"In the Name of Love" is a drama directed by Kozo Nagayama and Noboru Sugiyama, with the participation of Nanami Suzuki and Yosuke Eguchi, which tells the story of seven college classmates reunited by chance after graduation, and a series of love and friendship intertwined.
1. Synopsis
The whole drama is based on Takako, played by Nanami Suzuki, and depicts the reunion of seven college classmates after graduation, and a series of stories of love and friendship intertwined, some of which are prepared to break up due to the obstruction of her boyfriend Kengo (Tozawa Shouaki) father; no noriko (Toguchi Yoshiko) who wants to take away Azumi (Ishibashi) when she has a child; there is still Naomi Nakajima (Hiromi Nakajima) and her husband who has a wife who attempts to commit suicide; of course, there is also a crush on Suzuki Honami (Yosuke Edguchi), who has a unsuccessful career. The helplessness of the suspected illegal company; the youth stories of these seven university classmates are very touching, and the behind-the-scenes soundtrack of Hyuga Toshifumi also makes the play more brilliant and romantic.
2. Script background
This is Nojima Shinji squeezed into the first work after the big name screenwriter, since 88 began to write scripts for Japanese dramas, he has been maintaining a yearly production, until july 1991 after the "101 marriage proposals", the heavyweight status was finally established, so at the urging of the TV station, it was only in less than half a year to complete this "Zhuangzhi Proud Sun", the broadcast ratings were 32.6% of the final return and an average of 24.7%, quite ideal.
The closest cooperation between Shinji Nojima and Nanami Suzuki, Shouaki Karasawa, and Yosuke Egire is Yosuke Eguchi, the previous "101 Marriage Proposals", and the later "Under one roof", it is not an exaggeration to say that Yosuke Eguchi was made by Nojima. The second is Nanami Suzuki, who also collaborated again in 1994 to perform "Love Has No Tomorrow" after "Heroic Sunshine", but this is a very wild island stream "morbid" drama. At the end of 1993, Toshiaki Karasawa took on the controversial college teacher for Shinji Nojima's film version of "College Teacher".
3. Plot evaluation
"In the Name of Love" is not just an idol drama. This Japanese drama's interpretation of the feelings between people is very profound. Seven friends from the student era, from a simple and happy campus life, embarked on their own social path. Although there have been non-stop gatherings to maintain everyone's friendship, everyone's heart is still a little alienated.
I always remember Kurata, an honest and generous man, who was forced to collapse by the pressure of society, and before he died, he found 6 friends, if one person could find out about his abnormality at this time, he might not go to the end of the road. Unfortunately, 6 friends are anxious about their own affairs, and no one really cares about him. When everyone found the body of the hanged friend in the school warehouse, a deep sense of self-blame and remorse followed...
This is a work from 1992, which means that you can see Nanami Suzuki, who has a very "Lixiang" taste, Toshiaki Karasawa, who looks like a social elite, and Yosuke Eguchi, who is very dashing but a little rebellious. I think it was great to watch Japanese dramas back then, and I wanted to think that the youth of this group of idols reminded people of infinite feelings of the past.
Fourth, look at the aftermath
I remember watching "In the Name of Love" for Karasawa Shouming, because of his good performance in "Tokyo Cinderella", I liked him very much. When I first watched the first episode, I saw Nanami Suzuki, who was still smiling, Yosuke Eguchi, who was unrestrained, and Karasawa, who was young and stable, and I thought that this film was so beautiful.
But as the plot progresses, I slowly understand what the script Mr. Shinji Nojima really wants to convey to us. Yes, how beautiful it is to be young, but as you grow up, you get lost in it. In the end, we will feel that after a series of tribulations, our mentality has changed so much. Once ideals have been abandoned, and once friends have been lost in the vast sea of people. Everyone in this world is wary, and it is impossible to find the simplicity of childhood. In the end we can only say: we can't go back.
In the film, I really like The smile of Nanami Suzuki, or the same as in the Tokyo love story, but this time Takako, played by Nanami Suzuki, has a lot of strength and persistence;
There is also Yosuke Eguchi played by Shio, he is so free, free, he is willing to live the life he wants, do not want to be bound, in his style may always reflect the sincerity of life, the price of love is higher, if it is free, both can be thrown away;
Finally, my favorite kengo played by Toshiaki Karasawa, is an upright young man with great dreams who hopes to become a politician. He dedicated all his enthusiasm to his dreams. His admiration for his father and his deep love for your son, but in the face of reality, he can only choose to be patient and bury everything in his heart. Friends think that he is a strong person, but in fact, he is just an ordinary person, a young man who is willing to take his father to court for justice, and a young man who looks at people who make people feel heartache. When you cry, you're actually a child.
Takako, Kengo, Shio, Jun, Noriko, Tuko, Naomi. They believe in unchanging friendships, and they pursue a lifetime. They are sad and happy when they are not in society, and they are together after entering society.
They always read the poem: I don't know how many oceans I have to cross to reach the contiguous coast; friends, the answer, just look in the wind. Yes, no matter what the road ahead is, I only hope to cherish today and cherish what I have now. It's like the end of the film: Takako sees all her friends together again, everyone cares for each other, supports each other, everyone plays and plays together, everyone walks together towards tomorrow, and everyone is strong towards the future.
As Takako thought, the friend, any one of the seven of them, was another person's ground flower.
I really like the TV series "In the Name of Love", and after watching it for a long time, I can't forget the feeling that comes from the bottom of my heart. Life cannot be endured alone.
Everything is in the name of love, which is what we all expect.