Aoi Wakana is a Japanese&nbsp;actress&nbsp;and singer who was born on June 30, 1998, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She debuted as an actress in 2009, starring in “Samurai High School.” In 2012, she joined the pop group&nbsp;Otome Shinto, departing in 2014 to further her acting career. She starred in the film&nbsp;Samurai Pirates in 2014, following up with a role in “Survival Family” (2017). In 2018, she starred in “Black Pean,” for which she was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category at the Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix awards later the same year. She also starred in the 2020 drama series “May December Couple.”

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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

Murakami Maiko (Aoi Wakana), aged 24, is the daughter of a business owner. She is straight-talking and pure of heart, but has never been in a romantic relationship. One day, her father asks him to go on a blind date with one of his work acquaintances, a man named Hanasato Harumi (Takezai Terunosuke). On paper, this match is as terrible as they come: Murakami Maiko has lived a sheltered life, and Hanasato Harumi is a 44-year-old divorcee. She agrees to go on the date to please her father, while Hanasato Harumi only concedes to the meeting because he values her father as a business partner.

But when they meet, she discovers that he is actually both attractive and has a good personality. She instinctively makes her feelings for him known. Against his better instincts, he also starts to fall for Murakami Maiko. But when – on just their third date – the issue of marriage comes up, things get very serious very suddenly.

Their fledgling romance then comes under sudden threat when one of Murakami Maiko’s platonic school friends resurfaces – and confesses that he has feelings for her too. Could the odd couple really go the full distance, despite their 20-year age gap...and tie the knot?

“May December Couple” is a 2020 Japanese drama series that was directed by Hiroki Ryuichi.

May December Couple

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&nbsp;Rio (Aoi Wakana) is a high school student who lives in Tokyo. After months of study, she is looking forward to spending the long, forthcoming summer vacation in the Japanese capital, hanging out with her friends, and hopefully meeting some boys! But unforeseen events force her mother to send her away for the entire holiday to the countryside. There, she must stay, along with her brother, in a small village with her aging grandmother.

Rio is distraught by the development. But when she meets a young man named Ginzo (Sano Hayato), she is smitten with his charm and good looks. She soon discovers that he works part-time at her grandmother’s teahouse – but when they get to talking, they get off on the wrong foot. It isn’t long before they resolve their differences, however. But as a bond starts to form between them, some of their friends are less than pleased. And as the long summer vacation draws to a close, what will become of this duo?

“Ao-Natsu” is a 2018 Japanese movie that was directed by Takeshi Furusawa.

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