Ryota Bando is a Japanese actor. He was born on May 24, 1997, and grew up in Hokkaido, Japan. He made his acting debut in 2018 and has appeared in a wide variety of films and television dramas since, including “Captivated, by You” (2021).

Ryota Bando

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Music school receptionist Asuka Yukihira (Alice Hirose) attends her high school reunion and reconnects with Haruto Mizuno (Gordon Maeda), her old crush. To her delight, she discovers Haruto has also harbored feelings for her all these years. They begin to date, eager to make up for lost time and resolve past misunderstandings. However, tragedy strikes when Haruto is hospitalized and falls into a coma. Asuka remains steadfastly by his side, reflecting on their past while grappling with an uncertain future. Will Haruto recover, allowing them to reclaim the love they almost lost, or is it already too late? This 2024 Japanese drama series was directed by Yuichiro Hirakawa.

366 Days

🏮 A Year And A Day 🌞

Tomoya Ogawa

Ayaka Haneda (Kanna Hashimoto)’s family is battling financial difficulties. When she takes a job at a wedding planning firm, the firm’s CEO Togo Nitta (Ryosuke Yamada) makes her a bold proposal: he will help solve her family’s problems if she agrees to marry him and help revive the firm. Faced with a choice between integrity and a loveless marriage of convenience, which will she choose? And if she says “I do,” might love unexpectedly blossom? This 2023 Japanese romantic comedy drama was based on a manga by Shiho Watanabe and was directed by Toshio Tsuboi and Masahide Izumi.

Kissing the Ring Finger

Marriage here, Love there

Not exactly your normal, everyday, run-of-the-mill high school student, Hayashi Miyoshi (Ryusei Onishi) marches to his own beat. Frank, guileless, and full of quirks, Hayashi has a knack for quietly drawing the attention of classmates and strangers alike. Full of mysterious charm, Hayashi embraces life on his own terms, staying unapologetically true to himself, despite what others might think.&nbsp;

While Hayashi embraces the lighter side of life and draws others toward that light, Nikaidou Akira (Fumiya Takahashi) does exactly the opposite. Exuding nothing but doom and gloom, Nikaidou has worked hard to build up his dark façade, knowing full well that it’s the best method for keeping others away. While nearly everyone around Nikaidou believes him to be a bad omen, there’s one person who isn’t so sure. Having once caught a glimpse of the boy behind the mask, this person is determined to find that boy once more and bring him into the light.

Living two entirely different lives, Hayashi and Nikaidou may not seem to have much in common, but deep down, could they be more alike than they realize?

Adapted from the manga of the same name by Wayama Yama, “Captivated, by You” is a 2021 high school comedy drama directed by Ayuko Tsukahara.

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