Marie Iitoyo is an up-and-coming Japanese model and actress who was born on January 5, 1998, in Chiba, Japan. She began her modeling career in the late 2000s, and made her first major acting appearance in the high school-themed 2012 drama series “Hana no Kanmuri.” She has since appeared in a large number of hit drama titles, including “Boys Over Flowers Season 2” (2018). Her movie credits include “The Dark Maidens” (2017) and “Stare” (2020).

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Six dramatized stories based on true-life events connected to the popular Japanese flea market service Mercari explores the lives of ordinary folk in the country – and how family, friends, and more stay connected in modern society.

Riku (Marie Iitoyo) is a delivery operator for a major logistics firm named Elephant Express. She is contracted to make a series of deliveries to some very different households.

In the first story, Riku delivers an unusual package full of memories to a new owner.

Secondly, a soon-to-be-divorced couple decides to have a final meal together before going on their separate ways – but could this final, civilized act have far-reaching consequences?

In the third story, a hobbyist who enjoys making small trinkets to sell for minor sums on the Mercari marketplace runs into a buyer at a railway station.

In story number four, a neighbor takes objection to a mother of four whose exasperated scolding of her offspring raises the noise levels unacceptably high.

In the penultimate story, a family that has moved to the countryside starts growing flowers in an empty field – and starts gaining interest from potential buyers on the Mercari platform.

And in the final episode, Riku’s father is hospitalized – and he asks her to watch a videotape featuring footage of her late grandparents. 

“Deliveries from the Heart – True Stories from Mercari” is a 2020 Japanese drama series that was directed by Kenji Katagiri.

Deliveries from the Heart - True stories from Mercari

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Mei (Iitoyo Marie) is a 24-year-old woman who left her tranquil hometown behind for the allure of the big city.

She works at a major publishing company, but one day has an incident at work and finds herself out of a job.

Mei hears of strange goings-on back home – where the cherry blossom trees have suddenly begun to blossom out of season. She decides to go back to investigate.

Visiting her hometown always fills her with sadness, as when she was just 17, her high school friend Kota (Sano Hayato) died in a sudden accident. The friends both had strong feelings for one another, but never had the courage to confess how they felt.

However, when Mei returns, she is surprised to discover that Kota has returned – although she soon learns that he may only be able to stay for as long as the cherry trees remain in bloom.

What magic has brought the two together again? And will the reunited friends finally confess their true feelings to one another?

“Under the Miracle Cherry Tree: is a 2020 Japanese drama series that was directed by Fujino Ryota.

Under the Miracle Cherry Tree

MIRACLE TOUCH

Growing up, Nanakusa (Ryusei Yokohama) and Yuu Manabe (Marie Iitoyo) were good friends. Though time caused them to drift apart, they each still remember the years they spent together fondly. Now in high school, the two childhood friends find themselves reuniting in the last place on Earth anyone could possibly imagine, Kaiden Island.

Known to be a place where the lost and abandoned end up, Kaiden Island isn’t exactly a place anyone purposely visits. Yet on this island, live those who have been abandoned by friends, family, and society in general. It’s here, amid the discarded souls of the world, that Nanakusa and Yuu rekindle their childhood friendship and soon strike a bargain of the most unusual nature.

Soon entangled in a series of unusual cases, the two friends set out to unravel the mysteries of the island. Will their quest for the truth bring them the answers they’re looking for or will they find something truly unexpected lurking in the dark?

Based on the novel, “Inakunare Gunjo” by Yutaka Kono, “Go Away, Ultramarine” is a 2019 sci-fi adventure mystery film directed by Akina Yanagi.

Go Away, Ultramarine

Standards have been slipping at the elite Eitoku Academy. A student group named Correct 5 decides to act, with Haruto Kaguragi (Hirano Sho) taking the helm. The group’s aim: Identify deadbeat students and force them out of school! This rings the alarm bells for Oto Edogawa (Sugisaki Hana), a student who’s trying to hide the fact that her family is in dire financial straits. She is also trying to hide her engagement to her fiancé Tenma Hase (Taishi Nakagawa), a boy from a rival school. But problems begin to emerge for all involved when Oto Edogawa discovers an embarrassing secret about the Correct 5 kingpin! This drama is the sequel to the hit series “Boys Over Flowers.” This 2018 Japanese drama series was based on a manga series by Yoko Kamio and directed by Yasuharu Ishii.

BOYS OVER FLOWERS Season 2 (2018)

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Having been bullied for most of her life, high school student Ninon Okamura (Marie Iitoyo) has never once felt comfortable around others. An incredibly introverted individual, Ninon struggles to communicate with anyone other than her family and her pet parrot, who offers her a fair amount of emotional support by remaining perched on her shoulder day in and day out. Ridiculed for her bird and her quiet nature, Ninon might very well have spent the entirety of her high school career under attack, had not her classmate and neighbor, Yuiji Kira (Taishi Nakagawa), unexpectedly intervened.

Easily the most handsome and popular boy in school, Yuiji spent his high school days harassing other students and dating any girl who happened to catch his eye. But beneath his cool exterior, Yuiji was desperately lonely. Suffering from a serious heart disease, Yuiji has only a year left to live but he refuses to tell anyone of his grim fate. When Ninon’s parents tell her Yuiji’s secret by mistake, she takes it upon herself to befriend her dying neighbor.&nbsp;

Promising to stay by his side until the end, Ninon and Yuiji’s newfound friendship begins to grow, and with it comes a meaning and happiness neither of them has ever known before.&nbsp;

Based on the manga of the same name by Rin Mikimoto, “Today’s Kira-kun” is a 2017 romantic high school film directed by Taisuke Kawamura.

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