Kurosagi

Cast:
Yamashita Tomohisa as Kurosaki (Kurosagi)
Horikita Maki as Yoshikawa Tsurara
Ichikawa Yui as Mishima Yukari
Kato Koji as Shiraishi Yoichi
Yamazaki Tsutomu as Katsuragi Toshio
Kishibe Shiro as Mikimoto
Tayama Ryosei as Momoyama Tetsuji
Reina as Osawa Yuuko
Okunuki Kaoru as Hayasa
Sugimoto Tetta as Kurosaki's Father
Aikawa Sho as Kashima Masaru

Genre: JDrama, Action, Crime investigation, Semi-Romance

Episodes: 11

Summary: The drama is about a young man, Kurosaki, whose family was destroyed by swindlers, and how he continues to get revenge by swindling from swindlers. Its like a modern, dark, Robin Hood story. He swindles money back to its rightful, swindled, owners. His life begins to change when he meets a law student who disapproves of his 'occupation'.

Review: For a Robin Hood and Uchiha Clan Massacre combo how could the drama not be good? The drama is based on a manga seriess of the same name and according to it there are three kinds of swindlers: 'Shirosagi', 'Akasagi' and finally 'Kurosagi'. Yamashita (Yamapi) did an awesome job in playing the dark and serious and sarcastic (and hot) con artist with the disturbing past. I loved his disguise characters! So cute, really! And the old man Katsuragi is pretty cool too. Though his obsession with pickles and his spitting is very disgusting. Also Shiraishi Yoichi is very lovable. I liked him from the moment I saw him, even though he was a swindler who Kurosagi wants to defeat.

I had difficulty understanding all the things about checks and inheritance tax and stuff, but that's to be expected since I'm a science student. (I wonder if business students understood 'em...) But I was surprised at myself for not understanding even the psychological/emotional stuff. Am I to draw a conclusion that I'm emotionally immature or that the drama was just waay twisted for me to comprehend? But, due to that, I was really gripped by it and tried to predict what would happen next (I have to give myself a fail for that >.>). Aside from that the drama is very fast paced and full of suspense. Very complex and real. A tear jerker at times, and a side stitcher at others (or maybe its 'cause I'm sadistic and like to see other people fooled). Though most of the times its dark.

I liked Kurosagi's wardrobe, yeah. ^o^ And his cat is so kawaii! I am so gonna get a cat when/if I get my own place! The scenes between Kurosagi and Tsurara were very little, but I liked it that way. Too much romance makes me physically ill...sometimes. I like subtle stuff *nods*.

Spoiler alert!

There was this scene in the first episode: Tsurara had tripped into the way of an oncoming train and then Kurosagi had jumped in there to rescue her. For more then three seconds they just stayed there gazing at each other not caring for the viewers who were screaming 'GET OUTTA THERE!!' while shaking their monitors... Are they both stupid?!

Second episode was very heart wrenching. Koyama was there! ^0^ Episode 7 was pretty funny and I got to see Yamapi in a kimono! Kyaaaa!! With a fan!! And I loved the ending episode! It wasn't an ending I think. More of a break...*thoughtful* I hope there's going to be a second season! There's so much loose ends. Like getting back at that annoying detective with that bloody laugh for starters! There's lots more I want to say about the drama but I'll stop here. ^-^

Music:
Daite Senorita by Yamashita Tomohisa (a very catchy song, though I fail to see the connection of it to the drama since it goes like "daite daite daite Senorita" Daite mean hold tight...go figure >.> But I like it immensely anyway! ^0^)

Rating: 9/10 (Though my heart is begging me to give it a ten I can't 'cause it'll be just for Yamapi and I don't want to be prejudiced while rating.)

Quotes:

Kurosagi: The law can't protect people. If its like that then why should we obey it?

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Shinkawa (a swindler): God dammit. That kid... My money... GOD DAMMIT! My MONEY!!!

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Hoshiya Sumiko: When something happens, lets say, wen the culprit is caught, society will deem the case closed, but to the victim and the ones involved, they will continue to live on forever in the incident... It must be the same for Kurosaki-kun, don't u think?

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Tsurara: (clutching her heart) Its beating so fast...
Why? I always want to contradict you. Why? I want you to understand me! Why?

Kurosagi: (baffled) What are you talking about?

Tsurara: I love you! But then... why? Why are you a swindler?

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Kurosagi: Bang

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Kurosagi: Maidoari (Thank you, come again.)

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More Quotes

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Note: There are people who really do take advantage of innocent and naive people without even blinking. 'Tis a sad world we live in. But then there are people who try to change swindlers and help out the victims of an incident. By watching this, I found out that there are very different relationships between people. Like the relationship between Kurosagi and the old man Katsuragi. I really don't understand it...

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