Name: 5→9 From Five to Nine
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Released: 2015-10-12
Rating: 9.1
Cast: Tomohisa Yamashita, Satomi Ishihara, Yuki Furukawa, Tanaka Kei, Rin Takanashi

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

Satomi Ishihara is a Japanese model and actress who was born as Kuniko Ishigami on December 24, 1986. She gained popularity after making her acting debut in 2003 at the age of 17 in ‘Kimi wa Petto.’ In 2016, she was named Vogue Nippon’s Woman of the Year. She is known for her role as Etsuko Kono in ‘Pretty Proofreader,’ ‘Dear Sister,’ and ‘Attack on Titan.’

Satomi Ishihara

Yuki Furukawa is one of the most popular young Japanese actors working today. Born on December 18, 1987, in Tokyo, Japan, Yuki Furukawa grew up in Vancouver and New York, making him fluent in both English and Japanese, before returning to Japan to study Engineering at Keio University. He made his acting debut in 2011, and appeared in movies like “High School Debut” (2011) and the drama series “Bitter Sugar” (also 2011). He shot to fame after starring as the humorless genius Naoki Irie in the popular Japanese television drama series “Mischievous Kiss: Love in TOKYO” (2013) and its sequel “Mischievous Kiss 2: Love in TOKYO” (2014-2015) opposite actress Miki Honoka. Yuki Furukawa’s popularity has expanded well beyond Japan, especially into China, where he starred in the web drama “Mysterious Summer,” the first drama series that was jointly produced by Japan and China. He also was the first Japanese actor to hold a fan meeting in Shanghai in 2013. He has since gone on to star in drama titles such as “One Page Love” (2019) and “People Who Don’t Work” (2020).

Yuki Furukawa

Tanaka Kei 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).

Tanaka Kei

Rin Takanashi is a Japanese actress. She was born in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, on December 17, 1988 and made her acting debut in 2007. Since then, she has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including “Aino Mating Agency Inc.” (2017) and “Choosing Spouse by Lottery” (2018).

Rin Takanashi

Miyu Yoshimoto is a Japanese actress and singer born on December 28, 1996, in Kitakyushu, Japan. She won the Japan Bishojo Contest – a notable talent and beauty contest – in 2012. She went on to join girl group X21 as the music act’s leader. X21 made its first musical release in March 2014 with the single “Asu e no Sotsugyou.” Also in 2014, she made her film debut in “Yumeharuka,” as well as her drama debut, in “Is There a Vet in the House?” More recently she features in a TV adaptation of the hit manga series “Scum’s Wish” (2017) and the movie “JK Rock” (2019).

Miyu Yoshimoto

Saeko, also known as Saeko Dokyu, is a Japanese actress and model. She was born on November 16, 1986, in Miyazaki, Japan, and made her acting debut in 2004. Since then, she has appeared in a wide variety of films and television dramas, including “5→9 From Five to Nine” (2021).

Saeko

Yuri Tsunematsu is a Japanese actress. She was born in Tokyo, Japan, on October 9, 1998, and made her acting debut in 2009. Since then, she has appeared in a wide variety of films and television dramas, including “5→9 From Five to Nine” (2021).

Yuri Tsunematsu

Mokomichi Hayami is a Japanese actor. He was born in Tokyo, Japan, on August 10, 1984, and made his acting debut in 2002. Since then, he has appeared in an extensive number of films and television dramas, including “Absolute Boyfriend” (2008) and “5→9 From Five to Nine” (2021).

Mokomichi Hayami

Keiko Toda is a Japanese singer, actress, and voice actress. She was born on September 12, 1957, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and made her debut in the entertainment industry in 1973, as an idol singer. Joining a theater company not long after, she made her acting debut first on-stage, before taking both her first film and television dramas roles in 1997. Since then, she has appeared in a number of films and countless television dramas, including “His” (2020).

Keiko Toda

Fuji TV

At twenty-eight, Junko Sakuraba’s (Satomi Ishihara) greatest dream is to live and work in New York City. Unfortunately, working as an English language school teacher isn’t getting her any closer to her dreams. As disappointed as she is at being so far from making her greatest dream come true, Junko is even more disappointed in the fact that she’s soon turning twenty-nine and still has never had a boyfriend.&nbsp;

With a funeral service to attend, Junko has little time for thoughts about dreams or men. But things take an unexpected turn when she notices a handsome monk praying at the temple. Well aware of the fact that a funeral isn’t the best time to find a guy, Junko tries to ignore him but fate decides to make things difficult. With her legs numb from kneeling so long, Junko’s attempt to stand ends in disaster when she accidentally knocks a bowl of ash from the altar on the handsome monk’s head. Mortified, Junko tries to convince herself it’s okay because she will never see him again. But fate, it would seem, has one more trick to play.

Tricked into a matchmaking session by her family, Junko arrives only to find that the other party is none other than the handsome monk, Takane Hoshikawa (Tomohisa Yamashita). Will this second meeting go better than the first or have the two been doomed from the start?

Adapted from the manga series of the same name by Miki Aihara, 5→9 From Five to Nine is a romantic comedy drama directed by Shin Hirano, Hideyuki Aizawa, and Masaki Tanimura.

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