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While many of the global workforce of white collar workers are facing the threat of being replaced by AI, now you know what the Samurai felt when they were replaced by guns.

Years of learning, training, sacrifices and mastering the swordsmanship skill that no other warriors or non-warriors could master, only for them to be replaced by guns, that anyone can use.

I can understand why they were contempt with guns.

They either have to let go of their pride or perish.

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【再掲】『濱田岳さん』

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Eri Tokunaga and Gaku Hamada in "Warotenka" (2017-2018, dir. Kazuhiro Motoki, Mitsuhiro Higashiyama, and Hideaki Kawano)

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Yudo: The Way of the Bath

湯道 (2023)

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First Love: Hatsukoi (初恋)

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2022

First Love: Hatsukoi (初恋) (2022, Japan)

Director & Writer: Yuri Kanchiku

Mini-review:

I'm going to start by saying that, from the very moment this drama was announced, it was like a dream come true for me: a story inspired by music from one of my favorite artists of all time (Hikaru Utada) and starring one of my favorite actresses in the world (Hikari Mitsushima). My expectations were obviously super-high, and fortunately, it didn't disappoint at all. Sure, there were a lot of clichés, but I firmly belive that clichés are great when you know how to use them properly, and it's clear Yuri Kanchiku knew exactly what she was doing. The acting is brilliant and there is no weak link in the cast, but I need to give a special shoutout to Taisei Kido. I had never seen him before and I felt he was so charming and charismatic, I really hope this becomes a breakout role for him. Another thing I want to highlight is the cinematography, which is absolutely gorgeous and unlike anything I've seen in a J-drama, it looked even better than many movies. To sum up, this is without a doubt the best Netflix Japan Original released so far.

P.S. The one little complain that I have is that I wish they had used more Utada music, beyond the title songs and Automatic. They have a lot of hits that span more than 20 years, and those songs would have helped a lot with setting up the time-periods. But anyway, that's it.