Oct. 25th, 2012 06:33 pm
Double Face (TBS): Drama Notes
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earth_colorsHere are some drama notes from the TBS SP, Double Face - Sennyuu Sousa-Hen...
Like a dream come true. "I was personally a big fan of the original work, and I was also a fan of undercover officers, it was like a dream come true.... (With regards to co-star, Kagawa Teruyuki) I always had the impression of Kagawa-san as a ‘serious actor.' Had an image of him as someone who creates the part until he is satisfied and gives his 100%. And after working with him, I was able to feel it even more strongly."
What's up, dawg? Nishijima Hidetoshi as Moriya Jun (above left), playing
Tony Leung's character, Chan Wing-Yan in the original movie (above right).
Infernal Affairs. This successful 2002 HK film garnered many major awards, and spawned 2 subsequent movies (a prequel and a sequel). It also had an American version, Martin Scorsese's The Departed, as well as remakes from SKorea and India.
(info: wiki)
N System. Tracking devices that can read and record license plates of passing cars, "covering almost all major expressways and strategic urban locations in Tokyo and Osaka" and critical infrastructures (nuclear plants and military bases). Despite issues regarding rights to privacy, this system has been credited for helping to capture suspects involved in crimes like Aum Shinrikyo cult (responsible for Tokyo's Sarin gas attacks in 1995) and the Saitama serial murders (1993).
(info: ja.wiki, ubisurv) (pic: ko-tu-ihan)
Gang's all here! Boryokudan members played by Ito Atsushi (Hiroshi, middle),
Fukami Motoki (Yusaku, right) and Hirayama Yusuke (Akio, left)
[Pic from Fukami's official blog]
Boryokudan. Means "violence groups," it is meant to replace the term yakuza which has taken on a more positive connotation. In the SP, the Oda-gumi is classified as a "shitei (designated) boryokudan," meaning it is considered a type of group involved in "harmful" activities (extortion, assault, harassment, etc.) and is on the police's watch list. Shitei Boryokudan are usually long-established, big-time groups that have dated back before WWII. Noted examples of such groups include Yamaguchigumi group (the largest yakuza organization based in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture); and the Kudokai group (based in Fukuoka Prefecture).
(info: wiki, ajw)
"Todai moto kurashi." Or "It is dark at the base of the lighthouse..." a proverb that means, a lighthouse tends to focus its light at far-away distances but not what's below it, hence, "you tend to overlook things that are closer to you." An English equivalent would be "One has to go abroad to learn news from home." In this SP, Takayama used it to warn Oda, meaning, not to overlook the ones whom he trusts or are closest to him. Then, Onodera also mentioned it when he found out the location of the Oda-gumi storehouse (which we translated as "It was right under your nose!") from his informer.
(info: googlebooks)
Nakoudo (go-between). When Moriya asks his boss Onodera to become his nakoudo (go-between) if he gets married, Onodera jokes that his wife may refuse because she is in the middle of a diet. That's because, as danburi-san explains it so clearly, "In Japanese weddings, a couple is assisted by an elder couple. Like a "Senpai of married life." Most often, they are the boss of the groom (to be on the good side of the boss for future promotion opportunities). If you are asked to be the go-between, it means they respect and look up to you. So if you don't ask your boss, he may be insulted. Exception to this is when the boss is single (or well-known that his marriage is not going well). Also if the first meeting was arranged by another couple (omiai), often they (the ones who arranged the first meeting) will be the go-between.
Like a dream come true. "I was personally a big fan of the original work, and I was also a fan of undercover officers, it was like a dream come true.... (With regards to co-star, Kagawa Teruyuki) I always had the impression of Kagawa-san as a ‘serious actor.' Had an image of him as someone who creates the part until he is satisfied and gives his 100%. And after working with him, I was able to feel it even more strongly."
What's up, dawg? Nishijima Hidetoshi as Moriya Jun (above left), playing
Tony Leung's character, Chan Wing-Yan in the original movie (above right).
Infernal Affairs. This successful 2002 HK film garnered many major awards, and spawned 2 subsequent movies (a prequel and a sequel). It also had an American version, Martin Scorsese's The Departed, as well as remakes from SKorea and India.
(info: wiki)
N System. Tracking devices that can read and record license plates of passing cars, "covering almost all major expressways and strategic urban locations in Tokyo and Osaka" and critical infrastructures (nuclear plants and military bases). Despite issues regarding rights to privacy, this system has been credited for helping to capture suspects involved in crimes like Aum Shinrikyo cult (responsible for Tokyo's Sarin gas attacks in 1995) and the Saitama serial murders (1993).
(info: ja.wiki, ubisurv) (pic: ko-tu-ihan)
Gang's all here! Boryokudan members played by Ito Atsushi (Hiroshi, middle),
Fukami Motoki (Yusaku, right) and Hirayama Yusuke (Akio, left)
[Pic from Fukami's official blog]
Boryokudan. Means "violence groups," it is meant to replace the term yakuza which has taken on a more positive connotation. In the SP, the Oda-gumi is classified as a "shitei (designated) boryokudan," meaning it is considered a type of group involved in "harmful" activities (extortion, assault, harassment, etc.) and is on the police's watch list. Shitei Boryokudan are usually long-established, big-time groups that have dated back before WWII. Noted examples of such groups include Yamaguchigumi group (the largest yakuza organization based in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture); and the Kudokai group (based in Fukuoka Prefecture).
(info: wiki, ajw)
"Todai moto kurashi." Or "It is dark at the base of the lighthouse..." a proverb that means, a lighthouse tends to focus its light at far-away distances but not what's below it, hence, "you tend to overlook things that are closer to you." An English equivalent would be "One has to go abroad to learn news from home." In this SP, Takayama used it to warn Oda, meaning, not to overlook the ones whom he trusts or are closest to him. Then, Onodera also mentioned it when he found out the location of the Oda-gumi storehouse (which we translated as "It was right under your nose!") from his informer.
(info: googlebooks)
Nakoudo (go-between). When Moriya asks his boss Onodera to become his nakoudo (go-between) if he gets married, Onodera jokes that his wife may refuse because she is in the middle of a diet. That's because, as danburi-san explains it so clearly, "In Japanese weddings, a couple is assisted by an elder couple. Like a "Senpai of married life." Most often, they are the boss of the groom (to be on the good side of the boss for future promotion opportunities). If you are asked to be the go-between, it means they respect and look up to you. So if you don't ask your boss, he may be insulted. Exception to this is when the boss is single (or well-known that his marriage is not going well). Also if the first meeting was arranged by another couple (omiai), often they (the ones who arranged the first meeting) will be the go-between.
