Sakamoto Days - The Live Action Adaptation of Popular Manga Series

I am not sure why I missed out on this movie when it was first released in Prime Video on 29 October. I only realized while I was on holiday trip and searching for simple things to watch in the hotel. But since I knew it was an action film, I waited till I was back home. As I was finishing other things first, I only watched it last night. OK then, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

Taro Sakamoto (Ren Meguro - As Long As We Both Shall Live, Trillion Game TV series etc) was a professional hitman and regarded as the best. But when he met and fell in love with a convenience store clerk named Aoi (Aya Ueto - The Silent Service TV series, Azumi etc), Sakamoto wanted to marry her. After convincing Aoi that he would never kill again, they finally got married and had a young daughter named Hana (Yoshimoto Miyu). As a retired hitman, Sakamoto now just watched over the convenience store with another clerk named Lu Xiaotang (Mayuu Yokota - Drawing Closer, Reborn TV series etc) but due to his current lifestyle, he had become overweight.

Mike's Movie Moments is featured as One of the Best Thriller Blogs to Follow in 2026 by Feedspot

I have created this blog for around a decade now and what started as a little hobby of mine has turned into something that I am pleased and proud to have as it become a platform for me to write about my cinematic and streaming experience. Hence it comes as a nice surprise that my blog has been featured as one of the best thriller blogs to follow in 2026 by Feedspot. It provided me a genuine delight that some people find it to be good enough to read and recommend.

Below is the link for reference.

Special thanks to the team in Feedspot especially to Anuj Agarwal as the Creator and Founder of Feedspot.

(MINI SERIES) Dead End Job - Very Interesting Premise Series Though Could Have Been Better in Certain Areas

When I found out about this series on Netflix, I thought it had an interesting premise. But it was released while I was busy with other things and went for holiday trip. So I only got the chance to see it two days ago after I returned home and finished it last night. OK why don't I get right to it then?

Brief Story Line

Byeon Hyeok-jun (Lee Jae-wook - The Imposible Heir, Dear Hongrang TV series etc) was a thirty something man who had tons of debt and no permanent job to pay for it. So when he accidentally found an advertisement for part-time job that paid more than the normal wage, Hyeok-jun was intrigued and applied for it. He met with the Agency Manager Mr. S (Lee Hee-joon - Handsome Guys, Karma mini series etc) who indeed gave him the job. Obviously there would be a catch and what started as seemingly simple job, turned out to be completely different from what he imagined.