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Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi

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Yuko and Ryo

Details

  • Title: 空から降る一億の星
  • Title (romaji): Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi
  • Also known as: One Million Stars Falling from the Sky / The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
  • Genre: Mystery/Thriller/Romance
  • Episodes: 11
  • Viewership ratings: 22.26%
  • Broadcast network: Fuji TV
  • Broadcast period: 2002-Apr-15 to 2002-Jun-24
  • Air time: Monday 21:00
  • Theme Song: Smile by Elvis Costello

Synopsis

The story opens after a young female student kills herself by jumping off a balcony. It's soon discovered that she was in fact stabbed, and the room arranged to make it look like a suicide. And so we begin. A few minor details lead Detective Kanzo (Akashiya Sanma) to suspect that Ryo (Kimura Takuya), an enigmatic chef's assistant, knows more about her death.The two have run into each other by chance a few times, and each time left Kanzo with an uncomfortable feeling. Every clue that is revealed seems to lead to more questions about Ryo, his obsessive girlfriend, his callous and manipulative relations with several women, and about a painful memory from Kanzo's past. Things get more complicated when a powerful love/hate relationship develops between Ryo and Kanza's little sister, the beautiful Yuko (Eri Fukatsu). What exactly is their connection? As the evidence (and body count) rises, Kanza tries desperately to save his sister from Ryo's influence. He's no saint, but is he the Devil Kanza thinks he is? And why? The answers will floor you, even when you think you've got them figured out already.

Cast

Production Credits

Episode Titles

  • Ep 01: 「出逢い」 "Fateful Encounter"
  • Ep 02: 「悪い男 」 "Bad Man"
  • Ep 03: 「止まらない想い」 "Unstoppable Feelings"
  • Ep 04: 「悲しい真相」 "Sad Truth"
  • Ep 05: 「死のくちづけ」 "Kiss of Death"
  • Ep 06: 「急展開、殺人」 "Rapid Development, Murderer"
  • Ep 07: 「美羽、その愛と死」 "Beautiful Wings, Love and Death"
  • Ep 08: 「明かされた過去」 "Revealed Past"
  • Ep 09: 「二人結ばれた夜」 "The Night We Became One"
  • Ep 10: 「悲劇」 "Tragedy"
  • Ep 11: 「運命」 "Destiny"

-- translated by awrittensin

Episode Ratings

  • Ep 01: 25.7%
  • Ep 02: 23.5%
  • Ep 03: 22.0%
  • Ep 04: 24.1%
  • Ep 05: 22.3%
  • Ep 06: 20.3%
  • Ep 07: 22.3%
  • Ep 08: 19.2%
  • Ep 09: 19.6%
  • Ep 10: 18.9%
  • Ep 11: 27.0%

Review by aNToK

Boy, doesn't that sound exciting? So much so, that I had this laying around for 6 months until neonkinpatsu mentioned a plot twist or two that made me rethink watching. And here we are.

Folks, if you come into this drama thinking you're going to see some run-of-the-mill whodunnit drama with a little love thrown in or something, you'll be wrong. Dead wrong. If your idea of a good time is seeing a few J-idols fall in love, have problems, work everything out, live happily ever after, or if you just like salivating over Takuya Kimura, go watch Long Vacation, Beautiful Life, or Love Generation or something. You'll be happier that way. Trust me.

BUT...

If you're looking for something with realism and bite, that doesn't just poke around at the dark side of the human mind, but wallows in it like a starving pig at a trough, then you just might be ready for Million Stars. Maybe. This is as close to a life-altering drama as I've seen yet, and I've seen a bunch. Two days later, I'm still thinking about it. Quite simply, this drama is a dark masterpiece, and noone who watches it will come out unaffected...

Like I said before, this drama is a true modern masterpiece. The characters are real, with good and bad sides to all.The burn scars that Ryo and Yuko share to me represent the emotional scars that dwell within us all. The director does an amazing job building tension in every episode, and when the slightly eerie "Mission Impossible" style music starts up at the end of every show, the cliffhanger leaves you jumping as fast as you can to the next episode. This series is like a speeding train with no brakes. You know there's going to be a crash somewhere, but you've got to keep watching to see where the bodies fall.

After the emotionally draining experience that drama was for me, I'm going to have to rewatch Sweet 18 or something to get my head back on straight. It's that effecting.

Okay, maybe I'll play that scene from ep 11 just one more time first....
Rating: See it/Life Altering (4.5/5)

External Links



Winter 2002
Fuji TV
Summer 2002
Hito ni Yasashiku
Monday 21:00
Lunch no Joou
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