Takezai Terunosuke is a Japanese actor. Born on April 7, 1980, he made his acting debut in the 2004 film “Kamen Rider Blade: Missing Ace.” He has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas, including the recent “Kimi Wa Petto” (2017). Terunosuke Takezai is married to actress Miho Fujima.

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As one of the top sales employees for a major consumer electronics company, Honoka Hayami (Haru) is well respected by her colleagues. Always organized and well put together, Honoka has earned a reputation among her co-workers for being practically perfect in every way. Little do they know that Honoka’s private life is anything but perfect.

While Honoka puts up a front as a perfectionist and clean freak at work, at home she’s exactly the opposite. Dirty and unorganized, her house is always a mess and with all of her energy going into appearing perfect at work, it seems as if things at home will stay that way indefinitely. But when Chihiro Yamamoto (Takasugi Mahiro), Honoka’s clean-freak co-worker stumbles upon her dirty little secret, Honoka’s life is turned upside down in an instant.

An absolute wiz when it comes to cleaning, Chihiro decides the only way to get Honoka to clean up her act is to do the housework himself. Happy to let Chihiro take over the household chores, Honoka invites him over almost daily but quickly realizes she needs him full-time. Inviting Chihiro to move in with her, Honoka is certain this is the best way to keep her house clean. But what happens when the man cleaning her house slowly begins to sweep her off her feet?

Adapted from the manga series “My Bride” by Shiba Natsumi, “Mr. Bride” is a 2023 Japanese romantic comedy drama directed by Joho Hidenori.

Mr. Bride

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Kuzumi Haruhiko (Izuka Kenta) was just a poor university student when he met the writer Kijima Rio (Takezai Terunosuke). When the latter suffered an injury, the two men came to an agreement that involved Kuzumi Haruhiko transcribing an erotic story on Kijima’s behalf. Over time, their relationship became romantic, but fate separated them.

Almost three years later, Rio has returned to his parents’ countryside home to live with his sister, her husband, and his young niece. He still writes to Haruhiko, but the duo never expects to see each other again. Fate intervenes, and they are reunited. Soon, Haruhiko starts visiting the house regularly, and their relationship is (secretly) reignited. But when Rio’s niece makes an offhand remark, his family learns of the truth. Will this incident drive them apart – or bring them together once and for all?

This short film is the follow-up to the 2018 drama “The Novelist” and 2021’s “The Novelist - Spring Life.”

“The Novelist - Spring Life” is a 2021 Japanese short film that was directed by Miki Koichiro.

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Two and a half years ago, Haruhiko Kuzumi (Kenta Izuka) and Rio Kijima’s (Terunosuke Takezai) lives changed forever, when a chance encounter of a most painful sort brought them together. Having accidentally caused a bicycle accident which left Rio with a broken arm and no way to work, Haruhiko agreed to help the struggling writer transcribe his story in lieu of monetary compensation. Working together, the two developed a close relationship which has remained to this day.

Moving from Tokyo back into his parents’ countryside house with his sister and her husband, Rio’s life has taken a much different turn since his days spent with Haruhiko. At the same time, so has Haruhiko’s. A university student at the time, Haruhiko has since graduated and is now a productive, working member of Tokyo society. Now separated by both time and distance, the only thing connecting the two are the letters they still occasionally write to each other. Near the point of giving up on each other, Rio is surprised when fate decides to bring Haruhiko back into his life.

Meeting by chance in the peaceful countryside, the two men have a chance to reconnect; but will this meeting be one of heartbreak or joy?

The sequel to the 2018 drama, “The Novelist”, “The Novelist - Spring Life” is a 2021 romance directed by Miki Koichiro.

The Novelist - Spring Life

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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

Age Gap Lovers Team

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It’s been years since former university friends, Shiro Kido (Yoshida Munehiro) and Rio Kijima (Terunosuke Takezai) last crossed paths. But when one of their former college professors passes away, they find themselves slowly being drawn into each other’s lives.

Engaged to be married, Kido seems to have his life in order, but that’s not exactly the case. As an erotic fiction publisher, Kido’s profession doesn’t sit well with his fiancee’s parents. Refusing to let their daughter marry anyone involved in the world of pornography, Kido is forced to decide between work and love.

On the other hand, Kijima, a once talented writer, is struggling to make ends meet, as his idealistic dreams of becoming a professional writer haven’t worked out the way he thought they would. On the brink of ruin, Kido suggests start writing erotic novels, as a way to earn some quicky, easy money. Torn between his high-minded ideals and his current desperation, Kijima lets the feelings he has for his old friend lead him where they will.

Spurred by the growing tension between them, Kijima and Kido find themselves giving into their most erotic desires, but will their new relationship bring the healing they both desperately need or leave them both in ruins?

Further developing the story of Kido and Kijima that began with “The Novelist” (2018), “Mood Indigo” is a 2019 drama directed by Miki Koichiro.

Mood Indigo

Kuzumi Haruhiko (Izuka Kenta) is a struggling university student who gets into a seemingly unresolvable situation after inadvertently causing a cycling accident that results in writer Kijima Rio (Takezai Terunosuke) breaking a bone in his arm.

Haruhiko is uninsured, has very little in the way of money – and is at his wits’ end when he is ordered to pay Rio compensation for the injury.

Rio says that if Haruhiko is unable to pay him back financially, he must instead help him transcribe a story that Rio cannot now type out due to his arm injuries.

Haruhiko agrees, but is shocked to discover that Rio’s story is pornographic.

Nonetheless, Haruhiko perseveres with his task – and as the two continue to work together, they begin to develop a mysterious attraction to one another.

How will Rio’s steamy tale end? And could the accident – and the erotic writing task – draw these two men together?

“The Novelist” is a 2018 Japanese drama series written and directed by Miki Koichiro.

The Novelist

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What would other people do in the situation? Sumire Iwaya (Noriko Iriyama) is a well educated, successful journalist who has a string of misfortunes.

Sumire graduated from Tokyo University and Harvard and works as an editor for a renowned newspaper. But her fiancé dumps her because he becomes tired of living under the shadow of her greater achievements. Then, Sumire fights off the advances of her drunk boss and gets demoted at work.

After the series of bad events, Sumire comes home one day to find a homeless young man, Takeshi Goda (Jun Shison), in a cardboard box outside her apartment. Takeshi resembles Sumire’s beloved former dog, Momo, and she has a strong desire to take Takeshi in as a pet.

What will become of this strange new relationship between a woman and her human pet?

“Kimi Wa Petto” is a 2017 Japanese drama series directed by Izuru Kumasaka. It is based on the manga “Kimi Wa Petto” written by Yayoi Ogawa. Two previous adaptations of the manga originally aired in 2003 and 2011.

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