#KeikoKitagawa

[sailorfailures]

Miyuu Sawai, Rika Izumi, Keiko Kitagawa, Mew Azama, and Ayaka Komatsu all met up a few times and the photos they all shared to Instagram/Facebook make my heart swell ;_; They're still such good friends after such a long time!

Rika said on her Instagram:

久しぶりの大好きなみんなとの時間 出会って20年🌙 いつもありがとう💚💙💗❤️🧡 #sailormoon It's been a while since I got some time with the whole group I love so much. It's been twenty years since we met 🌙 Thank you always 💚💙💗❤️🧡 #sailormoon

Miyuu said on her Instagram:

12月26日は美優ちゃんのお誕生日🎂💚✨✨ 昨日の配信でも話してたけど美優ちゃんはお酒強い❣️ あとね一番乙女だなって感じるのは美優ちゃん🥰 やっぱりまこちゃんだなって思っちゃうのです💚 写真は里香のお誕生日のときのものだけど🥹3枚目は前の美優ちゃんのお誕生日会🎂✨ これからもずっと大好き😘💚 #安座間美優 #💚#泉里香 #💙#北川景子 #❤️#小松彩夏 #🧡#沢井美優 #💖#戦士会#お誕生日会#お誕生日おめでとう #🎂#いつもありがとう #✨#出逢えて幸せ #💕#美少女戦士セーラームーン #🌙#pgsm December 26th was Mew's birthday! 🎂💚✨✨ I mentioned it in yesterday's stream, but that girl can drink❣️ And afterwards it felt like she turned into the ultimate maiden 🥰 I caught myself thinking, "that's Mako-chan for you" 💚 Two of the photos are from Rika's birthday 🥹 but the third is from Mew's party 🎂✨ I'll keep loving you forever 😘💚 #mewazama #💚 #rikaizumi #💙 #keikokitagawa #❤️ #ayakakomatsu #🧡 #guardianparty #birthdayparty #happybirthday #🎂 #thankyouforeverything #✨ #gladimetyou #💕 #prettyguardiansailormoon #🌙 #pgsm

Mew said on her Instagram:

2023年戦士始め🌙 今年でみんなと出逢って20年💖💙❤️💚🧡 感慨深い！ #セーラームーン#戦士#20周年 The guardians start off 2023 🌙 This year marks 20 years since I met you all 💖💙❤️💚🧡 I'm deeply touched! #SailorMoon #Senshi #20thAnniversary

And Ayaka said on her Instagram:

遅くなってしまったけど、里香と沢井と安座間の 誕生日と、沢井さんの結婚祝いと 新年会を兼ねた戦士会💚❤️💙💗🧡🌙 ⁡５人ではしばらく集まれていなかったので なんだかんだ久しぶり❣️ ⁡(ブレブレ写真は相変わらず📸笑) ⁡やっぱりこのメンバーは最高です🤣🤣🤣 ⁡出会って今年で20年‼️(←信じられない😂笑) ⁡みんな環境が変わっても、こうして変わらず集って笑って過ごせるのは本当に幸せなことですね☺️🌸 ⁡次いつ会えるかなぁ…ともう考えている😜❤️ ⁡みんな色々おめでとう❣️←雑🤣🤣🤣 ⁡2023年もよろしくね😙💚❤️💙💗🧡🌙 ⁡#お誕生日 #誕生日 #結婚 #おめでとう #戦士 #戦友 #仲間 #安座間美優 #泉里香 #北川景子 #沢井美優 #小松彩夏 #幸せ #絆 I'm late, but we threw a Guardian Party that doubled as a birthday party for Rika, Sawai, and Azama, a wedding celebration for Mrs. Sawai, and a New Year's Party all in one 💚❤️💙💗🧡🌙 I realised, hey, it's been a long time since the five of us got together❣️ (Though our pictures are as blurry as ever 📸 lol) Of course this particular member is the best one 🤣🤣🤣 It's been 20 years since we met‼️ (← can't believe it 😂 lol) Even if everyone's circumstances change, it brings me joy that we can still meet up and laugh as if nothing has changed ☺️🌸 When can we meet next... I'm already thinking 😜❤️ Congratulations everyone❣️← Broad strokes 🤣🤣🤣 Here's to 2023 😙💚❤️💙💗🧡🌙 #birthday #bday #wedding #congratulations #guardians #comradeinarms #nakama #mewazama #rikaizumi #keikokitagawa #miyuusawai #ayakakomatsu #joy #bonds

[japanesedoramaandanimelover91]

Today's episode of "The Yakai" is what you might call a "retro" episode. Specifically, the best moments from "The Yakai." The theme is "a surprise that brought tears to my eyes."

