Daytime Shooting Star

The first male lead is Shishio Satsuki. He’s played by Miura Shohei, known for roles in Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 2011, Gokusen: The Movie, Please Love Me!, The Liar và His Lover, & The Liar và His Lover. Shishio is a young teacher. He’s about 24-26 throughout the events in the series. He’s outgoing, attractive, và popular with everyone. His character does initially only help Suzume & get closer lớn her out of concern as a teacher và adult figure. However, somewhere along the way it develops into attraction. The thing with Shishio is that he does try khổng lồ fight that attraction and does what he thinks is best for Suzume. So it’s genuine concern và love…I suppose. Shishio supporters will hate me for this…but I wasn’t on that ship. In regards khổng lồ this story, this love was more innocent. However, the logical side of my brain can’t help think “That’s a grown man & a baby…bruh…she’s a child still…” Suzume is after all, just 15-16 at the beginning of the series. Just because he’s considered hot doesn’t mean it wouldn’t be considered morally alarming. Now if Suzume was an adult and Shishio was no longer her teacher…that I might be able to be okay with. Shohei’s portrayal was alright. I think he did a good job in portraying the different characteristics of Shishio. Although, he didn’t quite fit my expectations appearance wise. I suppose I just expected someone that age who looked a bit younger & more hip? He is close to lớn Shishio’s age range in real life, but the lighting & close ups sometimes made him look a bit older. Maybe it was just his hair that bugged me? I honestly can’t quite put my finger on it.

The second male lead is Mamura Daiki. He’s played by Filipino-Japanese actor & singer Shirahama Alan. He’s also a member in J-Pop groups Exile and Generations. Mamura is Suzume’s classmate, seatmate, & first friend in Tokyo. He pretty much hates the female population. He finds them annoying and doesn’t know how to khuyến mãi with them. The cause of this is of course due lớn some tragic backstory. His mom cheated & left their family. Mamura is cool, seemingly cold, but quite popular. He just doesn’t know how to khuyến mãi with girls and becomes noticeably red when in tương tác with them. Suzume accidentally finds out và uses this khổng lồ “blackmail” him into being her friend. Of course he starts khổng lồ be more comfortable around her và starts lớn develop feelings for her. I know, it sounds like a typical story. Still, Mamura is a gentle & good guy (despite seeming lượt thích a cold jerk at first). Alan didn’t portray Mamura as cooly as I expected, but it wasn’t anything to lớn really bug me. I thought he did a good job. The movie version also isn’t as straight-forward as the manga counterpart.

I ship it. Yeah, you bet your ass I’m team second lead. Though I did lượt thích Shishio in the manga as well…I just leaned more towards second lead…

The first meeting.

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Of course the movie has several changes from the source material. Although the movie did have many of the same scenarios & lines as the original manga. However, they were kind of jumbled up. The main flaw for this movie again comes down to cutting out alot of things story và character wise. We’ve talked about this time và time again, but they really should stop cutting out so much of the supporting characters. While Yuyuka still plays a role in the movie, all the other friends are just barely there. Suzume felt quite lonely when she first came khổng lồ Tokyo. Yes, Yuyuka played a big hand, but all her friends helped her realize her feelings và grow. I was disappointed khổng lồ see how all the other friends were just barely there, và didn’t play much of a role in the movie. The same thing with Suzume’s uncle. It’s really evident in the manga that he really cares about his niece, but he was also barely there in the movie. Of course there was also the fact that Suzume’s friend was crushing on him in the manga. However, I totally understand why they would cut that out in the movie (Though, why bother when the main leads also have a huge age gap). I’m also quite disappointed in the lack of background story on both Shishio & Mamura. It helped show how much the characters developed throughout the story. For Mamura, they vì chưng mention that his mom left him, his dad, và his brother. However, they don’t really go into just how much that really affected Mamura and ultimately led khổng lồ his disdain for girls. I was also a bit sad that you don’t see his dad or brother. They were basically for the Mamura x Suzume ship, & it was fun to see her interact with his family.

In the manga, Shishio’s feelings are a bit more complex. He also has a bit of a complicated backstory. It involves his past relationship & one of the reasons why he’s so hesitant and troubled over his feelings for Suzume (Other than she’s his student). I definitely would’ve liked to lớn see more of that, just anything khổng lồ build Shishio’s character a bit more.

I have a bit of a confession to lớn make. We all know live actions are tricky lớn pull off, but I always get a bit more nervous with Japanese live actions. Honestly, it’s because I feel lượt thích the Japanese productions on live kích hoạt movies & dramas are lacking; Especially when compared lớn Korean productions. Of course this is just my personal opinion, but sometimes I find the Japanese productions lớn look very cheap. Sometimes the actors look lượt thích they’re in cheap cosplay. It’s a flaw for me, because it just detracts me from the story và this world I should be engrossed in. Often times I just feel lượt thích these productions don’t leave much of an impression. The stories feel very watered down. Live actions don’t have to lớn follow the source material exactly, but it should still have something to make it stand on it’s own. My issue is that I don’t feel like the story & characters have really settled into my brain. They seem to lack depth, and I just wasn’t moved by it. I still watch and enjoy Japanese dramas & movies, but very few leave a good và long-lasting impression on me.

So my honest opinion on Daytime Shooting Star? I admit, I had mixed feelings for this movie. I enjoyed some aspects, but it really was incredibly watered down. It felt incredibly rushed to lớn me. I didn’t really feel lượt thích there was a development with them realizing their feelings; Especially with Shishio and Suzume. For me it just kinda felt like they barely interacted with each other & then BAM! Now they suddenly have something between them. It was a disappointment in how much they really cut down on the important things regarding the characters và story. As I said before, it’s understandable that movies must make cuts & changes. However, it would have been beneficial to lớn keep some of the integrity from the source material. Otherwise, have something original that can make the adaptation stand well on it’s own! It definitely would’ve strengthened the characters. Again, I felt lượt thích it lacked depth. I know I say that alot, but depth is so crucial to a good story and characters. Otherwise everything feels so shallow and superficial, và you just don’t really connect with the story và characters. Would I recommend this movie? Maybe. It wasn’t a terrible movie. It’s just that it fell a bit short of my expectations. While I disliked several things about it, it still had some cute & enjoyable moments. I was for the ending too. Vị I consider it to be an incredibly solid live action, and is it a favorite & memorable movie? Not really. Still, I’m okay with watching it on a chill night to kill time because it was still an alright movie. Have you watched Daytime Shooting Star? What were your opinions và which ship were you for?