Manami Hashimoto was born on August 8, 1984, in&nbsp;Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan). She is an actress and model and began her career in 1997. She has appeared in drama series titles such as the 2016 period drama “Sanada Maru” and the more recent series “My Right Older Brother” (2021).

Manami Hashimoto

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Riyo (Yamaya Kasumi) is a university student who works part-time at a retail outlet. One day, while at work, she meets a young man named Kairi (Furukawa Yuta) who bears an uncanny resemblance to her older brother – who she has not seen for many years. Kairi is an insomniac who has tried unsuccessfully to overcome his ailment.

When they meet, sparks fly – she is attracted to him, and he discovers that when he is with her, his insomnia eases and he is finally able to get a good night’s sleep. But while she is staying at his apartment, Riyo finds Kairi’s diary and decides to look inside. She gets a terrible fright when she reads an entry that appears to involve her new boyfriend confessing to a murder. She knows that she must get to the bottom of the matter and find out whether this secret confession was really sincere. Has there been a mixup...or has she just fallen in love with a murderer?

This drama was based on a manga series authored by Morie Satoshi in 2018.

“My Right Older Brother” is a 2021 Japanese drama series that was directed by Akira Kawahara.

My Right Older Brother

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Tired of living in their cramped apartment, Nana Igarashi (Kyoko Fukada) and her husband Daiki (Kenichi Matsuyama) decide to move to a cooperative house. With a much more spacious place to call home, the scuba instructor and her salaryman agree there couldn’t be a better time to start growing their little family. But having a baby isn’t as easy as it seems, especially not when they share space with such interesting neighbors.

Sharing the co-op with the Igarashis, the Komiyamas appear to be a happy, well-to-do family, but the truth couldn’t be more opposite. With Shinichiro (Toru Nomaguchi) out of work and Miyuki’s (Sei Matobu) spending habits out of control, the couple face a growing number of problems. But they’re not the only residents with issues. Not yet married, Ryoji (Hiroyuki Hirayama) and Chihiro (Maryjun Takahashi) have plans to spend a beautiful life together, but when Ryoji’s ex-wife passes, his estranged son must move in with them. Never expecting a child to enter their lives, Chihiro has a lot of adjusting to do if their impending marriage is ever going to work. Meanwhile, the co-op’s last couple faces problems of their own. Having spent his entire life living in the closet, Wataru (Hidekazu Mashima) has no plans of changing anytime soon. The polar opposite, Saku (Takumi Kitamura) wants nothing more than to live his life loud and proud, enjoying his life with Wataru to the fullest. But how can he do that when his partner refuses to acknowledge their relationship in public?

With each resident family dealing with their own set of life-changing issues, can Nana and Daiki find a way to help others while simultaneously working on their own problems? Or will the strain of living such a complicated life prove to be too much?

Based on an original story written by Mayumi Nakatani, “Residential Complex” is a 2018 family life drama directed by Aizawa Hideyuki.

Residential Complex

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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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