Yakou Kanransha ep.1

My last little review of this season! yay!

Synopsis (From DramaWiki):

The drama is based on the best selling same-titled novel by Minato Kanae, and is about two families that reside in the same upscale neighborhood. Amongst all the beautiful homes lined up in a row, there is a small house that belongs to the Endo family. Even though it is small, but it is a dream come true for Endo Mayumi. Living directly opposite them, is the elite Takahashi family. With their three gifted and smart children and a doctor husband, the Takahashis seem like a blessed and happy family.

One day, Takahashi Hiroyuki is found murdered. The police suspect the murderer is someone the family knows...

Cast: 

• Suzuki Kyoka as Endo Mayumi
• Ishida Yuriko as Takahashi Junko
• Miyasako Hiroyuki as Endo Keisuke
• Tanaka Tetsushi as Takahashi Hiroyuki
• Yasuda Shota as Takahashi Yoshiyuki
• Nakagawa Taishi as Takahashi Shinji
• Miyazaki Karen as Takahashi Hinako
• Sugisaki Hana as Endo Ayaka
• Natsuki Mari as Kojima Satoko
• Takahashi Katsunori as Yuki Tetsuya
• Horiuchi Keiko as Tanaka Shoko
• Minami Keisuke as Fujikawa Wataru
• Yoshida Riko as Murata Shiho
• Okamoto Natsumi as Saeki Minami
• Koizumi Kotaro as Ma-kun

My impressions

This is not my usual type of drama. I watch drama for relaxation and entertainment. Yakou Kanransha was not relaxing. It is of the drama/family type. A new family has moved in a rich neighborhood. It seems this neighborhood has a leader and strict rules...

You can tell by the first episode that this is a very good drama. The filming was really good. It goes back and forth between past and present time.The present is at first very confusing. Each time you see the past, you understand the present more.  The acting was really good too. You can really feel the emotions of the main characters. Because the acting is also good, when bad things happen to the main characters it made me feel very angry. Thus, they were good at portraying and making you feel the emotions of the main characters.

There is not many negative things to say about this drama. However, it might not interest you if you don't like less optimistic dramas, or if you don't like the family drama genre. This is not a light, easy to watch drama.