Wow, I have not watched many Japanese dramas but this one is by far my favourite.
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robbiezboril30 August 2018
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giteckm24 January 2016Hi
I watched this drama recently after a friend recommended me to watch. You need to watch all the episodes to completely understand the story and theme of this drama.It is based on the novel "Kazoku Gemu" by Yohei Honma. The lead is played by ARASHI group member Sho Sakurai.
The story revolves around dysfunctional Numata family who appear perfect on the outside. Internally the family has lot of unsettled issues. The family consists of father,mother and their two sons. Each of the members have their shortcoming which they try to hide from each other and don't have courage to acknowledge,accept and change themselves.
The family hires a tutor Koya Yoshimoto(Sho Sakurai) to tutor their youngest,under-performing son who hates going to school.The tutor manipulates the family members in a way that leads to their breakdown. They finally acknowledge openly their shortcomings and put effort in changing themselves.They try to build family bond which was missing earlier.
School bullying and hypocrisies of the society are used as main theme.
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joanne-780496 May 2019What a series brilliant acting from all the actors. Excellent story had me hooked from the beginning lots of ups and downs emotionally. One of the best dramas ive seen and ive watched alot . A must watch give it a go you wont be disappointed.
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"joou no kyoushitsu" is very similar to "The Family Game". They are both stories that torture the protagonists severely, tearing off all the so-called fig leaves of human beings, then letting the protagonists understand, and finally, they become much maturer. It's just that "joou no kyoushitsu" focuses more on society and humanity, while "The Family Game" is about pathological family relationships.
Both works are good. In fact, I prefer "The Family Game" because some of the plots in "joou no kyoushitsu" are too abnormal. At least the start is as depressing as "High School Teacher". I suggest if you want to watch it, please turn to playback speed to x2. The lines from "joou no kyoushitsu" are really classics. After all, the screenwriter is the great screenwriter who wrote "Majo no jouken" and "I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper". The plot, the characterization and the connotation conveyed are almost impeccable, and they are the object of worship by a person like me.
But I still think "The Family Game" is more consistent in all aspects. I really don't understand why the rating difference between the two dramas is about ten percent. In fact, it is very simple to make up an outline of this kind of story. The key is how to abuse the protagonist, what connotation to insinuate when the protagonist is abused, what they have learned after being tortured, and why should the abuser abuse the protagonist? At least in my eyes, compiling a screenplay of more than a dozen episodes requires a strong foundation. Sakurai Sho's character abused the family because he had turned a blind eye to school violence and indirectly linked to his suicide. The perverted teacher in "joou no kyoushitsu" abused the students, because there was a student in her class who has no respect for life. To sum up, the reasons should be compiled, and eventually talk about how good the teacher is. This kind of contrast is very moving, probably is because of the masochistic side of human nature. "You abused me for my good, so I must be grateful to you." It's like some adults always say that people must endure hardship.
I think "joou no kyoushitsu" is slightly worse than "The Family Game" because of how it exposes the problem. Since the protagonists are people living in society, one day they would understand what the abnormal teacher wants to convey. But if the family in "The Family Game" does not have a teacher like the character Sakurai Sho played, it is estimated that until the day when the family falls apart, they would not even discover their problems, so the presence of him is very necessary. "joou no kyoushitsu" works only because the students are all elementary school students, but I think this drama is a good textbook for adults who are still in the mindset of sixth grade in elementary school. "joou " is good because of its versatility. When you're watching "The Family Game", you may find it difficult to sympathize with the story, because it focuses on a special family.