Iura Arata, formerly known as ARATA, is a Japanese model, fashion designer, and actor. He was born in Tokyo, Japan, on September 15, 1974, and made his acting debut in 1998. Since then, he has appeared in a wide variety of films and television dramas, including “Parasite in Love” (2021).

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Newlywed couple Soichi Haruta (Tanaka Kei) and Ryota Maki (Hayashi Kento) have been through a lot. They went from co-workers to lovers, surviving the perils of a love triangle with Soichi Haruta’s former boss Musashi Kurosawa (Yoshida Kotaro). In more recent times, they were kept apart by coronavirus pandemic-related travel restrictions. Ryota Maki found himself stuck in Sinagapore, and their relationship was forced to go long-distance. Now they can finally live together, they can finally enjoy marital bliss...or so they think!

Fate has other plans for Soichi Haruta and Ryota Maki. As both settle into new roles at work, they find themselves increasingly busy. Household chores begin to pile up, threatening to cause friction between the two lovebirds. When a colleague suggests they use a housekeeping service, the duo agrees. But they are dealt a shock when the housekeeper who arrives at their doorstep turns out to be the recently retired Musashi Kurosawa. Could the love triangle return – and will wedded joy turn out to be short-lived?

This drama is the follow-up to “Ossan’s Love” and other “Ossan’s Love” titles such as “Ossan’s Love: in The Sky.”

“Ossan’s Love Returns” is a 2024 Japanese drama series that was directed by Yuki Saito, Toichiro Ruto, and Daisuke Yamamoto.

Ossan’s Love Returns

Love Reborn Team

Kengo Kosaka (Kento Hayashi), a man battling extreme mysophobia, lives an isolated life, struggling to maintain relationships due to his fear of contamination. Hijiri Sanagi (Nana Komatsu), a high school student with scopophobia, similarly avoids social interactions. When fate brings these two lonely souls together, they discover a unique understanding and connection through their shared experiences with phobias. As Kengo and Hijiri grow closer, they begin to find comfort and happiness in each other's presence, challenging the limitations imposed by their fears. Their unexpected bond transforms their previously restricted lives, offering hope and companionship. Adapted from Sugaru Miaki's novel, this 2021 Japanese romance film explores the healing power of empathy and connection, directed by Kensaku Kakimoto.

Parasite in Love

In 2006, Sanada Rio’s (Yuriko Yoshitaka) peaceful town was shaken to its core after one of the local townspeople went missing. Without enough evidence and information to go on, the case was never solved and the missing individual was never found. Though everyone in the town, including Sanada, eventually moved on with their lives, the case was never truly forgotten.

Fifteen years later, Sanada has grown into a hardworking businesswoman who has met with incredible success. A leader in her field, Sanada is proud of her accomplishments, and rightly so. But when the missing person from all those years ago suddenly reappears in her life, everything she’s worked so hard for begins to crumble around her. Suddenly a prime suspect in a case that now involves murder, Sanada soon finds herself coming face-to-face with Daiki Miyazaki (Kouhei Matsushita), the detective in charge of the case and her old flame.&nbsp;

Forced to face the ghosts of her past, Sanada’s memories begin to resurface, leaving her to wonder what happened all those years ago. Certain Sanada knows more than she’s letting on, will Daiki be able to prove her connection to the case or will his investigation prove her innocence?

Peppered with romance and mystery, “Dearest” is a 2021 Japanese mystery romance thriller drama directed by Ayuko Tsukahara, Takeyoshi Yamamoto, and Yoshiaki Murao.

Dearest

🤫Pretty Little Liar🤫

In order to deal with a rise in crime and unusual deaths, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare launches a new forensics agency. The agency is named the Unnatural Death Institute, or UDI for short. The ministry appoints Yasuo Kamikura (Matsushige Yutaka), a veteran politician and former high-ranking official at the ministry as the UDI’s Director.

The star of his team is Mikoto Misumi (Satomi Ishihara), a 33-year-old female forensics expert who has conducted autopsies on over 1500 bodies. She will be working alongside her lab assistant Shoji Yuko (Ichikawa Mikako) and Kei Nakado (Arata Iura), an older, male forensics expert. Along with a team that also comprises a technician and a recorder, the UDI is tasked to investigate a range of baffling deaths. These include an apparent suicide that isn’t quite what it seems, a “poisoning” case involving an apparent heart disease victim...and more! Will Mikoto Misumi and the gang solve all the mysteries that come before them?

“Unnatural” is a 2018 Japanese drama series that was directed by Tsukahara Ayuko, Takemura Kentaro, and Murao Yoshiaki.

Unnatural

🧬 Mysterious Murders 🧬

On the small Japanese island of Mihama, three middle schoolers suddenly find their lives thrown into turmoil. The tension begins when a boy who will later become known as Nobuyuki Kurokawa (Iura Arata) is walking in the woods and comes across his girlfriend and classmate Mika (Hasegawa Kyoko) having sex with another man. Thinking she is being raped, he violently attacks her suspected assailant, eventually killing the man. However, there is a witness to this gruesome incident – Nobuyuki’s young neighbor Tasuku (Nagayama Eita). The world is about to come crashing down for Nobuyuki Kurokawa. But, almost miraculously, hours later the island is ravaged by a devastating tsunami. Nobuyuki Kurokawa and Mika survive…

Twenty five years later, Nobuyuki Kurokawa has become a family man. He is married to a woman named Namiko (Manami Hashimoto), and the couple has a five-year-old daughter. Mika, meanwhile, has assumed a new identity and is now a famous actress. But unbeknownst to Nobuyuki Kurokawa, Tasuku – who once idolized Nobuyuki Kurokawa – has also survived. The sole witness to a terrible crime, Tasuku has vowed to expose the truth...and unleash chaos into Mika and Nobuyuki Kurokawa’s lives!

“And Then There was Light” is a 2017 Japanese movie that was directed by Tatsushi Omori.

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