Japanese Drama – Seigi no Mikata

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Alternative Titles: Ally of Justice, 正義の味方
Country: Japan, 2008
Director: Nakajima Satoru, Abe Yuichi
Cast: Shida Mirai, Yu Yamada, Osamu Mukai, Hongo Kanata, Irie Jingi, Natsui Runa, Takizawa Saori, Sano Shiro, Tanaka Yoshiko, Tokui Yuu
Type: Comedy, Family
Rating: 5/5

Summary:
Nakata Yoko (Shida Mirai) is a 15-year old high school student who has a “devil” older sister, Nakata Makiko (Yu Yamada). Makiko is a really smart government official, but has trouble making friends with her collegues because she is argumentative. She also has trouble finding love because of her attitude. Yoko is made to do whatever Makiko wants her to do (stalk her crushes, exercise with her, buy her lunch etc).

The main task for Yoko is to stalk Makiko’s collegue, Yoshikawa Naoki (Osamu Mukai) and to get him to start dating Makiko. After they start dating, Yoko is determined to have them get married (so that Makiko is out of the house and Yoko can be at peace).

This drama is called “Seigi no Mikata” (Ally of Justice) becuase all the mean things that Makiko says/does ends up being misinterpreted (according to Yoko) to help society. For example, she insults a famous comedian, telling him to do “para para dance” instead, and he ends up becoming even more famous becuase of the dance.

Impression: This drama was really funny and shows the dynamics of Yoko and Makiko’s relationship. It’s all in the point of view of Yoko, so it’s really exaggerated (and skewed to the idea that Makiko is the devil). Some of the things Yoko has to do is hilarious! At the end, it talks about family/sibling relationships. However, the audiences doesn’t actually know if Makiko likes Yoko, but I think she does.

I think Makiko has a good understanding of how things work/problems in society and addresses those needs…be it in an awkward and not-friendly manner. Yoko, on the other hand, is a Nice Girl and is really determined to help her sister…and everyone around her. In the end, I really saw a similarity between Yoko and Makiko because they both are determined and are really energetic when they know what they want…motives, on the other hand, is another story.

All in all, a funny drama to watch. I didn’t really go into detail about WHAT HAPPENS IN THE DRAMA, because a lot of (random) things happen and it’s complicated. You can watch it at mysoju.com and crunchyroll.com

Tags: Hongo Kanata, Irie Jingi, Natsui Runa, Osamu Mukai, Sano Shiro, Shida Mirai, Takizawa Saori, Tanaka Yoshiko, Tokui Yuu, Yu Yamada