Yudai Chiba is a Japanese actor. Born on March 9, 1989, he made his acting debut in the television series “Tensou Sentai Goseiger” (2010-2011) and then starred in the spin-off films that followed. He has enjoyed a prolific career in both films and television ever since. He recently appeared in the television dramas “Your Home Is My Business!” (2016), “Your Home Is My Business! Returns” (2017) and the film “Stolen Identity” (2018).

Yudai Chiba

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Suzu Yukimiya (Yuriko Yoshitaka) is a 35-year-old woman who works as an obstetrician and gynecologist. She had to put every ounce of her heart into her studies – only for everything to end in disappointment. She was forced to leave her first big job at a major hospital because of a lawsuit. Now she has come to a small seaside town to work in a local clinic. Her days quickly become mundane, and she becomes frustrated with her life.

To escape the drudgery, one day she decides to go camping – alone. She is enjoying drinking alone and looking at the stars in the night sky when she notices a handsome young man named Issei Hiiragi (Takumi Kitamura). The man takes pictures of her, drinks her sake – and then kisses her. She later learns that Issei Hiiragi is deaf, and they part. But fate brings them together again a few days later. Could love bloom between this despondent doctor and a man 10 years her junior?

“On A Starry Night” is a 2023 Japanese drama series that was directed by Fukagawa Yoshihiro and Yamamoto Daisuke.

On A Starry Night

🌠 Sounds of Love 🌠

Several months ago, a case that began with a man losing his smartphone ended up in a series of gruesome murders, with a number of young women found murdered in desolate rural areas. The police thought they had found the killer, who is now rotting away in a cell in a high-security prison. But the police are stumped when the killings appear to recommence, and another phone goes missing – with flesh-crawling consequences. The whole matter leaves officers unsure as to whether they are dealing with a serial killer or a copycat murderer.

The sharp-witted detective Manabu Kagaya (Yudai Chiba) has been dispatched to solve the case, and attempts to get to the bottom of the matter by going to visit the convicted serial killer – Yoshiharu Urano (Ryo Narita) – in the jail. During their traumatic encounter, the convict tells Manabu Kagaya that a shadowy individual called M taught him all the devious criminal methods he used to commit his crimes. Worse still, Yoshiharu Urano tells the policeman that the only way he will be able to reach M is through him. Will Manabu Kagaya be able to trust this deranged killer before the bodies start piling up?

This film is the sequel to the 2018 film “Stolen Identity.”

“Stolen Identity 2” is a 2020 Japanese movie that was directed by Hideo Nakata.

Stolen Identity 2

The Stolen Team

Soichi Haruta (Tanaka Kei) is a 35-year-old former high school basketball player who has been working at a sportswear company for several years. The company is in financial trouble, however, so he leaves his job and decides to switch careers. He eventually finds work as a flight attendant at Tenku Peach Airlines. He is somewhat awkward and bumbling, but appears to have found a protective mentor in the experienced Captain Kurosawa Musashi (Kotaro Yoshida).

But one day, Soichi Haruta discovers the reason why Kurosawa Musashi seems so keen to help him: The Captain has drawn pictures of him that he keeps hidden in his locker – and appears to be in love with his young subordinate! And to compound the confusion, he is drawn into a love triangle that also comprises a mechanic by the name of Shinomiya Kaname (Totsugi Shigeyuki) and an amorous young co-pilot called Ryu Naruse (Yudai Chiba). Will any of them end up winning Soichi Haruta’s heart?

“Ossan’s Love S2” is a 2019 Japanese drama series that was directed by Yuki Saito, Ruto Toichiro, and Yamamoto Daisuke.

Ossan’s Love: in The Sky

Love Found Team

Asami Inaba (Keiko Kitagawa) is an ordinary, unassuming office worker. One day, her boyfriend answers a phone call in a taxi, but is in such a rush that he leaves his cell phone behind him on the seat. She calls him later, but a stranger answers the phone instead. A couple of days later, the phone is returned and she thinks the matter is behind her.

