Name: Secret Unrequited Love
Genre: Romance
Released: 2019-01-19
Rating: 8.9
Cast: Nomura Shuhei, Sakurai Hinako, Matsui Airi, Honoka Yahagi

Nomura Shuhei is a Japanese actor who was born on November 14, 1993, in Kobe, Japan. He first rose to prominence in 2009, after he beat 30,000 contestants to win a talent contest organized by entertainment agency Amuse. He made his acting debut in the drama series “Shinsengumi: Peace Maker” in 2010, and has since gone on to appear in titles such as “Doctor X5” (2017) and “Secret Unrequited Love” (2019).

Nomura Shuhei

Sakurai Hinako is a Japanese actress who was born on April 2, 1997, in Okayama, Japan. She made her acting debut in the acting debut was in the stage play “Soreiyu” in 2016, and followed up with roles in the TV drama series “Soshite, Dare Mo Inaku Natta” and “The Last Cop,” also in 2016. She also starred in the movie adaptation of “The Last Cop” in 2017 and appeared in the drama series and “Secret Unrequited Love” in 2019.

Sakurai Hinako

Matsui Airi is a Japanese actress and musician who was born on December 26, 1996, in Iwaki, Japan. She debuted as a member of all-female pop group Sakura Gakuin in 2010, and left the act in 2012. She then turned her hand to acting, appearing in a live-action drama series adaptation of the manga title “Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches” in 2013. She followed up with her movie debut in “Omoinokoshi” in 2014. She has since gone on to appear in drama titles such as “Good Doctor” (2018) and “Secret Unrequited Love” (2019).

Matsui Airi

Honoka Yahagi, formerly known as Honoka Miki, is a Japanese model and actress. She was born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan on March 7, 1997 and made her debut in the entertainment world in 2009 when she began working as an exclusive model for the teen fashion magazine, “Love Berry”. She made her acting debut in 2010 in film “Maria Watches Over Us” and the television drama “Clone Baby.” But it was her role as Kotoko Aihara in the popular television series “Mischievous Kiss: Love in TOKYO” (2013) and its sequel “Mischievous Kiss 2: Love in TOKYO” (2014) that catapulted her to superstardom, making her and co-star Yuki Furukawa one of the most popular on-screen couples in Japan. She has also appeared in “Hoping to Give You a Big Hug Tonight” (2018).

Honoka Yahagi

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Takuma Kakinouchi (Nomura Shuhei) is an eight-year-old boy who has been hospitalized with a rare heart condition. While getting medical treatment, he befriends a girl, also eight, named Mayu Taneda (Sakurai Hinako).

They strike up a tight bond. And one day, after escaping the hospital for a short while, they promise to marry when they both turn 20.

However, in a cruel twist of fate, Takuma Kakinouchi learns that his condition is terminal – and a doctor tells him he will not live beyond the age of 20...

Takuma Kakinouchi wants to spare Mayu Taneda the grief of ending up with a terminally-ill husband, so does his best to avoid her when he is discharged.

However, when he starts high school, aged 15, he is surprised to see that Mayu Taneda has also won a place at his exclusive school – determined not to be parted from him.

Can Takuma Kakinouchi fight his illness – with a little help from a girl who refuses to leave his side? Can true love triumph over adversity? Will he open his heart to the undaunted Mayu Taneda? And could they keep their romantic promise made all those years ago?

This drama was adapted from the manga series “Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu,” which was authored by Kotomi Aoki, and serialized between 2005 and 2008.

“Secret Unrequited Love” is a 2019 Japanese drama series directed by Horai Tadaaki and Fujiwara Tomoyuki.

Secret Unrequited Love

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