Unfortunately,despite the cast and the cool ending I read about (I enjoy dark/sad endings) I couldn't finish this.First of all,Ikuta's acting kind of spoiled the begining for me,since he does tend to overdo it whenever there's comedy envolved.As a result I his character was either acting like a clown or like a depressed murderer which I found strange and confusing in this particular story.Second and most important,the story was too boring with endless melo flashbacks of the same scene that I just felt like skipping all the time.Oguri on the other hand was a perfectly convicing member of the yakuza,so much so that I still have a hard time seeing him in other roles (it is more about the general look though and not just the acting).The shooting style was also the more natural type you'd expect from a jdrama,which is very refreshing coming from korean dramas but it wasn't enough to keep me on board.