Jun. 17th, 2014 09:00 pm
Shinigami-kun Ep. 8: Drama Notes
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earth_colorsEpisode 8: "Last Chapters!! Green bell peppers and my way of life"
Episode Synopsis:
Shinigami's last case was a major blunder. Akuma has unfortunately taken the soul of the person he was in charged with. As the higher-ups in heaven decide on their fate regarding this incident, the gentle-hearted Soul Handler and his feisty Crow Officer continue on with their next case. This time, the Assigned-To-Die is businessman Uchida Katsuya (Koichi Mantaro), who is not only ill, but whose company has gone bankrupt, and is about to lose everything as well. He is worried about the future of his family. His wife, Mie (Nakagoshi Noriko) is a woman who grew up spoiled, fond of luxuries and not accustomed to hardships. Meanwhile, his young son, Shota (Takahahi Rai), has been having trouble with his grades and cannot make friends in school. Believing their future is bleak, Katsuya thinks on his own that it is better off to die together as a family...
Drama Notes:
Episode Eight Story. This episode is based on "Piman tabeta no maki" (Second to the final chapter, Volume 13). Differences in the manga: The dad drove off their car from a pier to drown in the sea, with his wife and son inside. Both the father and mother knowingly tried to commit suicide together, bringing along their son, after they both dabbled in bad business dealings (thereby losing everything). No one died, and everyone learned their lessons, so the manga version has a happier ending (the husband and wife would still bicker at each other as always though).
Family suicide. According to "Women in Changing Japan" by Joyce Lebra-Chapman: "Hidetoshi Kato asserts that oyako shinju (parent-child suicide) as well as ikka shinju (family suicide) are actually infanticide combined with adult suicide. He attributes this type of suicide to a long tradition in both family and society whereby parents bear full responsibility for their children's lives and future."
Episode Filming Locations:
Ibaraki Soutwest Medical Center Hospital, Sakai, Sashima District, Ibaraki Prefecture. The facade of the hospital where the family was admitted.
Casio Co. Headquarters, Honmachi, Shibuya, Tokyo. The facade of the building where Mie used to work, and where she went to ask for her old job back.
Nabeshima Shoto Park, Shoto, Shibuya, Tokyo. The playground where Shota and Shinigami encountered Akuma.
(info: loca.ash)
Episode Synopsis:
Shinigami's last case was a major blunder. Akuma has unfortunately taken the soul of the person he was in charged with. As the higher-ups in heaven decide on their fate regarding this incident, the gentle-hearted Soul Handler and his feisty Crow Officer continue on with their next case. This time, the Assigned-To-Die is businessman Uchida Katsuya (Koichi Mantaro), who is not only ill, but whose company has gone bankrupt, and is about to lose everything as well. He is worried about the future of his family. His wife, Mie (Nakagoshi Noriko) is a woman who grew up spoiled, fond of luxuries and not accustomed to hardships. Meanwhile, his young son, Shota (Takahahi Rai), has been having trouble with his grades and cannot make friends in school. Believing their future is bleak, Katsuya thinks on his own that it is better off to die together as a family...
Drama Notes:
Episode Eight Story. This episode is based on "Piman tabeta no maki" (Second to the final chapter, Volume 13). Differences in the manga: The dad drove off their car from a pier to drown in the sea, with his wife and son inside. Both the father and mother knowingly tried to commit suicide together, bringing along their son, after they both dabbled in bad business dealings (thereby losing everything). No one died, and everyone learned their lessons, so the manga version has a happier ending (the husband and wife would still bicker at each other as always though).
Family suicide. According to "Women in Changing Japan" by Joyce Lebra-Chapman: "Hidetoshi Kato asserts that oyako shinju (parent-child suicide) as well as ikka shinju (family suicide) are actually infanticide combined with adult suicide. He attributes this type of suicide to a long tradition in both family and society whereby parents bear full responsibility for their children's lives and future."
Episode Filming Locations:
Ibaraki Soutwest Medical Center Hospital, Sakai, Sashima District, Ibaraki Prefecture. The facade of the hospital where the family was admitted.
Casio Co. Headquarters, Honmachi, Shibuya, Tokyo. The facade of the building where Mie used to work, and where she went to ask for her old job back.
Nabeshima Shoto Park, Shoto, Shibuya, Tokyo. The playground where Shota and Shinigami encountered Akuma.
(info: loca.ash)
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The story is so sad with family and parent-child suicide.
But Shinigami and the child are very cute!