Takumi-kun series: Soshite Harukaze Ni Sasayaite
Posted on April 24th, 2009
Takumi-kun series: Soshite Harukaze Ni Sasayaite
[Rating: 5.5/10]
Genre: Shounen-ai, Romance
In an all-boys school hidden deep in the mountains, Takumi, a boy who has a phobia for human contact due to a past psychological trauma, meets Gii, a rich American student who is assigned as his roomate. Gii slowly gets Takumi to open up and take up the violin again, which the latter had stopped playing a few years ago.
Despite being a boys love story, there is nothing explicit shown, and overall I would even say that it is Fluffy. The romance between the two boys is sweet and innocent, especially with concerns to Takumi; and although Gii is supposedly a playboy they don’t really show any instances of this. I’m not sure of how it is in the manga though. Colours in the show are very soft and light, and it was almost like watching a shoujo romance lol. The story was more about Takumi slowly opening up to Gii and realizing that his feelings. The flashback scenes on their first meeting and moments were a little confusing although I got the gist of it, but the transition could’ve been better. Also the violin playing moments could use a bit more work… even though the actors may not be able to play the instruments, it was quite obvious they were just miming the actions. I’d close one eye on this but comparing it to a drama like Nodame Cantabile (a drama about a music college), they could’ve been more convincing. Another word I would use to describe the film is simple. Simple set, simple costumes and props and simple but nice background music – which achieve its purpose I guess, and I don’t think many shounen-ai drama get a huge budget as this is pretty similar for other dramas/movies in the genre which I’ve seen. Although one might say that the simplicity might be a directional preference for this kind of show. I’m not sure about that…
Filed under: ** jdrama, shounen-ai