Japanese live-action dramas?

[CandyStar]

Hey there! I've recently become interested in Japanese live-action dramas/movies/etc, but I'm not sure how to find recommendations for good ones. I liked the live-action version of Deathnote... but don't really know where to go from there...

Any recommendations? I like pretty much anything.... ^__^

-Jesse

[playswithtribbles]

I like Dramas too.

I'm kinda busy right now, so instead of giving you a list of the thousand best Drama's I like, here's a great website:

http://www.dramacrazy.net/
Try searching under 'Most Popular'

Oh and here is a Drama everyone should see:
(It is a Korean Drama, not Japanese. (But I find I like Korean Drama's better anyways...))

"Your Beautiful"
http://www.dramacrazy.net/korean-drama/youre-beautiful/
There are no words to describe how much I liked this Drama!
Watch it. Now.

[J. Datie]

You could take a look around at DramaWiki and see if anything interests you. Personally, I recommend Great Teacher Onizuka.

[lepapillonrouge]

I...don't actually watch any -shot- but my jaw dropped when I found out that they made Higurashi of all things to make live action. Keiichi is...really bishie O_o

I'm waiting for Umineko live action hahahaha no.

XD My friends watched You're Beautiful...even one who doesn't usually watch k-dramas. Must be good. XD

[CandyStar]

Are most live-action dramas Korean? Or does Japan make any? Haha I've noticed some live-action versions of my favorite animes have been made, but it seems like Korea made them, even though the anime was originally done in Japan. Does Korea have like a monopoly on dramas? haha

[lepapillonrouge]

Let's just say that Japan's forte is animation, and Korea's is live action. Though according to my sister Chinese people have some good dramas.

Have you watched 1 Liter of Tears? That's a good J-Drama.

[Aashtarsrain]

Lately, I enjoyed the first episodes of the LIAR GAME live-action drama which is quite funny... Nice streaming here :

http://www.dramacrazy.net/japanese-dram ... ode-1/7845

[CandyStar]

Let's just say that Japan's forte is animation, and Korea's is live action. Though according to my sister Chinese people have some good dramas.

Have you watched 1 Liter of Tears? That's a good J-Drama.

Oh I didn't know that, about Korea and Japan. It would be nice to watch Japanese drams, though, because I know part of the language and the culture better. o.O;; I've been watching a Korean drama and they mention things I don't understand, haha. XP

I saw Liar Game mentioned and thought it looked interesting, but haven't had a chance to watch it yet!

Thank you everyone for the suggestions!!! I will definitely watch those ^__^

-Jesse

[sayuri]

I really liked the live action movie for Nana. There's also Kikujiro which is amazing. I don't know any jdramas as in television series but those are two good movies.

[yummy]

I'm currently watching the live drama version of Moyashimon, and it looks promising.

[CandyStar]

I've tried to find the live-action Nana movie... but I can't find a way to watch it online or download it, and have only found Nana 2 readily available to buy. It seems dumb to watch the 2nd without seeing the first.... I read some of the manga but the art bothered me, so I didn't continue. XP

-Jesse

[sayuri]

Don't get Nana 2, the cast changed from the first and they are not nearly as good. I got my dvd from Netflix (they have a lot of foreign films from Japan and Korea). Plus, most of the character development is in Nana 1 while Nana 2 is more like a cheezy soap opera (the drama was much better translated in the anime than the movie).

[cloudyssky]

I heard the live action Japanese version of East of Eden was good.

[curry nochi rice]

try watching the "train -man" story centres on an otaku geeky itself

[chelxoxo]

If you're a romantic comedy gender-bender kind of person, you might want to check out 'The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince'. It's a Korean drama, and it's super cute. Yay for the "OMG AM I GAY?!?! Oh wait, it's a girl!" kind of stories