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I honestly doubt anyone who reads this would actually watch it. But there are search engines out there so who knows. Anyway I really like the ending. In Japan, whatever you watch, cartoon, TV dorama, manga, ANYTHING, the main character always wins the final "battle", in the most in-your-face fashion. It didn't happen here. He lost his "final" race and in life, more realistic than not, winning doesn't happen often, especially the step-up-to-the-stand-and-be-crowned kind. I am not glorifying losers here but winning is wrapped inside a number of layers. Winning is subjective. He indeed has won during the process. Going on and trying the best one can is itself bittersweet. It's not how the fight turns out to be; it's how you fight.
Starring: 木村拓哉(Takuya Kimura), 小雪(Koyuki)
Story of an over-the-hill (he's relatively old in this business) professional racer chasing a dream to become the fastest guy again. After struggling for a few years on foreign soil he came back to Japan finding more than what he was looking for.
comment: a washed-out typical Japanese drama. recommended to those who are NOT familiar with Japanese TV. If you have seen a few "dorama", you don't care much about this, a Fuji TV front-runner with quite bit of cliché. The kids from the nursing home, on the other hand, are pretty cute.
edit: gaining some momentum it is.
photos: fujitv.co.jp
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