Takumi Saito is one of the most popular Japanese actors working today, as well as a singer and model. Born on August 22, 1981, he began his career during his teen years as a model, which gave him the opportunity to see the world at a young age. In 2001, at the age of 19, he made his acting debut in the 2001 film “Toki no Kaori: Remember Me.” He has had a prolific career in films and television dramas since, becoming one of the most in-demand actors in the industry. A few of his recent credits include the television dramas “Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon” (2014), “Doctors’ Affairs” (2015) and the film “Hirugao: The Movie” (2017).

Takumi Saito

Ren Takahashi (Masaki Suda) and Aoi Sonoda (Nana Komatsu) were born in the same year: 1989. They meet when they are both aged 13 and fall for each other. Ren confesses his feeling for Aoi as they walk home together and they agree to meet the next day. But the meeting never takes place – Aoi’s family relocates suddenly to Sapporo. He takes a train to find her and manages to track her down, only to discover that Aoi has been viciously assaulted by her mother’s boyfriend. They escape to an empty house, where they share a night of passion – only to be separated by the police the next morning.

Years later, they are reunited as adults in Tokyo, although much has changed in the years since they last saw each other. But although old passions die hard, their lives have now gone off in different directions: Aoi hopes to start a new life for herself in Singapore, while Ren has set his sights on becoming a successful cheese-maker. What does the future have in store for Ren and Aoi – and could it involve being together?

“Threads – Our Tapestry of Love” is a 2020 Japanese movie that was directed by Takahisa Zeze.

Threads - Our Tapestry of Love

Our threads with love 🧵

The “Frankenstein” that is known the world over comes back to modern day Japan as an original love story.

After numerous trials and errors experimenting with bringing a dead person back to life, Dr. Franken finally creates an ugly yet kindhearted monster who will never age and die.

A man who was given life as a monster, with a dangerous body that holds a secret.
Because he's not able to life alongside humans, this monster decided to vanish.
One hundred years later, in 2017, the monster continues to live in Japan.

Hiding deep in the forest, he lives a quiet and lonely life.
He will live forever with his powerful body that is unlike any human being.
Yet he has a heart that is more human than any human in existence.
Even though he knows it's impossible, he still continues to dream of one day living as a "human".

He listens to the "human world" on the radio and gathers things that people have thrown away as he reminisces on what it's like to live as a human.&nbsp;
He is a uniquely cute monster who longs to be human.
One fateful day, he meets a young woman. In despair, he no longer wants to meet humans. They scare him tremendously. He fears that they won't accept him. But he wants to meet, talk, and laugh with humans.

Until one day, the monster falls in love with a human.

It's a love that won't bear fruit, for his body holds a secret that prevents him from touching any human being.

This story is about a sorrowful monster who shows humans a love they've never known before. Moved by his unflinching love, the humans make the most out of their lives in moments bitter and sweet, in tears and in laughter. Through it all, there is much love.&nbsp;

Frankenstein's Love

Kentaro Fukashi

“A&nbsp;beautiful&nbsp;crime?”

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“A&nbsp;fascinating&nbsp;crime?”

A master detective with quite a few issues brings you hardcore mystery entertainment!

Criminologist Hideo Himura&nbsp;gets so much pleasure out of being in crime scenes that he's even confessed to having wanted to kill someone. Constantly seeking out the ultimate crime, he is indeed a man with quite a few issues.

Mystery writer Arisu Arisugawa, on the other hand, keeps a close eye on Himura's investigations and writes about them but at times completely misses the point. Not at all the type of guy you'd call dependable, Arisugawa nonetheless professes to be the protector of the clumsy Himura.

Although these two men appear like they have no business being in crime scenes, they mitigate each other's shortcomings and use their compelling logic to unravel the elaborately woven tricks left behind by the criminals. It's almost as if Himura and Arisugawa use incredible magical powers to tease out unimaginable truths!

Himura stoically&nbsp;tackles bizarre and dark criminal investigations while&nbsp;Arisu's sense of mission&nbsp;propels him to passionately cover the back of his conflicted and vulnerable buddy. Based on deep trust for each other, theirs is a touching friendship you won't want to miss!

Criminologist Himura and Mystery Writer Arisugawa

Criminal Duo

Fuji TV

So-called friends can have a tremendous impact on your life. Sawa Sasamoto (Aya Ueto) is a happily married woman who works part-time as a supermarket cashier to keep herself busy. Rikako Takigawa (Michiko Kichise) recently moved into the neighborhood with her husband, Toru Takigawa (Hoka Kinoshita), the editor of a large publishing company, and their two daughters. Although on the surface Rikako seems to have the perfect family life in their nice new-construction home, she actually has illicit affairs with men while her husband is at work and her daughters at school. While parked one day in the supermarket parking garage with one of her many lovers, Rikako is robbed by a high school student. When the police arrive to take a report, Rikako tries to cover up her tryst by grabbing Sawa as she is leaving work to say that Rikako was meeting Sawa for coffee when the robbery occurred. Sawa corroborates Rikako’s story because she could sense Rikako’s desperation. After the high school student’s teacher, Yuichi Kitano (Takumi Saito), arrives to bail out his student, Sawa suddenly can’t get Yuichi out of her mind. Will Rikako’s extramarital hobby rub off on her new friend Sawa? “Hirugao” is a 2014 Japanese drama series directed by Hiroshi Nishitani.

Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon

Yuichi Kitano

As a high school student, Tsukasa (Keiko Kitagawa) was involved in a car accident so severe, she has been forced to deal with the aftereffects to this day. Bound to a wheelchair, Tsukasa not only lives with a number of physical impairments, but with mental ones as well, the most severe being those that affect her memories. Despite the difficulties Tsukasa has been forced to deal with, she does the best that she can and tries to make the most out of every day, as she is keenly aware that every day is a gift.

Having spent the majority of her adult life alone, Tsukasa often dreams of finding that perfect someone someday but isn’t entirely convinced she ever will. Until the day she meets Masaki (Ryo Nishikido), a handsome taxi driver who quickly captures her heart. Completely smitten, Tsukasa finds herself constantly gravitating towards Masaki. Unable to ignore her attention for long, Masaki soon finds himself returning Tsukasa’s affection.

Finally together, Tsukasa and Masaki are ready to begin a happy new life together but their joy is short-lived. Forced to face an unexpectedly serious situation, will this young couple find the strength they need to overcome whatever lies ahead?

A touching love story, “I Just Wanna Hug You” is a 2014 Japanese biographical romantic drama film directed by Akihiko Shiota.

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