#kasumiarimura crying tears of joy at the appearance of the man she has loved and admired since childhood.

#meinagano cried hard when she dreamt of collaborating with her favourite artiste 😭.

#keikokitagawa cried and laughed at the appearance of her life's benefactor, monomaniac 😂.

#torimatsuzaka collaborated on his most favourite story in his sleep ⭐.

#satomiishihara will be performing a special one-night comedy special with #EXIT‼

#ryokoyonekura and #masaminagasawa are looking forward to meeting the comedian they've been waiting for🤩☝

#Msakuraisho takes revenge on #aibamasaki for 11 years😏.

Biggest surprise in the history of the night party. ‼🕳

And #F-BLOOD sang the song "Like White Clouds" for the first time at #hiroyukiariyoshi's birthday party, and #sakuraisho was impressed to tears‼. Don't miss the unseen scene after the song ‼🫣

[eliejc]

@Regrann from @keiko_kitagawa__ - #北川景子 #keikokitagawa #きたがわけいこ https://www.instagram.com/p/By-NTUXnAT-/?igshid=j6i286sp37z1

[terarin08]

似顔絵『北川景子さん』

[trexboy76]

#スマホを落としただけなのに #すまほをおとしただけなのに　# 스마트폰을 떨어뜨렸을 뿐인데 #sumahoootoshitadakenanoni #stolenidentity #hideonakata #shigaakira #tetsuyaoishi #keikokitagawa #keitanaka #yudaichiba # #japan #movie #amazon #primevideo #life #세줄평 여주인공은 남자친구가 택시 안에 떨어뜨린 핸드폰을 습득했다는 인물에게 전화를 받고대신 핸드폰을 찾으러 간다 ヒロインはボーイフレンドがタクシーの中に落とした携帯電話を習得したという人物に電話を受けて代わりに携帯電話を取りに行く 핸드폰은 요코하마의 어느 카페에 맡겨져 있었고 여주인공은 남자 친구에게 앞으론 주의하라며 핸드폰을 전해 준다 携帯電話は、横浜のあるカフェに預けられていたが、ヒロインは彼氏にこれから注意しろとしながら携帯電話を渡す 한국 개���작으로 스마트폰을 분실하고 그 스마트폰의 해킹으로 주인공들이 곤궁에 빠진다는 극단적인 해프닝이 영화의 주요 내용이다 韓国公開作で、スマートフォンを紛失して、そのスマートフォンのハッキングで主人公たちが困窮に陥るという極端なハプニングが映画の主な内容だ 19/10/22 https://www.instagram.com/p/B3_JpW-gCmR/?igshid=s9anuc6tqt3

[breathingkpopforever]

Paradise Kiss starring Keiko Kitagawa and Osamu Mukai #paradisekiss #paradisekissmovie #keikokitagawa #osamumukai #manga #japanesemovie #japanese

[cocoppasheep]

On this cloudy moonlit night A cherry blossom storm dissipates #KeikoKitagawa #SakuraFubuki (image by @momo_pokeran) #CocoPPaPlay #Tinierme #CherryBlossom #Sakura #pink #ココプレ #セルフィコーデ #桜 #ポケットランド #可愛い子 #北川景子 #美少女戦士セーラームーン #花見 There's no such thing as God But I want to believe in something That is what I think On this cloudy moonlit night A cherry blossom storm dissipates -Keiko Kitagawa, "Sakura Fubuki" (image by Twitter user @momo_pokeran)

[lffbetweenheavenandhell-blog]

#myedit #wallpaper #paradisekiss #Yukari #Jouji  #KeikoKitagawa #OsamuMukai

[sailormoon-screencaps]

For all my PGSM live action moonoes! Queen Keiko! #keikokitagawa #pgsm #sailormoonliveaction #prettyguardiansailormoon #sailormoon #セーラームーン #moonies #anime

[terarin08]

似顔絵『北川景子さん』

[bruceinlove]

Werk. #drama #fashion #keikokitagawa #japan #dokushinkizoku #sailormars #hero

[kazebp]

Fig eating and balancing #fig #ficus #fruit #balance #eat #munch #hand #stand #keikokitagawa #cakes #kitagawakeiko #kitagawa (at Eastvale, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzm5HwqlvGb/?igshid=z2c9mspv0j3v

[yesasia]

