The TBS new year-opening drama played by Takako Tokiwa, the Japanese version of "The Proud Wife", was broadcast in Japan on January 13.
Perhaps, Takako Tokiwa is beyond your knowledge, as an "after-the-scene" she has set a rating that no one in the history of Japanese screens has ever achieved - in 2000, her "Beautiful Life" with Takuya Kimura, the finale episode set a 41.3% rating myth, and won the 24th Japanese Drama Academy Awards Best Work Award, Starring Male/Female Excellence Award, Assistant Actor/Female Award, Supervision Award, Script Award and other 11 awards.
Today, the 47-year-old Japanese actress Takako Tokiwa has once again starred in the Japanese version of "Proud Wife" for TBS after a gap of 19 years. Adapted from the popular American drama of the same name, Tokiwa plays the heroine Hatami Apricot, who gave up being a full-time housewife and returned to the story business as a lawyer in order to protect her children due to the arrest of her husband as an elite prosecutor. The series also invited actors such as Koizumi Kotaro, Kotaro Yoshida, Kimiko Mizuhara, Sakai Kitamura, and Kenichi Takito to help.
Compared with the two prosecutors in the Japanese version and the American version, which one do you like better?
However, the sneak peek audience did not seem to buy it, and the Chinese audience unceremoniously scored a low score of 6.4 on Douban, falling below everyone's glasses. You know, when the Japanese version of "Proud Bone Wife" was officially announced, Japanese netizens instantly boiled, whether it was actors or scripts, the heat was all open, and the feeling at that time was that it was possible to book this year's major Japanese drama awards in advance.
After 19 years of cooperation with TBS again, everyone is looking forward to the birth of another ratings myth.
The four words of "Proud Bone Wife" itself is a golden signboard, even if you only occasionally chase American dramas, it is estimated that you will be thunderous to this legendary drama. The story tells the story of politician Peter who is arrested and imprisoned for sex and political scandals, and his wife Alicia is forced to end her comfort zone and return to work as a defense lawyer with the help of her old friend Will.
The anxiety of the case and the barbarism of the workplace, but these troublesome plots are all resolved by the female protagonist and become a drama of women's counterattack in the workplace. Catching horses is wonderful enough, chicken soup is nourishing the soul, and some people even regard it as the most female series after Sex and the City. All seven seasons of the show have all rated more than 9 points, and they are not inferior to the recognized divine drama "Game of Thrones".
In contrast, is the "proud wife" played by Takako Tokiwa gentle and insufficient?
To say that the configuration of the actor, it is also difficult, with the role of the domineering president of the girl's heart in "Uncle Love", and Yoshida Kotaro, who won the best supporting actor at the "2018 Tokyo TV Drama Awards", played as the main role in the play.
There is another familiar name – Keiko Suwon.
However, compared with the supporting roles of the American version of "Proud Wife", it feels that the Japanese version is instantly turned into slag by seconds.
This is not the first time that "The Proud Wife" has been remade, in 2016, South Korea has already tested the waters, starring Jeon Do-yeon and Yoo Ji-tae. Although on Douban, 7.6 is already a good score, but compared with the original, it is still a lot of discounts.
It seems that the remake of classic dramas encounters "water and soil dissatisfaction" is not uncommon in various countries. Various "ruining childhood" operations make netizens love and hate the remake drama. However, after all, only one episode has been broadcast, and everyone still has expectations for the Japanese version of "Proud Wife", hoping that the drama can bottom out.
Editor: Xu Luming