Nounen Rena is a Japanese actress, model, and singer, who was born on July 13, 1993, in Kamikawa, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. She began working as a model in the fashion industry in 2006, and in 2010 transitioned into acting when she appeared in the movie “Confessions.” She rose to fame in 2013, when she played the lead role in the drama series “Amachan.” She has also starred in the movies “Hold Me Back” (2020) and “Ribbon” (2021).

Nounen Rena

Mitsuko Kuroda (Nounen Rena) is 31-years-old and lives alone and is very happily single. She enjoys every moment of her life alone – but she never really feels alone because she has developed an alter-ego named A (Tomoya Nakamura) who dwells with her in her head. She has frequent conversations with A, who provides useful advice and sometimes berates her. Unfortunately, sometimes she has these conversations with A in public, leading to frequent misunderstandings!

But when she meets a younger man, a salesman named Tada (Kento Hayashi), she suddenly starts to question if her single life really is all that great. With A’s advice – or perhaps despite it – she decides to explore her emotions for Tada, albeit in the most awkward manner imaginable!

This film was based on a 2017 novel by the writer Rita Wataya.

“Hold Me Back” is a 2020 Japanese romantic-comedy movie that was directed by Akiko Ohku.

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