Taira No Kiyomori 2012 Taiga Drama .

[wicked iemon]

http://www9.nhk.or.jp/kiyomori/

Hate to say this but it looks like a Sinbad type romp .
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[kitsuno]

[Talos]

Could be interesting. We haven't had a taiga set in the Heian period in a while, have we?

[Owarikenshi]

I believe the last was "Yoshitsune," in which my favorite character was Taira Kiyomori--his portrayal in that one was certainly more interesting than that of the principal himself. That Taiga emphasized the politics; the new one looks like it has a lot more action and grittiness.

Looking forward to it!

Owarikenshi

[Talos]

[ltdomer98]

[wicked iemon]

Aside from his arrow shot to the monks shrine i have never even in his younger years thought of Kiyomori as a sweaty young man with six pack abs beating the crap out of pirates on the high seas ,yes i know he did subdue pirates but as a commander giving direction not leaping from boat to boar while swatting baddies with an oar .

This drama looks like it was influenced by recent Korean romps which did really well in Japan ,remember this is about the young Kiyomori in his teens and twenties as such i think any one hoping for some Hogen/ Gempei wars will be forced to endure Kiyomori and the Argonauts instead .

Yes Watari is still boss and will remain long after this has sailed into Fukuhara .

This does have a good cast though ,in the mix of ongoing J Poppper's we have fallen ones like Seiko Matsuda and some notable thespians like Kiichi Nakai and Baijaku Nakamura http://www.wiki.d-addicts.com/Upcoming_JDrama .
Looking at the characters that will be played i would imagine the high seas high jinx will give way to more serious stuff in time .
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[owari no utsuke]

I do not know if I plan to watch the new Tiaga. Gou left a bad taste in my mouth. Hopefully, next year's Tiaga will be better.
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[wicked iemon]

Even NHK admit Gou was a mistake but i do not have much hope for this either .

Funny when Gou ends NHK go into the finale of Saka than its Chushingura time again and at least this one looks interesting it has a great cast and the story line is based on the letters of Oishi and Yasubei and the animosity between the two ,than Kiyomori starts .

http://www.wiki.d-addicts.com/Chushingura_~Sono_Gi_Sono_Ai~
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[wicked iemon]

One thing the music score is awful ,its like dissonant crap .
Funny Kiichi Nakai being in this as his last Taiga was similar time period .
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[shikisoku]

It looks much better than Gou.
That's good enough for me.
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[wicked iemon]

Question is which is worse ?
(A)RYOMA DEN

(B)GOU

(C)MUSASHI


(D)TEN CHI JIN

Its tough call but for me Musashi just squeaks by Gou as the worst .
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[Tornadoes28]

I heard such bad reviews here for Gou I didn't even bother watching. Ten Chi Jin got worse and worse as it neared the end, like they were laboring to end it. I didn't see Musashi either and probably won't. Ryoma Den was pretty below average also and I think I would take Ten Chi Jin over Ryoma Den.
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[shikisoku]

Ryomaden was one of best Taiga for me maybe because I'm a Bakumatsu fan.
I had no problem with Tenchijin, Musashi was kind of boring, Gou was horrible.

Ueno Juri&Hikawa Asami&Mukai Osamu
Why they gathered Nodame casts??
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[kitsuno]

The few parts of Gou I saw did not impress me at all. Musashi looked so dull I didn't even bother. I saw a few episodes of Ryomaden here and there, and on an individual episode by episode basis, I didn't find it bad. But I didn't watch the whole thing, but of that list, I'd say Ryomaden was probably the best, although I never saw a single episode of Tenchijin. But I still like Kamikawa Takuya's "Ryoma ga Yuku" better.
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[wicked iemon]

I agree Ryoma Ga Yuku is probably the best depiction or rather the most enjoyable .
Trying to think of any redeeming qualities for Musashi ?.

Here are a few but nothing worth sitting through the whole thing though
(1)Ennio Morricone's score

(2)Think of it as a Samurai romp not a Taiga Drama

(3)Rie Miyazawa as one of Okuni's dancers

(4)Miki Mizuno as Baiken's widow ,great fighting scene with her

(5)Some parts of the Yagyu storyline

Oh well not enough if i countered this with all the bad stuff like lame Seven Samurai tribute id be doing this all night .
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[mktanaka]

[Tornadoes28]

Ten Chi Jin was decent up until Sekigahara but after that just seemed like they wanted to rush through the rest of the story. Like the writers or director didn't care so much to put much effort in the remainder of the drama. I did enjoy the episodes involving Nobunaga, especially the Honoji episode.
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[Owarikenshi]

[wicked iemon]

New Trailer on the Web Page
http://www9.nhk.or.jp/kiyomori/
Its looking really good now .
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[Owarikenshi]

Wow! Looking forward to THIS!!

Owarikenshi

[ltdomer98]

[lordameth]

Are we talking about the same Becky? Her?

Alright. Whatever floats your boat, my friend
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