Girl In the Sunny Place ~Hidamari no Kanojo *ENGLISH Subtitled

Hidamari no Kanojo, English subtitles ~Back by Popular Demand

 

Boy meets girl in a terribly cute fashion. Boy courts girl in a sigh-inducing way, and they fall head over heels in love. But boy and girl must inevitably be separated, either by (a) a terminal disease, (b) disapproving parents, (c) a deep, dark secret or (d) other. In the case of Hidamari no Kanojo, it's all of the above, kind of, which sets it apart from the rest of the pack - but also makes it an unusually complicated film to pull off.


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Uroborosu *Juri Ueno & Shun Oguri ~All Star Casts!

Ikuo and Tatsuya are orphans. They live at Mahoroba’s house which is a child and family services home. At their elementary school, they see Teacher Yuko, who took good care of them like a real older sister, killed right in front of them. Ikuo and Tatsuya tell the police what they saw, but the case is covered by a police officer wearing a gold watch.

 15 years later, Ikuo/Toma Ikuta now works as a detective. He is a good person and his arrest rate is the highest at the police station. Meanwhile, using his handsome appearance and cleverness, Tatsuya/Shun Oguri becomes a high ranking yakuza. Detective Ikuo and Yakuza Tatsuya have a singular purpose, which is to find the man wearing the gold watch, digging out the truth and reveal the dark side of the police organization. Based on the manga series "Uroborosu - Keisatsu o Sabaku wa Ware ni Ari" by Yuya Kanzaki (first published March 6, 2009 in Weekly Comic Bunch).

Episode 01
Episode 02
Episode 03
Episode 04
Episode 05
Episode 06
Episode 07
Episode 08
Episode 09
Episode 10 Final

Hidamari no Kanojo ~Re-uploaded Jan 2015

Boy meets girl in a terribly cute fashion. Boy courts girl in a sigh-inducing way, and they fall head over heels in love. But boy and girl must inevitably be separated, either by (a) a terminal disease, (b) disapproving parents, (c) a deep, dark secret or (d) other. In the case of Hidamari no Kanojo, it's all of the above, kind of, which sets it apart from the rest of the pack - but also makes it an unusually complicated film to pull off.

Salesman Kosuke Okuda/Jun Matsumoto leads a boring, normal life, with no girl-friend or happily ever after in sight. The last thing he expects is to run into Mao Watarai/Juri Ueno, a friend from his junior high school days, at a work meeting. As it turns out, Kosuke and Mao have a history together: she was the misfit new girl, awkward and slow, and he was the guy who stood up for her whenever she was bullied. Almost ten years later, they finally have the chance to fall in love. But, just as they're blissfully settling into their new lives together, they start to feel the consequences of a fateful decision made by Mao many years ago.

There's a twist to this love story - one by which viewers might be puzzled, amused, fascinated or repulsed, occasionally at the same time. The revelation shouldn't really come as a big shock; in fact, clues to its nature are so obviously scattered throughout (there's a big clue in Mao's name) that it can sometimes feel as if the film takes an unnecessarily long time to get to its point. But it's so odd and fantastical that audience members might find themselves fretting over the metaphysics, biology and logic of the situation rather than really giving in to the love story.

Click to ENJOY (Full movie 2 hours 8 mins) 7/15/15

Hidamari no Kanojo *Jun Matsumoto & Juri Ueno

Boy meets girl in a terribly cute fashion. Boy courts girl in a sigh-inducing way, and they fall head over heels in love. But boy and girl must inevitably be separated, either by (a) a terminal disease, (b) disapproving parents, (c) a deep, dark secret or (d) other. In the case of Hidamari no Kanojo, it's all of the above, kind of, which sets it apart from the rest of the pack - but also makes it an unusually complicated film to pull off.

Salesman Kosuke Okuda/Jun Matsumoto leads a boring, normal life, with no girl-friend or happily ever after in sight. The last thing he expects is to run into Mao Watarai/Juri Ueno, a friend from his junior high school days, at a work meeting. As it turns out, Kosuke and Mao have a history together: she was the misfit new girl, awkward and slow, and he was the guy who stood up for her whenever she was bullied. Almost ten years later, they finally have the chance to fall in love. But, just as they're blissfully settling into their new lives together, they start to feel the consequences of a fateful decision made by Mao many years ago.

There's a twist to this love story - one by which viewers might be puzzled, amused, fascinated or repulsed, occasionally at the same time. The revelation shouldn't really come as a big shock; in fact, clues to its nature are so obviously scattered throughout (there's a big clue in Mao's name) that it can sometimes feel as if the film takes an unnecessarily long time to get to its point. But it's so odd and fantastical that audience members might find themselves fretting over the metaphysics, biology and logic of the situation rather than really giving in to the love story.

re-loaded 7/15/15

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Hidamari no Kanojo -Preview Jun Matsumoto EN Subtitled/Streaming (Click to view)

Preview in ENGLISH

Juri Ueno Undercover in Korea's Sushi Restaurant EN Sub/Streaming

I found an interesting "undercover" Korean Game Show, featuring Juri Ueno/Hidamari no Kanojo. In the game show (in Korea) there is a couple who is to have a meal there (female is Korean celebrity: Seo Hyun). Juri has to try hard that the couple can't guess who she is. Will the couple guess who she is...??

Click to find OUT! re-loaded 5/05/14