Name: Close Range Love
Genre: Romance
Released: 2014-10-11
Rating: 9.0
Cast: Tomohisa Yamashita, Nana Komatsu, Mizukawa Asami, Nozomu Kotaki, Yamamoto Mizuki

Tomohisa Yamashita is a Japanese singer, actor, and TV personality who was born on April 9, 1985, in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He made his acting debut in the drama “Shonentachi” (1998) and later went on to debut in the musical world as a member of the pop group NEWS in 2004. He followed up with his solo bow in 2006. He appeared in the 2011 movie adaptation of the hit boxing-themed manga series “Ashita no Joe,” as well as “Close Range Love” (2014), another manga adaptation, in addition to the drama series “Boku, Unmei no Hito desu” in 2017.

Tomohisa Yamashita

Nana Komatsu is a Japanese model and award-winning actress. She was born in Tokyo, Japan, on February 16, 1996 and made her acting debut in 2013. The winner of multiple awards, she has appeared in a variety of films and television dramas, including The Black Devil and the White Prince” (2016).

Nana Komatsu

Asami Mizukawa is a&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;actress who was born on July 24, 1983, in Kyoto, Japan. She was raised in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, and made her acting debut in 1997 at the tender age of 13, starring in TV commercials and the movie “Tokimeki Memorial.” She has since gone on to appear in scores of hit TV and drama series titles, from the likes of “PA Private Actress” (1998) when she was still in her early teens, to the movie “Close Range Love” (2014), the Japanese TV drama series adaptation of the hit novel “Never Let Me Go) (2016), and the more recent movie “Underdog” (2020).

Mizukawa Asami

Nozomu Kotaki is a Japanese singer and actor who was born on July 30, 1996, in Osaka, Japan. He attended the Osaka Gakugei High School. He made his acting debut in 2009, appearing in a number of TV series titles as well as the 2009 movie “Samurai Tenkosei.” In 2014, he starred in the manga tie-in romance-themed drama “Close Range Love.” Also in 2014, he debuted as part of the all-male pop group Johnny’s West. More recently, he starred in the 2019 drama series “Hakui no Senshi!”

Nozomu Kotaki

Yamamoto Mizuki began working as a model in 2009 and modeled exclusively for CanCam Magazine. She won the Tokyo Supermodel Contest later that year and made her television debut in 2011 in Fuji TV's serial drama "Let's Become Happy". The following year, she appeared in her first film,"The Kirishima Thing", a high school drama that won that year's Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year.

Yamamoto Mizuki

Arai Hirofumi is an actor who was born on January 18, 1979, in Hirosaki, Japan. He made his debut in the film “Go”&nbsp;(2001), which was based on a novel by Kazuki Kaneshiro. He also appeared in the movie “Blue Spring” in 2002. He has since gone on to star in numerous movie titles, including “Sway” (2006), “A Crowd of Three” (2008), and “Close Range Love” (2014), as well as the more recent movie “Typhoon Family” (2019).

Arai Hirofumi

Kazuma Sano is a Japanese actor who was born on April 28, 1989, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He made his drama debut in 2005, appearing in a number of drama titles, including “Hana Yori Dango.” His movie bow came in 2006, when he starred in the movie adaptation of the novel “The Housekeeper and the Professor.” In 2014, he starred in the drama adaptation of the popular manga title “Close Range Love” (2014). More recently, he starred in the film “Ninkyō Gakuen” (2019).

Kazuma Sano

Seika Furuhata is a Japanese actress, model, and singer who was born on July 8, 1996, in Tokyo, Japan. She began her modeling career in 2009, appearing in the magazine Nicola. She followed up with an appearance on the TV variety show “Piramekino G” in 2010. She made her musical debut with the group LesPros Hapichari in 2011, and in 2012 made her TV drama debut in “Papadol!” She has since appeared in the movies “Close Range Love” (2014) and “Tokyo Ghoul” (2017).

Seika Furuhata

Asuka Kudo is a Japanese actor. Born on August 1, 1991, he made his acting debut in the 2012 television drama “Perfect Son.” He has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas, including “Your Home Is My Business” (2016). Asuko Kudo’s father is former professional baseball pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo and one of his three younger sisters is professional golfer Haruka Kudo.

Asuka Kudo

Mika Akizuki is a Japanese actress who was born on April 13, 1994, in Tokyo, Japan. She made her acting debut in the 2010 made-for-TV movie “Ashita mo Mata Ikite Ikou.” In 2011, she made her drama series bow in “Asuko March!” and starred in her first movie – “High School Debut.” She has also starred in the movies “Anaza” (2012), “Close Range Love” (2014), and “Tag” (2015), as well as the drama series title “Poison Daughter, Holy Mother” (2019).

Mika Akizuki

Yuni Kururugi (Nana Komatsu), an exceptional high school student struggling with English, begins one-on-one tutoring with her school's English teacher Haruka Sakurai (Tomohisa Yamashita). As they spend time together, a romantic connection slowly develops between them. Her relative and math teacher Kazuma Akechi (Arai Hirofumi) senses their growing intimacy and attempts to stop the tutoring. Complicating matters further, Yuni's new homeroom teacher Mirei Takizawa (Asami Mizukawa), who harbors her own feelings for Haruka, discovers their relationship and resolves to intervene. Based on the manga "Love's Reach" by Rin Mikimoto, this is a 2014 Japanese romantic drama directed by Naoto Kumazawa.

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