike. It was so good, the public would probably elect Asakura tomorrow if given the chance.
Change just completed airing in Japan last week and you can already watch the entire drama from YouTube. For those who prefer English subtitles, check out www.mysoju.com but the last episode hasn’t been uploaded though.
Takuya definitely gave the REAL politicians and bureaucrats a tough act to follow.
I just finished watching the last episode of Change and I agree it is a splendid drama from EP1-10. Outstanding acting from Takuya Kimura for the 22plus mins speech in 1 single shot and he did it in the 1st take!
The series can be viewed in veoh.com with subs d/l from d-addicts. =)
Comment by yve — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 @ 6:42 pm