Osamu Mukai is an award-winning Japanese actor. He was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, on February 7, 1982, and made his acting debut in 2006. Since then, he has appeared in a wide variety of films and television dramas, including “Why I Dress Up For Love” (2021).

Osamu Mukai

Kurumi Mashiba (Haruna Kawaguchi), a successful publicist, accidentally lets her apartment contract expire and moves in with her friend Kouko Saotome (Yui Natsukawa). She discovers Kouko's luxury apartment is shared with three unique individuals: Shun Fujino (Ryusei Yokohama), a minimalist chef, Haruto Terai (Ryuhei Maruyama), an online counselor, and Ayaka Hase (Anne Nakamura), an aspiring artist. As they navigate living together, each housemate experiences personal growth and unexpected connections. Kurumi's professional exterior gradually softens, making her vulnerable to the possibility of unexpected love. The shared living experience challenges her preconceived notions and opens her heart to new relationships and emotional experiences. This is a 2021 Japanese romance drama directed by Ayuko Tsukahara that explores friendship, personal development, and the transformative power of unexpected connections.

Why I Dress Up for Love

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Noboru Aihara (Taro Takeuchi), an unremarkable high school student, finds his life transformed when Shun Miyazaki (Asuka Kudo), the school's most popular guy, involves him in a complicated romantic scheme. Shun, who is simultaneously dating two girls - Hikaru Momose (Akari Hayami) and Tetsuko Kambayashi (Anna Ishibashi) - asks Noboru and Hikaru to pretend to be a couple to avoid revealing his own duplicitous relationship. As Noboru and Hikaru begin their fake dating charade, Noboru unexpectedly develops genuine feelings for Hikaru, who remains devoted to Shun. Caught in a web of deception and unrequited love, Noboru must navigate the challenging terrain of high school romance, wondering if he can ever compete with the school's most desirable student. This is a 2014 Japanese romance film based on Eiichi Nakata's novel and directed by Saiji Yakumo.

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