Machida Keita is a Japanese actor. He was born on July 4, 1990, in Higashiagatsuma, Japan, and made his acting debut in 2010. Since then, he has appeared in a number of theatrical productions, films, and television dramas, including “L-DK: Two Loves, Under One Roof” (2019).

Machida Keita

TV Asahi

Some two years ago, Kokoro Yamihara (Takahata Mitsuki), now a leading news reporter for a weekly entertainment magazine, met police officer Toramatsu Asada (Tanaka Kei) when she came across him one night, drunk and incoherent. His behavior caused her to miss out on a scoop. But soon, a spark of romance ignited between them, and they became lovers. Now they both dream of marriage – but there is something holding each of them back…

Toramatsu Asada’s past love life is still causing him issues, while Kokoro Yamihara is concealing a dark secret about her family. The duo wants nothing more than to come clean with one another so they can finally ie the knot. But things are complicated by a series of gruesome – and particular – murders whereby the victims’ blood appears to have been drained away. Who is behind the killings – and will Kokoro Yamihara and Toramatsu Asada ever reveal the truth to one another?

“Unknown” is a 2023 Japanese drama series that was directed by Toichiro Ruto and Ko Kanai.

Unknown

Love at first bite Team

Fuji TV

Growing up in an extraordinarily wealthy family, Mamoru Hyoga (Noriko Eguchi) has never wanted for anything in her entire life. Born and raised with the world at her feet, Mamoru has never had a financial worry in her life but that doesn’t mean she grew up with everything. Having lost both of her parents at a young age, Mamoru grew up without ever knowing the warmth of her parents’ love.&nbsp;

Despite her loss, and the moments of loneliness and sadness that occasionally plague her, Mamoru has done quite well on her own. The CEO of an e-book company, Three Star Books, Mamoru and her business partner and longtime friend, Ryo Ichinose (Shigeyuki Totsugi) have made their company a huge success. Drawn to the success of the company, Yu Haruno (Eiji Akaso) applies for one of Three Stars Books' open internships. Working part-time to support his family as he studies, Yu sees this internship as an opportunity to change his life. Little did he know just how much things would change, the day Mamoru walked into his life.

With one never knowing a family’s love and the other never going a day without it, Mamoru and Yu find themselves inexplicably drawn towards each other; but can their stark differences really be what brings them together or will they eventually drive them apart?

A timeless tale of opposite attraction, “SUPER RICH” is a 2021 drama directed by Shin Hirano, Hideyuki Aizawa, Toshiyuki Mitsuhashi, and Masakazu Abe.

SUPER RICH

Amamiya (Keita Machida), Nakauchi (Kisetsu Fujiwara), and Kobayashi (Morisaki Win) were once high school classmates. The former was class president and an honors student, Nakauchi was quiet and reserved with a penchant for cooking, and Kobayashi was a womanizing charmer. Ten years after they graduated, fate reunites them: Nakauchi has gone on to become a budding chef, but after he loses his sense of taste, he has quit his job. He runs into Amamiya, who is working as a bartender in a quiet establishment called the Three Star Bar in Tokyo’s Nishi Ogikubo District.

The bar has been left to Kobayashi, who became an overnight sensation as a writer with his debut novel, but has been in a funk ever since. Kobayashi’s grandfather, the bar’s previous owner, left the bar to his grandson, who has agreed to keep the place running until he and Amamiya all of the canned food that was left stocked in the pantry. He and Kobayashi convince Nakauchi to join them as their canned food “chef.” Together, they end up making a pretty formidable team: With the always accommodating Amamiya ready to lift the mood with a cocktail, the barfly-like Kobayashi on hand with sage words of advice, and Nakauchi cooking up a storm in the kitchen, the place becomes a hit with appreciative customers. The clients come here with problems, but usually leave with them solved, thanks to these remarkable men...but what will happen when the canned food begins to run out?

“Three Star Bar in Nishi Ogikubo” is a 2021 Japanese drama series that was directed by Murao Yoshiaki.

Three Star Bar in Nishi Ogikubo

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After her parents decided to move away for work, high schooler Aoi Nishimori (Mone Kamishiraishi) chose to stay behind, resulting in her living alone. However, she soon has an unexpected houseguest: Shusei Kugayama (Yosuke Sugino), the most popular student at their school, invites himself over to stay after a kitchen fire ruins his own home. As Aoi and Shusei spend more time together, their “temporary” living arrangement blossoms into romance… until Shusei’s cousin Reon Kugayama (Ryusei Yokohama) comes to visit from America to out why he refused an opportunity to attend college overseas. When he discovers that the reason is Aoi and Shusei’s secret relationship, he insists on moving in, too! As tensions rise between the three housemates, will Aoi and Shusei’s bond grow stronger? Or will this end their relationship? This 2019 Japanese movie was based on the hit manga series by Ayu Watanabe and was directed by Taisuke Kawamura.

L-DK: Two Loves, Under One Roof

L♥DK Team

Hijiri Suenaga (Arimura Kasumi) is a 25-year-old teacher who takes on a job as a replacement teacher at a co-ed school. She is wildly popular with her new students, who are all fascinated by her. She has been dating Shotaro Kawai (Keita Machida), a busy but successful company employee, for several years and he is hoping to marry Hijiri Suenaga – even though his work means he cannot join her to be nearby as she starts her new job.

But one of Hijiri Suenaga’s students, Akira Kuroiwa (Kenshi Okada), starts to develop feelings for her – feelings that soon turn into love. He tries to express his emotions to her, but she is fearful of the relationship. Meanwhile, things threaten to get very complicated when Shotaro Kawai starts to talk of marriage, arranging a meeting between his parents and Hijiri Suenaga’s – all the time while Akira Kuroiwa’s love for his teacher continues to grow...and one of his female classmates starts to fall for him!

This drama was based on a long-running manga series that debuted in 2013.

“Meet Me After School” is a 2018 Japanese drama series that was directed by Ayuko Tsukahara, Kentaro Takemura, and Toshio Tsuboi.

Meet Me After School

Notice me Sensei Team

Sumi Kisaragi (Keiko Matsuzaka) has spent her life working at her family's business - a flower farm. As a young girl she dreamed of attending a university, but had to stay behind to take care of her grandmother, who was injured in an accident, and then later her parents.

Although she was happy to take care of her family and their business, her whole life has passed her by and she never even had a boyfriend! 

Now 65, she wishes she could go back and do it all again. Luckily for Sumi Kisaragi, she's about to her wish. When she wakes up with the body of a 20-year-old and introduces herself as Sumire (Mirei Kiritani). What choices will she make differently?

Sumika Sumire is a 2016 Japanese Drama based on the manga of the same name.

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