But in fact, she soon comes to realize that someone has managed to access the phone, correctly guessing its passcode and then downloading all of its contents. This person now begins to stalk Asami Inaba, using data from the phone to open up chapters of her life she thought were completely private. Pulling on clues from the phone like a string, this mysterious person is somehow able to access her and her acquaintances’ social media pages and bank accounts – sowing the seeds of chaos in both her personal and financial life. To make matters worse, a spate of brutal killings has also begun...and the female victims all bear an uncanny resemblance to Asami Inaba!

“Stolen Identity” is a 2018 Japanese movie that was directed by Nakata Hideo.

Stolen Identity

The Stolen Team 

The best real estate agent will do anything for her clients to close the sale!

Machi Sangenya (Keiko Kitagawa) is a 30-year-old real estate professional who takes her job very seriously. She is no nonsense and doesn’t crack a smile when there is work to be done. Almost every real estate deal has unforeseen issues and obstacles that threaten to derail the transaction, but Machi has a fail-proof way of closing 100 percent of her sales.

How is that possible? Machi throws herself into the lives of all her clients and their families. Whatever issue, problem or conflict arises with her clients, Machi is right there to get to the heart of it and resolve it. Her clients then happily go through with the purchase of the home!

Are there any clients that Machi can’t handle?

“Your Home Is My Business” is a 2016 Japanese television series directed by Ryuichi Inomata and Noriyoshi Sakuma. It was followed by the sequel “Your Home is My Business! Returns” (2017).

Your Home Is My Business!

Your Home is My Business!

When her father’s work suddenly transfers him, Yu Akahane (Nana Komatsu) finds herself forced to move into one of the school dormitories. Excited to be living in the same dorm as the school’s “White Prince'', Shirakawa Takumi (Yudai Chiba), Yu can’t wait to move in. With a head full of dreams of the kind Shirakawa sweeping her off her feet, Yu tries to settle into her new home quickly. But all her hopes of a happy dorm life are squashed, the moment she meets Haruto Kurosaki (Kento Nakajima).

Known at school as the “Black Devil”, Haruto is anything but nice. A bully through and through, Haruto not only steals Yu’s first kiss, but also demands that she become his slave. Unable to escape Haruto’s cruelty, Yu’s only glimmers of light come from the shining White Prince, who has taken a keen interest in her; especially now that Haruto has made his intentions towards her clear. Driven by curiosity, more than anything, Shirakawa begins to pay more attention to Yu, helping her as she suffers under Haruto’s bullying. The more time Shirakawa spends with Yu, the more he begins to realize that she has inadvertently captured his heart.

Caught between the Black Devil and the White Prince, Yu isn’t sure which way to turn. Struggling to unravel the mysteries of her own heart, she begins to wonder which is better to follow, the heart or the mind?

Based on the manga “Defying Kurosaki-kun” by Makino, “The Black Devil and the White Prince” is a 2016 high school romance film directed by Sho Tsukikawa.

The Black Devil and the White Prince

🎹 The Extra Piano Key🎭 Team 

Fujioka Haruhi (Kawaguchi Haruna) is an intelligent female student who – one day – just wanted to study in peace at school. She found what she thought was a quiet and deserted room in the building, but unexpectedly finds that it is being used by the school’s secretive Host Club, a group of six super-handsome boys who entertain wealthy female clients, flirting with them and plying them with tea and tasty treats. Here, Haruhi accidentally breaks an expensive vase, and is told by the club that she must repay her debt. She does so by working with the club – dressing up as a male in the process. The club is also preparing to compete with other societies in a contest – with the winner allowed to use a prestigious salon for their meetings.

But she soon discovers that some of the club’s members, including the graceful Tamaki (Yamamoto Yusuke), have developed feelings for her. But when her own feelings toward Tamaki are revealed by a magical magazine, things get very awkward. And matters become even more complicated when Michelle (Shinoda Mariko), a seemingly spoiled girl from a wealthy family, sets her sights on winning Tamaki’s heart! With so many love rivals on the scene, can true love really win the day?

This movie was based on the hit manga series of the same name, which was written by Bisco Hatori and published between 2002 and 2010.

“Ouran High School Host Club” is a 2012 Japanese movie that was directed by Choru Han.

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