Ishihara Satomi is a Japanese model and actress who was born as Kuniko Ishigami on December 24, 1986. She gained popularity after making her acting debut in 2003 at the age of 17 in ‘Kimi wa Petto.’ In 2016, she was named Vogue Nippon’s Woman of the Year. She is known for her role as Etsuko Kono in ‘Pretty Proofreader,’ ‘Dear Sister,’ and ‘Attack on Titan.’

Ishihara Satomi

In order to deal with a rise in crime and unusual deaths, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare launches a new forensics agency. The agency is named the Unnatural Death Institute, or UDI for short. The ministry appoints Yasuo Kamikura (Matsushige Yutaka), a veteran politician and former high-ranking official at the ministry as the UDI’s Director.

The star of his team is Mikoto Misumi (Satomi Ishihara), a 33-year-old female forensics expert who has conducted autopsies on over 1500 bodies. She will be working alongside her lab assistant Shoji Yuko (Ichikawa Mikako) and Kei Nakado (Arata Iura), an older, male forensics expert. Along with a team that also comprises a technician and a recorder, the UDI is tasked to investigate a range of baffling deaths. These include an apparent suicide that isn’t quite what it seems, a “poisoning” case involving an apparent heart disease victim...and more! Will Mikoto Misumi and the gang solve all the mysteries that come before them?

“Unnatural” is a 2018 Japanese drama series that was directed by Tsukahara Ayuko, Takemura Kentaro, and Murao Yoshiaki.

Unnatural

🧬 Mysterious Murders 🧬

proofread&nbsp;verb
definition: to read (copy or proof) for purposes of finding errors and marking corrections.

Twenty-eight-year-old Etsuko Kono is the ultimate fashionista. Overflowing with curiosity, she's constantly asking "why?" and "how?"

Etsuko's lifelong dream is to become an editor for a fashion magazine. She's applied numerous times while taking on part-time jobs to make ends meet, but to no avail. Then finally, she bags an offer from a large publishing house, only to find out that she's been assigned to the least glamorous department in the company--the Proofreading Department! Not easily discouraged, Etsuko dons a flashy ensemble and heads off to her proofreading job.
Etsuko is the type of woman who isn't satisfied unless she meticulously investigates every single issue, and it reflects on her unique proofreading style, which is so bold and daring that is leads to one trouble after another! Whether it's forcing her way into uncharted places that are difficult to enter, or infiltrating a crime scene that's being investigated by a tabloid so she can get the facts herself, Etsuko goes all-out to take proofreading to new dimensions!

"If your dreams don't come true, is your life a failure?"
"But as long as you put all your heart into it, any job can be a blast!"
"Long live unglamorous jobs!"

Pretty Proofreader

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Fuji TV

At twenty-eight, Junko Sakuraba’s (Satomi Ishihara) greatest dream is to live and work in New York City. Unfortunately, working as an English language school teacher isn’t getting her any closer to her dreams. As disappointed as she is at being so far from making her greatest dream come true, Junko is even more disappointed in the fact that she’s soon turning twenty-nine and still has never had a boyfriend.&nbsp;

With a funeral service to attend, Junko has little time for thoughts about dreams or men. But things take an unexpected turn when she notices a handsome monk praying at the temple. Well aware of the fact that a funeral isn’t the best time to find a guy, Junko tries to ignore him but fate decides to make things difficult. With her legs numb from kneeling so long, Junko’s attempt to stand ends in disaster when she accidentally knocks a bowl of ash from the altar on the handsome monk’s head. Mortified, Junko tries to convince herself it’s okay because she will never see him again. But fate, it would seem, has one more trick to play.

Tricked into a matchmaking session by her family, Junko arrives only to find that the other party is none other than the handsome monk, Takane Hoshikawa (Tomohisa Yamashita). Will this second meeting go better than the first or have the two been doomed from the start?

Adapted from the manga series of the same name by Miki Aihara, 5→9 From Five to Nine is a romantic comedy drama directed by Shin Hirano, Hideyuki Aizawa, and Masaki Tanimura.

5→9 From Five to Nine

⏰ From 5→9 Straight to Burnout

When he was in high school, Sota Koyurugi (Matsumoto Jun) harbored a serious crush on his senior, Saeko Takahashi (Ishihara Satomi). Fully aware that Saeko was only interested in handsome, popular guys, Sota was content to keep his distance. At least until fate presented him with a rather unexpected opportunity to win Saeko’s affection.

After learning that Saeko had recently broken up with her boyfriend, Sota musters up the courage to confess his feelings. When Saeko accepts his company and companionship, Sota decides to prove his feelings for her in the most memorable way possible. Knowing how much she adores chocolate, Sota decides to make her a delicious set of handmade chocolates for Valentine’s Day. Unfortunately, Sota’s gift and his heart are rejected by Saeko, who decides to give her ex-boyfriend another chance. Heartbroken, Sota buries his grief in his newfound love of chocolate making, vowing to become a Maître Chocolatier.

Having spent years in Paris, studying the art of chocolate making, Sota returns home and opens an elegant boutique de chocolat. Known as the Chocolate Prince, people from far and wide flock to Sota’s boutique, including Saeko, who upon reacquaintance, insists he create a cake for her upcoming wedding. Having never really gotten over Saeko, will Sota be able to accept her commission and let her go or will he use this brief time they have together to try to win her heart?

Adapted from the manga series, “Heartbroken Chocolatier” by Mizushiro Setona, “Un chocolatier de l'amour perdu” is a 2014 Japanese romantic comedy drama directed by Matsuyama Hiroaki, Miyaki Shogo, and Sekino Munenori.

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