Myu no Anyo Papa ni Ageru Review
Japanese: みゅうの足パパにあげる or Myu no Anyo Papa ni Ageru
Translation: Myu Will Give Daddy Her Legs
Date: 30/08/08 (Jun's 25th Birthday! How fitting!)
Favourite Aspect: The sweetness of the film and a new endeavour in Jun's acting
Least Favourite Aspect: Another debilitating disease, and I felt it was so short!
Rating: B -(3.5/5)
As a Whole: I stumbled upon this by accident as a fellow Jun fan had mentioned it over a YouTube comment, so of course as a loyal Jun fan I tracked it down immediately. This drama reminded me much of 1 Litre of Tears as Matsumoto Jun plays 25 year old Yamaguchi Hayato, father of a young family who contracts a debilitating disease, eventually losing all strength and mobility of his muscles. Although really cliche in the debilitating disease aspect, I liked this film as never before had I seen Jun play such a role. As the ever active Domyouji Tsukasa from Hana Yori Dango, I never expected him to be so bedridden and yet still remain so sweet. At first I was apprehensive as I couldn't imagine him so young and yet a father but he has excellent chemistry with his 'daughter' (major KYA FANGIRL MOMENT) proven in like the first five seconds of the movie. This time he was teamed with 'Karina' as his wife (who although didn't have as much chemistry going as my OTP Maotsujun) yet since they are talented actors they still pulled it off nicely. I actually preferred Karina to her role in Koizora (will discuss later), that tough girl image suited her MUCH better. This film isn't excessively dramatic, which is what I loved about it, it was sweet and although dealt with a painful subject, it did so with a very hopeful tone and the great Japanese firm 'never give up' attitude. Although the ending was really lovely, on a whole, there was something about this film that didn't quite have IT for me. Maybe I'm not used to MatsuJun like this or maybe there was something nauseating about it, however, I'd still reccommend this film for a rainy or sunny Friday or Saturday afternoon.
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