Acting
Oct 17, 1987
Toyama, Toyama, Japan
Ayu Manaka
Acting
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Feature Films (23)
"TRUMP Series 10th ANNIVERSARY" project A story of love over the blood and life of those who surround them is drawn, centering on a mother and daughter who live in a mansion surrounded by marigold flowers, and a new truth is revealed.
Musical - MARIGOLD-
A musical depicting legendary gifted ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky through half of his lifetime. Romola is his wife and the love of his life; Diaghilev, the leader of the Russian ballet company "Ballets Russes", is antagonistic toward him. Set in the beginning of the 20th century in Paris — the era known as les années folles ("the roaring twenties") — a dramatic portrayal of the glory and ruin brought about by one man's overabundance of beauty and talent.
Nijinsky -The miraculous god of dance-
Nora, the head of the prestigious aristocratic Verachicca family, lives surrounded by her distant relative Shion, her half-brother Kai, Shion’s sister Jo, private tutor Robin, her butler Winter, as well as her adopted children Clay and Maggie, and other adopted children. All of the vampires in the Verachicca family show an intense affection and attachment to Nora. Then, a new adopted child, Candy, arrives. When Candy gets caught up in the mounting game over Nora, the secrets of the Verachicca family are revealed.
Musical “VERACHICCA”
The world of vampires is a completely class-based society. Dali Delico, a high-ranking aristocrat, receives a letter from an unknown sender. The letter invites Dali to visit an old hotel, where he is welcomed by the manager Munch Milan and his employees. The hotel is “Marionette Hotel”, where the Initiatives of all the employees and guests have been taken control by someone else. In the hotel are Jo Verachicca, the younger sister of Dali’s ex-fiancée Frieda, and her younger brother Ego Verachicca; Monet Stanfield, a former subordinate of Dali’s late father Claude; Francesca Fra, the younger sister of Dali’s old friend Gerhard; and other vampires with connections to the prestigious Delico family. Dali and his company try to uncover the secret. Who is “The Puppeteer”, the mastermind behind this situation? Why was Dali led to Marionette Hotel? As Dali tries to uncover the secret, a past connection reveals itself.
Marionette Hotel
Hailey Hartz was born to a normal family, led a normal college-student life and now works at a normal job. This normal guy created a normal family and thus has the kind of good fortune that anyone would be envious of. Nothing is unsatisfactory about his life, we would expect. But even so, Hailey believes something to change his day-to-day routine awaits him at some point down the line. One day, on his daily commute, he looks up from a train station platform to discover a ballroom dance studio. As he stares at a beautiful woman standing in the studio's window, a vague notion comes to him: What if he were to muster up a bit of courage and march right toward the door? Would his fortunes see a massive change? Piqued by this thought, and after much inner debate, Hailey sets foot inside the dance studio.
Shall we Dance?
Television & Series (1)
Mitsutaka Oji is an attractive hard-working manager, admired by both his superiors and subordinates. Well-mannered, gentlemanly, and stylish to boot, he’s popular among women. However, this man has a secret... He absolutely loves cute things! Mitsutaka can’t resist cuteness, and he’s head over heels for his beloved character Pug Taro! Aware that his hobby is in flagrant discord with his looks, Mitsutaka does all he can to hide it from the people around him. However, he’s determined to remain the devoted “Pug Taro-ist.” How does his determination fair as he interacts with Wataru Naruto, a manager of the neighboring department and his rival, Kenta Kawai, a first ever “soul mate”, and his nephew Masumi Nii, currently freeloading at his house?