Mar. 18th, 2024 03:26 pm
FuteHodo Ep6: Drama Notes
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earth_colorsEp. 6: "Is It Not Alright to Reminisce On Old Times?"
KinTsuma drama. The full title is "Kin'yobi no Tsumatachi he [金曜日の妻たちへ]" or "To the Friday Wives". There were three seasons starting 1983 though each season is a different story with different characters but some of the same actors are featured. It focuses on people and friends, their relationships, family troubles, secret affairs, etc. One feature of it is that they live in a terraced housing or row of townhouses, making viewers interested in such dwellings which were an unusual concept at that time. Bando Eiji appeared first in Season 2, and his character then had an affair. But in Season 3 (which Sakae was watching), he was playing a different character, that of a loving second husband to Ogawa Tomoko's character. They both have children from their previous marriages, and so his speech in that scene on TV, he is saying that he is happy to see that their children (step siblings) are getting along well with each other.
Also one distinct feature is the patio parties. The characters of Eiji and Tomoko's home has a backyard patio with tables and chairs where they can eat, drink, chat, and look at the stars, and it also where their friends gather for patio parties. Patios were unusual for Japanese families at the time because housing lots were small and there were no space for such, but it did start a patio trend among the Japanese.
"Zawawa da wa." Sakae was watching Season 3 of KinTsuma. She assumes Okuda Eiji will have an affair with Moriyama Ryoko's character. Sakae made a pun of "Zannenda wa (how unfortunate)" and "Zawawa" from Moriyama's 1969 song "Satokibi Batake" which had lyrics "zawawa zawawa" which means sound of breeze (through the cane fields). I'm not sure what Sakae means by it (she said it three times), but it looks like she enjoyed her own clever pun lol.
The younger Yuki (left) VS 2024 Yuki (right)
Matsumura Yuki. He started as a child/teen actor, most famous for his drama "School Wars" in 1984. In that drama, his character Oki Daisuke (via google translate) "was a delinquent student with a solitary aura that earned him the nickname 'Kawahama's No. 1 Badass', and was feared by everyone because he would immediately resort to violence if he had a complaint, but in reality, he was a weak person who cared for his mother. He was kind to everyone, and set himself apart from the delinquents of his predecessors."
When Junko saw him in 2024, she asked "Where is Aesop?". She is referring to Daisuke's childhood friend Hiroshi, nicknamed Aesop, played by Miyata Yasuo. Aesop got his nickname from the grasshopper in Aesop's Fables because of his skinny body. His is a tragic character who died due to cancer.
Kaga Mariko as Domyouji Kaede in "Hana Yori Dango" (left);
Kaga is KudoKan's inspiration for the character of Shizuka Hiromi
(Yakushimaru Hiroko) in "Amachan" (right)
1980s TBS drama "KinTsuma" and their patio party
KinTsuma drama. The full title is "Kin'yobi no Tsumatachi he [金曜日の妻たちへ]" or "To the Friday Wives". There were three seasons starting 1983 though each season is a different story with different characters but some of the same actors are featured. It focuses on people and friends, their relationships, family troubles, secret affairs, etc. One feature of it is that they live in a terraced housing or row of townhouses, making viewers interested in such dwellings which were an unusual concept at that time. Bando Eiji appeared first in Season 2, and his character then had an affair. But in Season 3 (which Sakae was watching), he was playing a different character, that of a loving second husband to Ogawa Tomoko's character. They both have children from their previous marriages, and so his speech in that scene on TV, he is saying that he is happy to see that their children (step siblings) are getting along well with each other.
Also one distinct feature is the patio parties. The characters of Eiji and Tomoko's home has a backyard patio with tables and chairs where they can eat, drink, chat, and look at the stars, and it also where their friends gather for patio parties. Patios were unusual for Japanese families at the time because housing lots were small and there were no space for such, but it did start a patio trend among the Japanese.
"Zawawa da wa." Sakae was watching Season 3 of KinTsuma. She assumes Okuda Eiji will have an affair with Moriyama Ryoko's character. Sakae made a pun of "Zannenda wa (how unfortunate)" and "Zawawa" from Moriyama's 1969 song "Satokibi Batake" which had lyrics "zawawa zawawa" which means sound of breeze (through the cane fields). I'm not sure what Sakae means by it (she said it three times), but it looks like she enjoyed her own clever pun lol.
Kinpachi Sensei (Takeda Tetsuya) and Yamada Reiko (Miura Junko)
Miura Junko. Her name was mentioned several times, she was a teen actress/idol and singer turned politician. You can read her wiki HERE. Junko couldn't believe it since she regards Miura Junko as "Our beloved grand mistress of the Abazures, Yamada Reiko, who said, "No hitting of the face, just the body". There's a lot to unpack in this line lol. She actually said "our beloved ancestor" but I found it weird so I changed it to "grand mistress". "Abazure" means "a tough bitch" or "brazen harlot". "Yamada Reiko" is Miura's character in the drama Kinpachi-Sensei series. Reiko was like a leader of a group of school thugs (I think?). They were ganging up on a male classmate, when she uttered that famous line, "No hitting of the face, just the body." If you want to see that scene, you can watch it HERE. And if you want to hear her song SEXY NIGHT, hear it HERE.
