Ponytail wa Furimukanai (1985) - Full Series Batch

[geo9875]

 

Broadcast: October, 12, 1985

Network: TBS
Genres: Drama, Music
Subtitle translation, timing, and editing: GEO9875 

DVDRip Encode: GEO9875
Special thanks: Farfromsleep

Synopsis:

After her family breaks apart and she ends in a detention center, a defiant teen fights her way back into the world through rhythm and rebellion, driven by a dream to start a band and rewrite her life. 

 

Softsubbed MKVs: 
MEGA | Archive| Nyaa   | AvistaZ

Sub files available on: 
 Drama-Otaku (24/24)

 

Guess who's back with another fully subbed '80s Daiei drama? Yep, it's me. I've had this one on my radar for quite a while, it definitely feels like a sister show to Furyou Shoujo to Yobarete. Not just because several cast members return in new roles, including the lead Kazue Ito, but even the Sagami Aiiku detention school from Furyou Shoujo shows up again. Plus, Akira Nagoya reprises his role as Director Tamba for the first episode, which technically puts this in the same universe? :O Meiko Kaji also makes an appearance which is always great.

The opening track, 'Never Say Good-Bye' by Kahoru Kohiruimaki, whom many would recognize for singing the themes for City Hunter, is an absolute banger and one of the rare 80s Daiei drama opening themes that isn't a Japanese cover of a Western hit. As usual with these Daiei dramas, expect a killer '80s soundtrack, bombastic melodrama and plenty of delinquent hijinks throughout, just the way I like it! As with all these projects, this was subbed by ear, so please excuse any errors/minor omitted lines. Big shoutout to Farfromsleep once again for procuring the original DVD box set, so I didn't have to rely on the very poor quality RAWs hanging around online that are bizarrely missing the kickass opening. Enjoy all 24 episodes! 

NOTE: Because of D-Addicts' rules, I'm unable to upload my sub files there for this project, since another subber is already working on this same show. Even though they haven't finished, the site doesn't allow multiple people to sub the same drama unless one of them gets officially dropped. And just to clarify, this project is completely my own work from episode 1 to 24. Either way, like all my projects, there's multiple options available to download my version, so it's not a big deal. Thanks for understanding!

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you for providing multiple d/l options. Always appreciate your hard work!

[johnnysjunior]

Insane drama, thanks for the subs!

[(Anonymous)]

I'm 3 episodes in and this series rocks! It's like a cast of all-stars comprised of all my faves from the past series you've done, plus Meiko Kaji and Frankie Sakai?? I'm particularly a fan of Kazue Ito, so I'm happy to see another one where she takes the lead. I like the band angle too, it really gives the drama a structure to hang off of. Thanks for your hard work, as always~!

[geo9875]

Sure thing! I still wanna check out more of Frankie Sakai's movies, I see he's in a lot of Japanese cinema classics.

[(Anonymous)]

I finished the series recently, and it did end up being a favorite! Some wild twists and tragedy, but ultimately very uplifting. Loved that Kaji ended up being more active in this series. Thanks again!

[geo9875]

No problem, glad you enjoyed!