Goro japanese5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() Even if none of the above interest you, but you're nonetheless interested in some light-fare to act as a palette cleanser for the tragic dramas of the A-Dramaverse than tuck right in. If you had ever been intrigued by any of those possibilities then Goro Akechi, The Gourmet Detective is a show that you will like. What if Sherlock Holmes was a foodie, not a druggie? What if he and Moriarty (and Watson) had a thing? What if Sherlock Holmes was Japanese? I couldn't help but love it, flaws and all.Įnjoyable not mind-blowing. Like I said, open-ended ending, but it's such an engagingly filmed drama. Overall, "Bishoku Tantei Akechi Goro" was great. I rolled my eyes at the whole Mary Magdalene shtick and moved on, but it still irked me at the beginning. Entertainment always, always, always gets this wrong. She wasn't a prostitute or an adulteress or Jesus' lover. But also, I'm sorry, Mary Magdalene was demon-possessed in the Bible until Jesus freed her from them. It's a dark comedy, yep, that's what it is. I laughed, but it might not be to everybody's tastes. It's a serious drama dealing with serial killers but then we have crazy comedic moments that are just over-the-top. And of course, the comedy might not appeal to everyone. All entertainment deals in convenience in some way or another, but falling off a cliff or down an elevator shaft should be pretty permanent in real life. There are some plot issues, such as the convenience of escaping death. And also, I'm a sucker for age-gap romances and this one sandwiched the ML between 2 of them, a younger woman and an older woman who were both just crazy about him. Or at least I should watch the side story drama if I can find it with subtitles. Except for that open-ended ending that Japan seems to love so much. This series frees Akechi at the end, or that's how it seemed to me. I'm tired of entertainment that focuses on people giving in to temptation and "turning to the Dark Side" as it were. Loved the elements of temptation and how it was used. I know have even more of a reason to try the film versions of "Mischievous Kiss" starring him as Naoki. And second, that was one incredibly chilling and compelling performance! Kanta Sato was hilarious as the young detective Takahashi with the world's biggest mancrush on Akechi. And then we have the actor who just suddenly jumped at me out of nowhere. Sometimes she felt over the top, but overall, she was pretty scary. The role of Mary Magdalene is very melodramatic so Eiko Koike performed accordingly. She's an actress capable of emoting and doing it really well, so I enjoyed all of her scenes. Fuka Koshiba as Ichigo was also an excellent choice. I feel even more vindicated in admiring him now after watching this series because he really is just a darn good actor. He was exceptional, surpassing what I thought him capable of delivering as a performance. Tomoya Nakamura is a favorite of mine and the main reason I tried this series. Those two things shouldn't go together, but they do.īravo for the casting choices. The series blends comedy and horror in a way that is peculiarly successful only in Jdramas. It felt like I was watching "Silence of the Lambs" or something, but with less gore. ![]() There was way more death than I was expecting, and that 4th episode is brutal. ![]() To be fair, I didn't fully know what I was getting into when I started. This review may contain spoilers In the words of Akechi, "not bad." Meaning that "Bishoku Tantei Akechi Goro" is actually quite delicious.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |