Masaki Kaji is a Japanese singer and actor. He was born on January 29, 1988, in Tokyo, Japan, and made his acting debut in 2003. Since then, he has appeared in a number of theatre productions, films, and television dramas, including “PIPLE: My Married Life With an AI” (2021).

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In the year 2030, life continues very much like it does now. People still follow the same routines, find the same pleasures, enjoy the same thrills, they even fall in and out of love the same way they always have. But with the advancement of AI technology, the definition of relationships and marriage have taken on a much broader scope. So when businessman Kenichi Tsumiki’s (Yuki Kaji) long-time crush ends in bitter disappointment, no one thinks twice about him bringing home an AI bride.

Convinced his pretty new AI wife, which he names Piple (Ayaka Wilson), will fill the void left by a lifetime of loneliness, Kenichi couldn’t be more happy with his purchase. However, when Piple refuses his wedding night advances, all of Kenichi’s dreams of marital bliss are shattered. Utterly disappointed in Piple, Kenichi brings his new bride straight to her developer, a cold-hearted researcher by the name of Kaede Miyama (Sakurako Ohara), in hopes that she’ll be able to set things right. It doesn’t take long for Kaede to uncover the problem, unfortunately for Kenichi, the mistakes he made in Piple’s initial setup are irreversible.

With a bride who refuses his affection and a researcher who couldn’t care less, Kenichi has no choice but to accept his fate. Bringing Piple home, they soon settle into their new domestic life. But Kenichi wonders, will he ever find a relationship that brings him the satisfaction and fulfillment he longs for?

Adapted from the novel “Pipuru” by Mariru Harada, “PIPLE: My Married Life with an AI” is a 2021 romantic comedy drama directed by Mai Sakai and Yusuke Taki.

PIPLE: My Married Life with an AI

Mechanics of love

Hijiri Suenaga (Arimura Kasumi) is a 25-year-old teacher who takes on a job as a replacement teacher at a co-ed school. She is wildly popular with her new students, who are all fascinated by her. She has been dating Shotaro Kawai (Keita Machida), a busy but successful company employee, for several years and he is hoping to marry Hijiri Suenaga – even though his work means he cannot join her to be nearby as she starts her new job.

But one of Hijiri Suenaga’s students, Akira Kuroiwa (Kenshi Okada), starts to develop feelings for her – feelings that soon turn into love. He tries to express his emotions to her, but she is fearful of the relationship. Meanwhile, things threaten to get very complicated when Shotaro Kawai starts to talk of marriage, arranging a meeting between his parents and Hijiri Suenaga’s – all the time while Akira Kuroiwa’s love for his teacher continues to grow...and one of his female classmates starts to fall for him!

This drama was based on a long-running manga series that debuted in 2013.

“Meet Me After School” is a 2018 Japanese drama series that was directed by Ayuko Tsukahara, Kentaro Takemura, and Toshio Tsuboi.

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