Okayama Hajime is a Japanese actor who was born on April 22, 1964, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He made his screen acting debut in the late 1990s, appearing in drama series titles such as 1997’s “Beach Boys” and the movie “Amateur Singing Contest” (1999). He went on to star in the 2004 movie “The Grudge.” More recently, he has appeared in the drama titles “Double Fantasy” (2018) and “Familiar Wife” (2021).

Okayama Hajime

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Natsu Takato (Asami Mizukawa), a successful screenwriter in her mid-thirties, appears to have a perfect life with her devoted husband Takatou Shogo (Hidekazu Mashima), a former TV network director turned house husband. Despite her professional success, Natsu struggles with an uncontrollable desire for extramarital affairs and feels increasingly suffocated by her husband's attempts to control her creative process. Deciding to break free from her suburban life, she separates from Shogo and moves to Tokyo, seeking independence and new romantic possibilities. Her decision creates tension with her family and sets her on an unpredictable path of personal exploration and potential romantic encounters. This is a 2018 Japanese drama series based on a novel by Murayama Yuka and directed by Minorikawa Osamu.

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