Yu Inaba is a Japanese actor born on January 12, 1993, in Sagamihara, Japan. He rose to fame in 2009 when he won the Super Boy Contest Grand Prix, run by pop culture magazine Junon, while aged only 16. The following year, he made his TV acting debut in the series “Clone Baby.” He followed up with guest appearances in the 2012 drama series “Clover.” He played a leading role in the “Kamen Rider” series “Kamen Rider Drive” in 2015. He has also starred in five “Kamen Rider” movies. More recently, he has appeared in the drama series “The Flower and the Beast Season 2” (2019).

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When Masayo Tanaka (Haru), unable to pass her art school entrance exam, reluctantly joins her father Daikichi's (Ken Yasuda) love hotel business in Hokkaido, she resigns herself to taking over the Hotel Royal. Her mundane life takes a dramatic turn when a double suicide occurs in the hotel and her father falls ill, forcing Masayo to confront the hotel's deeper significance. As she steps in to manage the business, she begins to see the hotel through a new lens, understanding its importance to her family, staff, and patrons. Determined to save the Hotel Royal, Masayo must find a way to preserve her family's legacy and discover her own purpose. This is a 2020 Japanese film based on the award-winning novel by Shino Sakuragi, directed by Masaharu Take.

Hotel Royal

Kana Sakurai (Akane Hotta) attends a matchmaking party hoping to find her lifelong partner, but quickly discovers something sinister beneath the surface. When a mysterious partygoer warns her that nine out of ten men are hiding their true identities, Kana becomes determined to uncover the truth behind their elaborate lies. Approached by ten different men, she methodically investigates each one, searching not just for potential romance, but for genuine connection. As she delves deeper into their backgrounds, Kana must navigate a complex web of deception to find the one man who might truly be her soulmate. Will her quest for honesty lead her to love, or expose dangerous secrets? Based on the 2015 mobile game app by Voltage Inc, this is a 2019 Japanese mystery romance film directed by Jiro Nagae.

Liar! Uncover the Truth

Abema TV

When Mugi Aihara (Yuna Taira) reads about four corporate heirs seeking love through a reality show, she eagerly applies. Selected from 700,000 contestants, Mugi joins Fumino Ono (Takeda Rena) and Yu Shibayama (Okamoto Natsumi) on the show. The four princes - Riku Nikaido (Isomura Hayato), Taiga Saionji (Hiroki Iijima), Terunoshin Minai (Yu Inaba), and Tatsunari Date (Yamamoto Ryosuke) - are more interested in teasing the contestants than finding true love. As the show progresses, unexpected connections begin to form, revealing that love can surprise even the most cynical hearts. This is a 2019 South Korean romantic comedy drama directed by Taisuke Kawamura, Mai Sakai, and Tohru Otsuka.

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