Inoue Mao is an award-winning Japanese actress. She was born on January 9, 1987, in Yokohama, Japan, and made her acting debut in 1992, at the age of five. Since then, she has appeared in a wide variety of theatrical productions, variety programs, films, and television dramas, including “Boys Over Flowers” (2005).

Inoue Mao

As children, Yui Soma (Inoue Mao) and Naoki Torino (Sato Takeru) were the best of friends. Having lived with the same foster family for a time, the two were incredibly close but as often happens in cases such as theirs, the two were separated and eventually lost touch.&nbsp;

Now adults, Yui and Naoki are both equally surprised when fate decides to bring them together once more. Picking up where they left off all those years ago, Yui and Naoki soon find that the fondness they felt for each other as children has grown into something much deeper. Desperately in love, Naoki makes plans to propose to Yui but a tragic twist of fate takes him away before he ever has a chance. Unaware of Naoki’s fate, Yui falls into despair over his disappearance but even as her heart breaks, she sets out to find him. While filing a missing person’s report at a local police station, Yui meets Yuzuru Uozumi (Matsuyama Kenichi), a homicide detective who has recently discovered he can see Naoki’s ghost.&nbsp;

With Naoki’s spirit urging Yuzuru to pass on a message to Yui, the detective has no choice but to seek her out, but in doing so, only manages to entangle himself further in her life. Ultimately accepting their twisted fate, can Yuzuru and Yui work together to solve the mystery surrounding Naoki’s untimely death?

A stirring blend of fantasy, romance, and mystery, “Why didn’t I tell you a million times?” is a 2023 Japanese crime drama directed by Fuminori Kaneko, Daisuke Yamamuro, and Juntaro Furubayashi.

Why didn't I tell you a million times?

After announcing their engagement to the world, Tsukasa Domyoji (Jun Matsumoto) and Tsukushi Makino (Mao Inoue) are called to formally meet with their parents. During the meeting with Tsukasa’s parents, his mother presents Tsukasa with a beautiful tiara which is said to grant endless love to the owner and her partner. Touched by the gift, Tsukasa plans to cherish it forever but almost immediately after receiving it, the tiara is stolen.

Determined to find the thief and retrieve the tiara, Tsukasa and Tsukushi follow a trail of clues which leads them to a casino in Las Vegas. Realizing their odds of catching the thief on their own are slim, Tsukasa calls in the rest of the F4 to help. Arriving at the casino, Rui Hanazawa (Shun Oguri), Sojiro Nishikado (Shota Matsuda), and Akira Mimasaka (Tsuyoshi Abe) try to help in recovering the tiara but their arrival comes too late. Learning the tiara is to be sold on the black market in Hong Kong, the reunited friends head to Hong Kong but their plans to retrieve the tiara are thwarted once again.

Chasing the tiara from one side of the world to the other, Tsukasa, Tsukushi, and their friends are determined to get it back, but find that doing so is much easier said than done. With their eternal happiness on the line, will Tsukasa and Tsukushi be able to retrieve the tiara before the wedding or will their “happily ever after” be doomed before it even has a chance to start?

Based on the manga series of the same name by Yoko Kamio and the last of the “Boys Over Flowers” live-action trilogy, “BOYS OVER FLOWERS the movie” is a 2008 Japanese romance film directed by Yasuharu Ishii.

BOYS OVER FLOWERS the movie

H-Ending💐A Bouquet of Dango💐

It’s been a year since Domyouji Tsukasa (Jun Matsumoto) left for New York but Makino Tsukushi (Mao Inoue) refuses to accept his reasons for going alone. Following him to New York, Makino is convinced she’ll be able to find Domyouji and make him explain himself, but her adventures in New York turn out to be much different than those she had planned. Despite the difficulties she has upon arrival, Makino eventually has the chance to confront Domyouji, but all of her hopes of reconciliation are crushed by his cold demeanor.

Convinced Domyouji has changed completely, Makino returns to Japan heartbroken. Determined to erase all thoughts of and lingering feelings for Domyouji away completely, Makino focuses on her studies but no matter how hard she tries, fate seems determined to bring them back together in some of the cruelest ways possible. Unable to escape her seemingly unfortunate fate, Makino turns to Rui Hanazawa (Shun Oguri) for strength and comfort, a fact that doesn’t go unnoticed by Domyouji. Jealous of Rui and Makino’s growing relationship, Domyouji finds himself torn between his feelings for Makino and the duty he has to fulfill for the sake of his family.

Caught in a complicated web of broken hearts and new relationships, it seems as if Domyouji and Makino’s time together has truly ended. But fate, it would seem, hasn’t finished with them yet. Brought together one last time, will Makino and Domyouji finally have a chance to live happily ever after?

A sequel to the 2005 hit series, “BOYS OVER FLOWERS”based on the manga of the same name by Yoko Kamio, “BOYS OVER FLOWERS 2 (returns) is a 2007 Japanese drama directed by Ishii Yasuharu.

BOYS OVER FLOWERS 2 (returns)

Again 🍡 A Bouquet of Dango 🍡

Makino (Inoue Mao) is a student at the super-prestigious Eitoku Academy, a seat of learning for some of the children of Japan’s wealthiest individuals. Somewhat intimidated by the school and its rich-kid students, she wants nothing except to stay below the radar and unnoticed during her time at the school. She has one girlfriend at the school, but does not speak to anyone else.

All that changes on the day her friend spills juice all over the pristine white shirt of Domyouji Tsukasa (Jun Matsumoto), the most aggressive and spoilt member of the so-called “Flower Four” or “F4.” This unofficial group comprises the good-looking but bratty sons of the most powerful businesspeople in Japan. The F4 are ruthless bullies, and often pressure their victims into dropping out. But when Domyouji Tsukasa snaps at Makino’s friend, Makino stands up to him. The F4 instructs the entire school to bully her in revenge. But when she snaps and gives him a taste of his own medicine, Domyouji Tsukasa unexpectedly falls for her. All of a sudden, the pendulum swings in favor of Makino – but things get very complicated when fellow F4 member Hanazawa Rui (Oguri Shun) also takes a shine to her!

The drama was based on a hit 1992-2008 manga series that was authored by Yoko Kamio.

“BOYS OVER FLOWERS” is a 2005 Japanese drama series that was directed by Yasuharu Ishii.

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