Drama Review: Iribito: Iribito

5 Episodes

Duration

0 Hrs 60 Mins

Episodes

5 Episodes

 Drama Digest

Naho is a deputy curator at an art gallery owned by her grandfather. Naho’s husband is a managing director of a different art gallery. As Naho gets pregnant, she finds her life in Tokyo a little noisy and decides to leave the busy life of Tokyo. She wanted a quiet life and thus, decides to stay in Kyoto. In Kyoto, she finds a fascinating painting by an unknown artist. An unexpected truth gets revealed in front of her after seeing the painting.

The Feel-Good Part

The mystery in the drama keeps building up with every episode passing by. The drama does not have a tiring plot that keeps the audience waiting. It has a fast-paced story with mystery getting revealed.

 

The Disappointing Factor

The drama is short, so many scenes are being rushed. Despite the love for his wife, Naho’s husband has an egoist approach towards her talent.

In-Depth Analysis

Naho took over the art gallery previously owned by her grandfather, who was an art collector. Naho inherited a keen eye for art from her grandfather. Naho’s husband Kazuki is the third-generation owner of an art gallery in Giza. Kazuki tries his best, but he doesn’t have the talent to collect the great art pieces as his wife and thus, is very jealous of her. Naho after being pregnant, shifts to Kyoto, away from the busy life in Tokyo. In Kyoto, she visits an art museum, where she finds a painting, which unexpectedly fascinates her. She finds out that the painting was made by Shirane Tatsuru, who could not talk. To know more about the picture, Naho questions the manager at that gallery but, he doesn’t help her much and warns her not to get involved with that picture. Naho cannot help herself but think about the painting. Naho’s fate takes a turn after the truth behind the painting gets revealed.

Star Power

Takahata Mitsuki has played her character of Naho impressively. Every character has played their roles very convincingly.

 

Overall Opinion

The drama is a mystery thriller. The drama takes the audience on a rollercoaster ride with its plot. Every episode reveals the truth about many characters but the most exciting one is about Naho.