This past Saturday saw the conclusion of One Pound Gospel.
Kamenashi Kazuya ended up telling Sister Angela that he would continue to do his best as a boxer and would wait "in the ring" for her forever. For a minute there, I thought I was going to be surprised and she would stay a nun...but of course, this is a Japanese drama...she quits the nunnery and they get married.
The End
Oh, and everyone else lives happily ever after too.
The weird thing is that anybody who has read Japanese literature, or seen Japanese films (that have gained critical acclaim abroad) knows that they usually revolve around pointing out the futility of life, "it is better to die than to live in this world of neverending sorrow." I guess people in Japan don't like to be depressed when they watch TV. They prefer going to the movie theatre and paying $20 for that pleasure.
2 comments:
I never really noticed that about movies vs. TV. I always thought their TV dramas were ridiculous, but in the same way that American soap operas are ridiculous. Come to think of it, most of their movies are rather depressing. And certainly 95-99% of Japanese high literature is depressing...the only story I've read that isn't is Akutagawa's "Mikan". That's why I translated it. XD
So... what's the next great drama you're going to review for us?
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