Hakuba no Ohjisama ~ Junai Tekireiki (2013)

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Country: Japan
Genres: Comedy
Release: 2013-10-03
Director: N/A
Writers: N/A
Language: Japanese
Stars: Yuka , Takahiro Miura , Shunsuke Nakamura , Hirofumi Arai , Mayuko Kawakita , Miwako Ichikawa , Maho Yamada , Mio Yuki , Yanagishita Tomo , Kitaro
Runtime: 54 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Hakuba no Ohjisama ~ Junai Tekireiki , ハクバノ王子サマ (Japan)
Plot: This contains spoilers.This TV series is a basic Japanese TV drama. Basic is a very good word to use to review it. But first...This TV series is known by a few names: Hakuba no Oujisama, Hakuba no Ohjisama, and The Right Time for Pure Love.Although it is listed on this web site a comedy mini-series, it is meant to be a drama. However, specially from a Western point of view, every episode of The Right Time for Pure Love provides for lots of unintentional laughs.All of the main characters _almost_ interact with each other. What? Well, what we see are 40 minute episodes of many actors constantly looking away from each other. Everyone's eyes are focused at empty space about three feet, and a little to the right, in front of themselves as they talk, as they listen, and as they do most everything.This is a little hard to describe, but the actors are not seen LOOKING AWAY, they are fixed statues right from the start of every conversation. It is like an alternative Star Trek world where shyness has run amok.The few moments when the actors actually look at something or someone, are captured and repeatedly replayed to viewers as either memories or highlights.There are some amazing emotional heartwarming Japanese dramas. There are some hip fun romantic Japanese dramas. This one is none of the above.One other odd thing to note is the lead character is as chronically neurotic as Woody Allen, however she also has the shyness of Mr. Bean. This may be interesting to a clinical psychologist, but it is not that interesting for TV viewers.The Right Time for Pure Love is harmless, but not great TV viewing.
IMDB:tt3149034