Kimura Takuya returns as public prosecutor Kuryu Kohei in the 2015 HERO feature film ~ now on English-subtitle #DVD #Bluray http://www.yesasia.com/1048864464-0-0-0-en/info.html #japanesemovie #kimuratakuya #takuyakimura #matsutakako #takakomatsu #kitagawakeiko #keikokitagawa

[amnakanna]

keiko kitaga in a sexy green dress i love it @ modpress #keikokitagawa

[yanarchy072]

思わず慌てて…好きです。 あっおはようございます。 #北川景子 #keikokitagawa #おはよう #goodmorning

[marcusgohmarcusgoh]

Review: 'Hero' captures the strengths and flaws of the TV series

Maiko Amamiya (Takako Matsu) and the rest of the team in "Hero." (Encore Films)

Marcus Goh is a Singapore television scriptwriter. He’s also a Transformers enthusiast and avid pop culture scholar. He Tweets/Instagrams at Optimarcus and writes at marcusgohmarcusgoh.com. The views expressed are his own.

Secret ending? No.

Running time: 119 minutes (~2 hours)

"Hero" is a Japanese law comedy based on the television series of the same name. It follows a public prosecutor and his allies as they unravel the schemes behind a seemingly regular traffic accident. It stars Takuya Kimura (Kohei Kuryu), Keiko Kitagawa (Chika Asagi), and Takako Matsu (Maiko Amamiya).

"Hero" has its roots firmly planted in television, and it shows. That's not to say that it lacks in production values, because from a technical viewpoint the film delivers. It's the style, tone and pacing of the movie that reveal that its creators still have a very television mindset when it comes to movie making. While other film adaptations of television shows have managed to grow the scope of the story to a suitably large extent, enough to justify its existence on the silver screen, "Hero" just doesn't seem to have that oomph you're expecting.

Amamiya. (Encore Films)

Highlights

Asagi's optimism

Asagi's enthusiasm and cheerfulness are quite infectious, without overdoing it (as many other representations of this archetype are wont to do). Her optimism and confidence are also tempered by flashes of shyness and doubt, giving her character more dimension and roundedness. It also helps that she's easy on the eyes and comes across as sincere and genuine too. This all comes together to make her one of the more likeable and endearing characters of "Hero."

Ensemble cast has comfortable chemistry

The ensemble cast has perfect timing when it comes to playing off each other's reactions, which leads to a sense of familiarity when they come on screen. You might not remember their individual names (unless you're a fan of the TV series) but you'll definitely be able to recognize anyone of them when they appear. They put you at ease, allowing you to accept the quirks and foibles of all the characters more easily. And it's this warmth that permeates "Hero" and makes it one of the more charming aspects of the film.

Keiko Kitagawa as Chika Asagi in "Hero." (Encore Films)

Letdowns

Feels like a television show rather than a film

There's just no escaping the television feel of "Hero." The scenes and action come in the same rhythm and pace of a TV show, to the point that you're half expecting a commercial break at some points. The shots and angles just aren't wide and grand enough to give it the sense that you're watching a movie. While it may be a plus for fans of "Hero," who are expecting a jumbo-sized episode, it doesn't work for the regular movie-goer. It disappoints, and isn't going to encourage one to watch the regular "Hero" TV series after that.

Stakes aren't high enough

Being a comedy law procedural in its regular television format, it's no surprise that the movie "Hero" involves a criminal case that the protagonists have to solve over the course of the movie. However, the case feels very small and underwhelming. The consequences of not solving the case are minuscule, and the impact is only that justice isn't served. The stakes aren't personal or dramatic enough to warrant a two hour long investigation. Coupled with the television shooting style, this truly makes you wonder if this story was important enough to be told in the first place.

No change to status quo

The biggest disappointment has to be the absolute lack of any impact on the characters' lives. They aren't any wiser or richer for the experience that the movie has put them through. There's no dramatic impact that will live on after the events of the movie. Worst of all, there's no significant sacrifice or addition to the states of the main characters. Given all this, it's no wonder the whole film feels like a two-hour television special.

Asagi and Amamiya have tea. (Encore Films)

"Hero" serves its purpose by reuniting its cast for one last outing on the big screen. However, in trying to stay true to the television show, it fails to utilise the strengths of the film medium, wasting a chance to have made a stronger movie.

Should you watch this at weekend movie ticket prices? If you're a "Hero" or Takuya Kimura fan.

Should you watch this at weekday movie ticket prices? Ok.

"Hero" opens in cinemas 8 October, 2015 (Thursday).