Arakawa Under The Bridge

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Arakawa Under the Bridge" is a story about Ichinomiya "Riku" Kou, a young upper-class man who tries to live a life without any debts to anyone, and a strange yet beautiful homeless girl called Nino who claims to be from the Venus. Unfortunately for him, he ends up owing his life to Nino and has no choice but to live with her under the bridge by the Arakawa river in order to follow his debt-free policy.In 2010, the manga was already made into an anime that spawned two seasons.The live-action movie of "Arakawa Under the Bridge" is scheduled to open in spring of 2012, but TBS already announced that we are also going to see a drama adaption airing in a midnight slot later this summer. -- Tokyohive

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Kiritani Mirei (Nino)
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Hayashi Kento (Ichinomiya â€œRikuâ€ Kou)
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Oguri Shun (Village leader Sonchou)
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Asano Kazuyuki (Takai)
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Kamikawa Takaya (Shinomiya Tsumoru)
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Shirota Yu (Sister)
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Feb 12, 2012 10 of 10 episodes seen

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This is probably the best drama I have ever watched…in its own genre. Yes, I don’t think I can label this drama at all. I mean, everything about it is random and you can totally watch everything.

The randomness starts at the episodes’ structure. The way the story is told? Random (well, sometimes it DOES make sense). The characters’ personalities? Random. Or that’s what you would think because every single one of them as a story behind, and guess what, you can buy all the explanations to the weirdness. But still, you totally get hooked to this.

Of course the main reason to watch this is comedy. Pure crack. But you want some lessons on Japanese culture and the origin of some Japanese words? Yes, you can have it here. You want some lovey-dovey scenes, you want some sweet scenes, you want some introspection scenes, you want some friendship scenes? Yes, of course. Or maybe you feel like watching one of those old black and white silent movies, yes, you have that here too.

Really, you have to give this a try. Oh, and I have to say I loved the costumes and how they did it, I mean, I couldn’t help but find Hoshi really handsome. read more
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Comments (8)

Rourou Apr 5, 2012
Tough i like unique dramas but this was weird enough that i dropped it
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smilexeffect Mar 2, 2012
ive never seen the anime, but i really enjoyed this drama. sure the graphics were cheesy, but it was really touching. it mustve been weird to watch in real life mode for anime fans, but as a live action fan, im glad they made one because im more into seeing people act. and the funny poses. it's more relatable when you see it in live action. i loved the humor and especially that arm movement that represented among the lines of: "i totally agree, i second that, word, fosho," etc.
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Anonymous Feb 19, 2012
I've seen the anime and thought it was a little weird but I must stay it's a really bad idea to make it into a drama.
I love you Oguri. <3
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samtrooper Feb 3, 2012
i didn't know, oguri played in this drama, too, until i heard the voice of the crappy-looking kappa..
honestly, i couldn't come to senses for about 10 minutes (i laughed so hard, my cat flew out of my room).
now, that i know takayuki's in it, too, i have to love it :D (watched only 1 ep this far, though >_<)
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abs Nov 28, 2011
I can't bring myself to watch it. I tried, honestly I did - I gave the first episode a go, but just foind myself think 'WAAAAAAT????' all the way through.

I'm sorry Oguri, I love you, but not in this show, and not in that getup.

It's enough to make me wanna cry.
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- divine_life Feb 11, 2012
  i undertand your feelings
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JCKdorama Aug 17, 2011
ok its a tad weird...
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JCKdorama Jul 29, 2011
this drama better be good! How can they do this to Oguri-kun!?
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