Gift

A Kimura performance like always, I’m amazed he’s able to keep the same level for over twenty years – i.e. quality output, nothing for the viewer to roll their eyes at. Each episode has its own story, but towards the end, what has followed Yukio through the entire series emerges and we finally learn who she is and what happened. It's not a bad discovery, so you don't feel disappointed. Considering it's a 90's series, it's basically bold for today, you even see boobs in there. Nobody plays the saint, everybody is quite reasonable, even the message that every Japanese product simply has is not forced on the viewer. I thought it was a good diversion. Nothing pretentious, but nothing primitive either. It's just a pity it can't be found in a better quality version. What must it really be like to lose your memory? Enviable? Sad? Cool? A better 3 stars. (2016.09.19)