Kazama Shunsuke is an award-winning Japanese actor. He was born in Tokyo, Japan, on June 17, 1983, and made his acting debut in 1997, taking his first role in a theatrical production. Since then, he has appeared in numerous theatrical productions, films, and television dramas, including “Silent” (2022).

Kazama Shunsuke

Piano instructor Miri Kono (Mayu Hotta) struggles with feelings of disappointment and inadequacy after failing to achieve her lifelong dream of becoming a professional musician. Finding comfort wherever she can, Miri often treats herself to melon juice from a food truck run by Sora Aoki (Riku Hagiwara). As a man suffering from dissociative amnesia, Sora understands what it’s like to live with disappointment and loss. Connecting with Miri over rounds of melon juice, Sora wonders if he might have a future with her. But how can he hope to build a future with her when she has no idea he lives with a memory disorder? This 2023 Japanese romance drama was directed by Kentaro Otani and Akihiko Takaishi.

Every Precious Moment

Tamotsu Toyama

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As high school students, Tsumugi Aoba (Haruna Kawaguchi) and So Sakura (Ren Meguro) shared a keen interest in music. With their interests so similarly aligned, it was only natural for a friendship to blossom between them. Over time, that friendship developed into something deeper, a relationship that might have come to last a lifetime, if not for So’s sudden change of heart.

Calling their relationship off without any warning or reason, So not only broke Tsumugi’s heart, but his immediate disappearance afterward left her completely crushed. Eight years later, Tsumugi may occasionally wonder what happened to So but has, in all other ways, moved on with her life. Now living in Tokyo, Tsumugi works part-time at a large music store where she is free to completely immerse herself in the music she loves so dearly. Perfectly happy with her life, Tsumugi might have eventually forgotten about So completely, if fate hadn’t decided their paths needed to cross once again.

Noticing So at work one day, Tsumugi musters up the courage to approach him, only to find that in the eight years since they last spoke, he has almost completely lost his hearing. With sparks of their old flame beginning to reignite within her heart, will Tsumugi find a way to solidify her place in So’s now-silent world?

A story of fate and second chances, “Silent” is a 2022 Japanese romance drama directed by Hiroki Kazama.

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