Name: Ossan’s Love The Movie～LOVE or DEAD
Genre: BL, LGBTQ+, Romantic Comedy
Released: 2019-08-23
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Kei Tanaka, Kento Hayashi, Kotaro Yoshida, Ikki Sawamura, Jun Shison

Kei Tanaka is a Japanese actor who was born on July 10, 1984, in Tokyo, Japan. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s, and appeared in the 2001 horror movie “Suicide Club,” as well as the 2002 drama series adaptation of the hit manga series “Gokusen.” More recently, he has appeared in a number of hit drama titles, including “I’m Home” (2015), “Good Morning Call” (2016), and “Double Fantasy” (2018).

Kei Tanaka

Kento Hayashi is a Japanese actor who was born on December 6, 1990, in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. He made his acting debut in the 2007 movie adaptation of the hit novel “Battery,” going on to appear in multiple TV commercials and the TV drama “Sen no Kaze” (2007). More recently, he has starred in the Chinese movie “Fist and Faith” (2017) and the Japanese film “Hold Me Back” (2020).

Kento Hayashi

Kotaro Yoshida is an award-winning Japanese actor and theater director. He was born in Tokyo, Japan, on January 14, 1959, and made his acting debut in 1985. Since then, he has appeared in a wide variety of theatrical productions, films, and television dramas, including “Ossan’s Love Season 1” (2018) and “Ossan’s Love Season 2” (2019).

Kotaro Yoshida

Ikki Sawamura is a Japanese model, actor, and television presenter who was born on July 10, 1967, in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. He made his debut in 1996 and has since gone on to star in movie titles such as “Gokusen: The Movie” in 2009 and 2019’s “Ossan’s Love The Movie～LOVE or DEAD,” as well as the drama series “The Files of Young Kindaichi” (2022).

Ikki Sawamura

Jun Shison is a Japanese actor. Born on March 5, 1995, he is a member of the D-BOYS, a group of young male actors. He made his acting debut in a 2011 stage production of “Musical Tennis.” He has since appeared in many other theatrical productions, films and television dramas. Some of his recent credits include the dramas “Kimi Wa Petto” (2017) and “Hitoshi Ueki and Nobosemon” (2017).

Jun Shison

Hidekazu Mashima is a Japanese actor. He was born in Yonegiwas-shi, Yamagata-ken, Japan, on November 13, 1976 and made his acting debut in 2001. Since then, he has appeared in an impressive number of films and television dramas, including “Residential Complex” (2018).

Hidekazu Mashima

Daichi Kaneko is a Japanese actor. He was born on September 26, 1996, in Hokkaido, Japan, and made his acting debut in 2015. Since then, he has appeared in a wide variety of films and television dramas, including “Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me?” (2021).

Daichi Kaneko

Shuko Ito is a Japanese actress, comedian, and illustrator. She was born in Kanagawa, Japan on January 31, 1977, and made her debut as an actress in 2002. Since then, she has appeared in a variety of films and television dramas, including “Peanut Butter Sandwich” (2020).

Shuko Ito

Rio Uchida is a Japanese actress who was born on September 27, 1991, in Tokyo, Japan. She played Kiriko Shijima, the main female lead of the fantasy, sci-fi, and action-themed “Kamen Rider” TV series and associated spin-off movies in 2014-2015. In 2018, she appeared in the dramas “Princess Jellyfish” and “Ossan’s Love,” scooping the Best Supporting Actress prize at the Nikkei Sports Drama Grand Prix awards for the latter.

Rio Uchida

Nene Otsuka is a veteran Japanese actress. Born on June 14, 1968, she made her acting debut in 1988 and has appeared in many popular films and television series since. Some of her recent credits include the television drama “Disappointing Husband” (2015) and the film “Trumpet on the Cliff” (2016). Nene Otsuka is married to actor Seiichi Tanabe.

Nene Otsuka

Shiho Harumi is a Japanese actor who was born on March 22, 1959, in Tokyo, Japan. His more recent movie credits include the films “Liar Game: Reborn” (2012) and 2019’s “Ossan’s Love The Movie～LOVE or DEAD,” as well as “Yell” in 2020.

Shiho Harumi

Tomoko Ikuta, also known as Tomoko Nakayama, is a Japanese actress and model who was born on February 13, 1967, in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan. She worked as a child actress and rose to fame in the early 1980s. Her drama credits include the series titles “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” in 1998 and the more recent “Monsters” (2012). Her movie credits include a live-action version of the hit manga “BL Metamorphosis” in 2022.

Tomoko Ikuta

A year ago, coworkers Soichi Haruta (Kei Tanaka) and Ryota Maki (Kento Hayashi) found love, but their relationship faces challenges when Soichi returns to the office where his former boss Musashi Kurosawa (Kotaro Yoshida) still works. With Ryota transferred to headquarters, tensions rise as a project team arrives, bringing unexpected complications. An accident causes Musashi to lose his memories of Soichi, leading him to fall in love with Soichi all over again. As attractive teammates create friction between Soichi and Ryota, their relationship is put to the test. This follow-up to "Ossan's Love" explores the complexities of love and memory in the workplace. "Ossan's Love The Movie～LOVE or DEAD" is a 2019 Japanese movie directed by Ruto Toichiro.

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