Kanna Hashimoto is a Japanese actress and singer who was born on February 3, 1999, in Fukuoka, Japan. She made her entertainment industry debut as a member of the all-female pop group Rev from DL in 2011. She left the group in 2017. She also made her acting debut in 2011, appearing in the movie “I Wish.” Her drama series credits include “One Page Love” (2019) and “Influence” (2021).

Kanna Hashimoto

The youngest of five siblings, Ayaka Haneda (Hashimoto Kanna) has taken it upon herself to do what she can to help support her financially struggling family. Unfortunately, as an incredible beauty, Ayaka has difficulty keeping a job for any length of time, as her male co-workers inevitably fall for her and her female co-workers see her as nothing but a wicked woman who enjoys wrapping men around her finger. Unable to remain in such a difficult position for long, Ayaka is always forced to seek employment elsewhere.&nbsp;

Finding herself in need of a job once again, Ayaka decides to apply for a position as a wedding planner at La Branche, the bridal department at a very prestigious hotel. Despite fumbling the interview, Ayaka is offered the job. Happy to find a new position, Ayaka hopes that this time, things will be different. But when she’s summoned by the company’s CEO, Togo Nitta (Yamada Ryosuke), Ayaka is afraid her time at La Branche is quickly coming to an end.&nbsp;

Determined to revive the company’s underperforming wedding hall, Togo has decided the best way to do so would be to stage his own, high-profile wedding there. Unfortunately, as a busy man with no time for romance, he doesn’t actually have someone to marry which is exactly why he approaches his newest hire, Ayaka, with an offer she can’t refuse. Given the chance to solve her family’s financial problems in exchange for a love-less marriage, will Ayaka decide to follow her head or her heart?

Adapted from the manga series of the same name by Watanabe Shiho, “Kissing the Ring Finger” is a 2023 Japanese romantic comedy drama directed by Tsuboi Toshio and Izumi Masahide.

Kissing the Ring Finger

Marriage here, Love there

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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

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Minase Akari (Hashimoto Kanna), aged 17, takes a family holiday on the island of Kyushu. Her family stays in a guesthouse, whose owner’s son Morita Ikumi (Mizuki Itagaki), falls for her. The two spend time together and eventually develop a close romantic bond.

One fateful night, they sit together and watch a meteor shower – an event that takes place above the Kyushu skies just once every four years. Knowing they will soon be parted, the duo promises to reunite at the same spot, underneath the same meteor shower in four years’ time.

Now in her early 20s, Minase Akari returns to keep her promise. But there is no sign of Morita Ikumi. She is distraught, but while she is feeling sorry for herself, a budding young photographer named Hoshino Aritoshi (Yuki Furukawa) turns up with a camera, ready to capture the rare celestial event.

The two get talking and he starts to develop a crush on Minase Akari. Quite unlike the shy and sensitive Morita Ikumi, Hoshino Aritoshi is flamboyant, extravert, and something of a playboy.

However, the path to true love turns out to be complex for Minase Akari – especially after fate reunites her with Morita Ikumi, and she discovers that a close male platonic friend also has feelings for her...

“One Page Love” is a 2019 Japanese drama series that was directed by Keita Motohashi.

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