Nene Otsuka is a veteran Japanese actress. Born on June 14, 1968, she made her acting debut in 1988 and has appeared in many popular films and television series since. Some of her recent credits include the television drama “Disappointing Husband” (2015) and the film “Trumpet on the Cliff” (2016). Nene Otsuka is married to actor Seiichi Tanabe.

Nene Otsuka

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In high school, Yuri Totsuka (Kanna Hashimoto) was just another teenage girl. Experiencing all the ups and downs that come with high school, Yuri’s struggles weren’t any different than every other girl her age. Living on her own, in a quiet apartment complex in a peaceful province, Yuri should have had a largely uneventful teenage life. But one terrifying event would change not only her life, but the lives of two of her classmates, forever.

Once a friend of Yuri’s, Satoko Hino (Ai Yoshikawa) had given up on their friendship after the two had a falling out. Now more a stranger than a friend, Satoko suffers through her miserable life alone. Alongside her, transfer student Maho Sakazaki (Wakana Aoi) seems doomed to spend her high school years as a loner; but living in the same apartment complex as Yuri, the two soon become close friends. With a new friend by her side, Yuri might have forgotten all about Satoko, had Fate not decided to intervene in a truly cruel and horrifying way.

When Maho is attacked by a violent assailant, Yuri steps in, desperate to save her friend; but her frantic attempt to help ends in murder. Only adding to the horror of it all, Satoko is arrested the very next day. Now caught in a tangled web of lies and murders, the three girls desperately search for a way out. But is escape even an option when you’re in this deep?&nbsp;

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Fumie Kondo, “INFLUENCE” is a 2021 suspense drama directed by Naruhide Mizuta and Paul Young.

INFLUENCE

A year ago, coworkers Soichi Haruta (Kei Tanaka) and Ryota Maki (Kento Hayashi) found love. But, after some time apart at the workplace, Soichi Haruta returns to the office where his one-time boss Musashi Kurosawa (Kotaro Yoshida) still works. The latter once fell head-over-heels in love with Soichi Haruta, but now warmly welcomes him back to the fold. Ryota Maki, meanwhile, has transferred to the firm’s HQ.

However, surprises lay in wait as a project team from headquarters arrives on a special mission. One of the team’s members, coincidentally, is Ryota Maki. But the presence of other attractive teammates starts to cause friction between Soichi Haruta and Ryota Maki. And to make matters even more confusing, an accident causes Musashi Kurosawa to forget all his prior memories of Soichi Haruta. When the older man sees Soichi Haruta after losing his memory, he falls in love with the latter...all over again! Can Cupid sort out this tangled mess – or is Soichi Haruta and Ryota Maki’s relationship already doomed?

This movie is a follow-up to “Ossan’s Love.”

“Ossan’s Love The Movie～LOVE or DEAD” is a 2019 Japanese movie that was directed by Ruto Toichiro.

Ossan’s Love The Movie～LOVE or DEAD

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A young woman who survives a major surgery finds reason to go on living.

Aoi (Nanami Sakuraba) is studying photography in Tokyo but is forced to give up on almost everything in her life due to her health. She undergoes a heart transplant surgery and goes to stay with her uncle in Okinawa to recover.

When Aoi walks around the island with her camera, she crosses paths with Ji Oh (Byung Hun), a young man whose only prized possession from his parents is a trumpet.

Can Aoi and Ji Oh support each other through life’s many challenges, or will fate throw another major obstacle in their way?

“Trumpet on the Cliff” is a 2016 South Korean-Japanese co-production film that is written and directed by Han Sang Hee.

Trumpet on the Cliff

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She knows how to make other people pretty. Sakura (Shinohara Ryoko) is a single 39-year-old woman who works as the assistant manager at a beauty salon. She spends her days making her customers look beautiful but doesn’t pay much attention to her own appearance. But all of that changes when she goes to a party and meets Hiroto (Miura Haruma), a much younger man who is a biker. Will Sakura revel in the attention of the handsome but dangerous Hiroto or notice the constant interest of her hard-talking and hard-drinking salon manager, Rintaro (Fujiki Naohito)? “Last Cinderella” is a 2013 Japanese drama series directed by Ryo Tanaka.

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