Review of Kurokawa no Teccho

Yonekura Ryoko is really suitable to play the role, Haraguchi Motoko. Or should I say that she's good at playing women who are confident about themselves and there is this evil charm which makes you unable to take your eyes off her. Coupled with her stylish look in this series, this has got to be one of her representative works.

Of course, given that she's the lead character, the attention will be on her only. As such, even though there were familiar faces in this SP like Nakamura Toru, it's as if they were making cameo appearances. I was hoping to see more of them but was quite disappointed at the limited airtime they enjoyed. Especially for Nakamura, a few scenes is simply insufficient for eye candy purposes. Besides, his character, Yasujima is the only person whom Motoko loved so there should be more sparks between them.

Well, given that the drama is only 2 hours long and there are new characters being introduced, there is the time factor which proves to be restrictive. However, extending it to a full series might be risky since there is no guarantee that it can do as well as the first instalment.

As for the story, I won't go into details because there is a mystery factor built into the plot. Although I wouldn't say that it is as mind-boggling like those Kindaichi cases since I guessed the culprit halfway, at least it didn't make me feel that the scriptwriter treated the viewers as morons who couldn't do any guesswork. In addition, the ending of the SP seems to hint that there is a possibility of further instalments under this series just like how the drama ended last year. Of course, if this series is profitable for the TV station, I wouldn't be surprised if they have a SP every now and then. By the way, there's also the stage version where Yonekura herself will act in so the continuation might take off from there instead of a TV SP.

The story is set in Kyoto because Motoko went there after she fled from Ginza. As such, her desire to return to Ginza and obtain what she had lost will probably keep the series going on. Out of a score of 10, this would get a 7.5 from me.