Erena Mizusawa is a Japanese model and actress who was born on March 21, 1992, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. She debuted as a model in 2005 and in 2008 starred in the drama “Koizora” and followed up in 2009 with the film “Feel the Wind.” She has since starred in the movie “Clover” (2014) and the drama “Wild Horses” (2015).

Erena Mizusawa

WOWOW

Yuri Kariya (Hikaru Takahashi) is a high school student who rarely has deep thoughts about anything in particular. But one day, she (literally) bumps into a boy from another class at school and falls in love with him at first sight. His name is Ryuhei Aono (Sato Shori), and the two embark on a passionate relationship. Their love story appears to be short-lived, however. Just a fortnight after meeting, Ryuhei Aono is killed in a tragic road accident. But even though they only spent two weeks together, Yuri Kariya is so distraught that she decides she cannot face another day without him…

She resolves to kill herself by slashing her wrists with a knife. But just as she is about to do so, Ryuhei Aono’s ghost appears and beseeches her to stop. She says she will do as he says, but only if he agrees to continue their relationship – albeit with him as a ghost. He agrees. But loving a ghost proves to be harder than it seems. Nobody else can see Ryuhei Aono but Yuri Kariya, meaning that when people see her speaking to him, it appears as though she is talking to herself, or is on the phone. With help from Masayoshi Fujimoto (Kamio Fuju), one of Ryuhei Aono’s friends, and Mio Horie (Ririka), a classmate with a deep understanding of horror movies, she tries to get on with her life. But when she convinces Ryuhei Aono’s ghost to briefly take control of her body, things start to get weird!

This drama was based on a manga series of the same name that was penned by Shiina Umi and began serialization in 2016.

“I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die” is a 2022 Japanese drama series that was directed by Smith.

I Want To Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die

👻 Love U to Death & Beyond 👻

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

Omiya Ririe

TV Asahi

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.

Sumika Sumire

Suzuki Saya (Emi Takei) works in an office that plans events for a major hotel. Her 29-year-old manager Tsuge Susumu (Okura Tadayoshi) is a cold, strict man who constantly reprimands her for being late and castigates her in front of her coworkers for failing to abide by his ultra-high standards. Nothing she ever does appears to make him happy, and the scoldings never seem to end! But one day, seemingly in the middle of a scolding, he suddenly asks her to date him – and even suggests that they might get married if she agrees.

They finally agree to try dating, but at first, everything is quite awkward between them. At times, it seems to Suzuki Saya that she is in a relationship with a strict teacher. Furthermore, love rivals begin to appear on the scene, intent on breaking up their relationship. But – against all odds – the more time they spend together, the more they learn about themselves. And as they get to know one another better, the buds of a real romance slowly begin to appear!

“Clover” is a 2014 Japanese movie that was directed by Furusawa Takeshi.

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