Nemureru Mori

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Nemureru Mori

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Details

  • Title: 眠れる森
  • Title (romaji): Nemureru Mori
  • Title (English): A Sleeping Forest
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Episodes: 12
  • Viewership ratings: 25.2
  • Broadcast network: Fuji TV
  • Broadcast period: 1998-Oct-08 to 1998-Dec-24
  • Air time: Thursday 22:00
  • Theme song: Camouflage by Takeuchi Mariya
  • Insert song: With or Without You by U2

Synopsis

Kimura Takuya plays Ito Naoki, a mysterious man that seems to have some special connection with Oba Minako (Nakayama Miho) by their childhood. But Minako has lost her memory long ago and she won't remember anything about her childhood or him. Naoki knows almost everything about her and he secretly invites her to the "Sleeping Forest". From there on their story begins, into a mix of dark and romantic drama.

Cast

Production Credits

Episode Information

  • Ep 01: The 15th annual love letter
  • Ep 02: A man who shadows
  • Ep 03: Memory tells a lie
  • Ep 04: Assault
  • Ep 05: Retreat
  • Ep 06: True culprit
  • Ep 07: Time capsule
  • Ep 08: Confession
  • Ep 09: Maria was watching
  • Ep 10: Santa Claus
  • Ep 11: Murderer
  • Ep 12: Wedding at Christmas Eve
  • Ep 01: 21.3％
  • Ep 02: 24.6％
  • Ep 03: 20.9％
  • Ep 04: 23.4％
  • Ep 05: 25.3％
  • Ep 06: 25.7％
  • Ep 07: 25.0％
  • Ep 08: 24.4％
  • Ep 09: 25.6％
  • Ep 10: 26.9％
  • Ep 11: 27.7％
  • Ep 12: 30.8％

Reviews

I heard a lot of the praise surrounding this drama and "Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi", and while I came away completely satisfied with that I was left feeling a little disappointed with this. The reason I make comparisons is because Kimura Takuya's character (Ito Naoki) seems to be oddly similar to that of his character in Sora Kara Furu (Ryo Katase). Both dark and brooding characters, hiding secrets and not letting people get too close.

Both dramas also start with a murder and while the solving of said murder eventually takes a backseat to the main story in Sora Kara Furu, it serves to advance the main plot of Nemureru Mori, and this is where the two dramas start coming into their own. I liked Nemureru Mori a lot. It's certainly not the best I've seen, but it's another strong performance from Takuya (who seems to be able to do no wrong according to everything I've seen of him up till now) and a surprisingly good turn from Nakayama Miho (Oba Minako) as the protagonist of the show. Minako's family were brutally murdered when she was 6 years old, and due to the trauma of being there when it happened, has lost all memory of who she was before the incident. As she is about to marry her fiance Kiichiro (a rather forgettable Nakamura Toru) she decides to make one last-ditch attempt to find out about her past by answering a seemingly innocent childhood letter which she has kept among her valuables for the past 15 years. This sets in motion the turn of events which results in Minako finally realising what exactly happened on that fateful day 15 years ago when her family were horrificly slain by a strange intruder.

Despite its faults, the show wraps up well with a surprisingly effective bittersweet final scene. The many twists along the way as we discover the truth about Minako's past help to keep the story going even during its more drawn out episodes. Definitely one to watch for the answers to questions you will ask from episode 1, if not for another great performance from Kimura Takuya.

The soundtrack is good with a nice lamentable orchestral main theme, despite a forgettable lyrical opening. Some of the more funky BG music gives away the fact that this is a 90s drama, but overall it fits well.

Rating: See It (3.5/5) --Review by anoney

External Links



Summer 1998 Fuji TV Winter 1999
Konya Uchu no Katasumi de Tuesday 22:00 Ringu Saishusho
Retrieved from "http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Nemureru_Mori"

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