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I actually loved the acting department though there were too many weird characters.Ĥ-Music : Yes I remember the music, it was quite good.ĥ-Rewatch value : There are a lot of moments that deserve the rewatch plus it's short therefore, it's easy to do so.Ħ-The ending : I liked it even though i was expecting more but either ways it was nice plus there's the film so it's not actually an "end"ħ-Overall : Kurosagi is a drama that can make anyone fall in love especially action-revenge lovers (as myself). There were Horikita Maki too, she was cool but not that great as a character. Rewatch Value 8.0 1-The reason I watched this : I was in my friend's place while she was watching the 1st episode, I watched it along with her then I literally fell in love I went home and finished the whole drama in two days.Ģ-Storyline/Plot : That's what captured me about this drama the story about revenge, hate, action and even romance, the whole concept was was so deep.Įvery episode i get amazed by events and several twists that made it very appealing whether it was action twists or romantic developments.ģ-Acting/Cast : After this drama Yamashita Tomohisa became one of my favorite actors he really did his role perfectly the kind of cold, affectionate character that made me very invested in his character.
It's fun and if you get into manga turned into live action, I think you will like this. There are already parts I have gone back and watched again. I am giving the re-watch value a 7 because I think people will want to watch this again. The intro song didn't really thrill me but the background song which I will call Kurosagi's 'theme song' was cool. He left an impression with me, that is for sure. He was at once chilling, pathetic, gross, pitiful and scary. Some of the secondary characters fell flat for me.Ī word about Katsuragi: He is the most original character I've come across in a long time. Somehow even with his handsome leading man looks, he feels more like a character actor to me. I've watched 4 of his dramas now and I really like when he plays more "character" parts like this rather than straight lead (See Buzzer Beat, which I did love). Yamashita Tomohisa has impressed me again. I felt this story needed more time, more story and I am left unsatisfied. But somehow this was not the case with Kurosagi. This speedy and more concise story telling in turn raises the rating for me. Usually as I watch and then rate Jdramas, the fact they usually only take 9 to 11 episodes to tell the story makes me enjoy them immensely. It took a little while to put my finger on just why I can't give this drama a 10 but I've figured it out. Having sung it's praises, I still came away from Kurosagi feeling something was missing. I really liked Kurosagi's little personality quirks and his different 'con' personalities. I couldn't help but compare this just a bit to Liar Game, in that you have to use your brain and the hero has to work around the trick of the con. Kurosagi is classic in this respect.Įach episode unfolds with Kurosagi swindling a different kind of swindler and it's fun to watch him get into character and pull off his clever cons. Perhaps he has been deeply scarred and/or his mission is antithetic to the love that unexpectedly blossoms between the antihero and heroine.
The thing with these 'Avenging Hero' type dramas/stories is the love story orbiting the hero is always a frustrating dance.
And quite baldly, honestly, Yamashita Tomohisa has never been more handsome than in this drama.
I enjoyed the 'legend' of a swindler of swindlers and Kurosagi's reasons behind becoming who he was. What hooked me was the manga feel to the writing and episodic set up of the drama. Rewatch Value 7.0 I really liked Kurosagi.