The younger Yuki (left) VS 2024 Yuki (right)
Matsumura Yuki. He started as a child/teen actor, most famous for his drama "School Wars" in 1984. In that drama, his character Oki Daisuke (via google translate) "was a delinquent student with a solitary aura that earned him the nickname 'Kawahama's No. 1 Badass', and was feared by everyone because he would immediately resort to violence if he had a complaint, but in reality, he was a weak person who cared for his mother. He was kind to everyone, and set himself apart from the delinquents of his predecessors."
When Junko saw him in 2024, she asked "Where is Aesop?". She is referring to Daisuke's childhood friend Hiroshi, nicknamed Aesop, played by Miyata Yasuo. Aesop got his nickname from the grasshopper in Aesop's Fables because of his skinny body. His is a tragic character who died due to cancer.
Kaga Mariko as Domyouji Kaede in "Hana Yori Dango" (left);
Kaga is KudoKan's inspiration for the character of Shizuka Hiromi
(Yakushimaru Hiroko) in "Amachan" (right)
Kaga Mariko. Her name was mentioned twice in this episode. If you've watched "Hana Yori Dango", you'd remember her as Domyouji's mother. Why was she mentioned?
First, Matsumura Yuki said Mariko took care of him when he was starting out as a teen actor. This is a well-known anecdote in the industry, including KudoKan, who saw inspiration in this (to be explained later). Mariko played his mother in a drama, and Matsumura has told (article here) how she acted as his mentor and helped him in scenes, and how he is grateful to her. Like on the first day of filming, in the scene where he helps Kaga up after she collapsed in the street, she scolded him, saying, "It hurts, don't shake me so hard,'' and "Your hand is hiding my face.'' Matsumura said, "I was young and fearless. The next day, I went to Kaga-san's dressing room to directly discuss it with her", and she provided him with useful acting tips. "Acting is about acting like it's not happening," she told him. "Since then, I've learned a lot of things,'' he said.
First, Matsumura Yuki said Mariko took care of him when he was starting out as a teen actor. This is a well-known anecdote in the industry, including KudoKan, who saw inspiration in this (to be explained later). Mariko played his mother in a drama, and Matsumura has told (article here) how she acted as his mentor and helped him in scenes, and how he is grateful to her. Like on the first day of filming, in the scene where he helps Kaga up after she collapsed in the street, she scolded him, saying, "It hurts, don't shake me so hard,'' and "Your hand is hiding my face.'' Matsumura said, "I was young and fearless. The next day, I went to Kaga-san's dressing room to directly discuss it with her", and she provided him with useful acting tips. "Acting is about acting like it's not happening," she told him. "Since then, I've learned a lot of things,'' he said.
The last recording is the reunion scene between mother and son. It was a long take, about 10 minutes. Matsumura said, "I was overcome with emotion and couldn't stop crying. Kaga-san complimented me and said, 'That was great,' but the director said, 'You looked down too much and we couldn't get a close-up shot.' Even so, Kaga-san said, 'Just use the stills from Take 1 and use only the good parts of the kid from Take 2'." Matsumura was grateful to her for this. BTW, does it sound familiar? It is for those who watched "Amachan", because this anecdote was the inspiration behind the crank-up filming scene of "Shiosai no Memory" movie in Ep 130. The character Suzuka Hiromi (Yakushimaru Hiroko) is just like Kaga Mariko, who took good care of Aki (Nonen Rena).
Second mention of Kaga Mariko in this episode was by Emo Kentaro. EmoKen was reminiscing about the launch party of his last drama on EBS, and that his restaurant bill was paid for by Kaga Mariko. This is again a reference to Suzuka Hiromi in "Amachan" when she paid the bill of Aki and her idol groupmates at the expensive sushi-ya in Episode 78.
Second mention of Kaga Mariko in this episode was by Emo Kentaro. EmoKen was reminiscing about the launch party of his last drama on EBS, and that his restaurant bill was paid for by Kaga Mariko. This is again a reference to Suzuka Hiromi in "Amachan" when she paid the bill of Aki and her idol groupmates at the expensive sushi-ya in Episode 78.
"SSLP Shinbashi SL Park". It is obviously a reference to KudoKan's 2000 drama "Ikebukuro West Gate Park". "Color Gang" are gangs who are influenced by American gang culture and dressed up in hip-hop fashion (read more HERE).
Did KudoKan make himself the model for "EmoKen"? EmoKen's character is too old so viewers think Emoken was inspired by a variety of famous Japanese scriptwriters.
Did KudoKan make himself the model for "EmoKen"? EmoKen's character is too old so viewers think Emoken was inspired by a variety of famous Japanese scriptwriters.
