Kodoku no Kake / 孤独の賭け

This was a Japanese drama that I purchased online through Amazon.com, and which came as a special bonus on Christmas Eve, along with the Laurel CD that I also ordered.MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME!Before I even watched Kodoku no Kake, I knew that I'd like it because it stars one of my all-time FAVORITE actors, Hideaki Ito.sigh ... drool ... moan ... dream-onS.E.X. gOD!!!Anyway, after the holiday travel, I returned home and watched my DVD.This is what I found...

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Anego / アネゴ

An April through June, 2005 Japanese drama that stars Akanishi Jin of the pop group Kat-tun.I never saw AkaJin star in anything before, so Anego intrigued me.It's about a young man (Jin's Kurosawa Akihiko) who graduates college and finds a job at a Trading company, where our leading lady, Noda Naoko (played by Shinohara Ryoko) works.I guessed that young Kurosawa fell head over heels in love with Noda, because the story itself did not, actually hint...

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