A bit of trivia: Mayu and the director (an ex-child actress) once had TWO projects together when they were younger (Suzuki Sensei series and Zekkyou Gakkou).
I found his best pairing on screen to date is Ishii Anna. Idk but I feel this list feels odd without her. Go check Aogeba Toutoushi and their JT commercials (it's of a series of CM with continuous story).
Definitely frustrating at times but never overwhelmingly so, Nao's lead performance anchors everything and stops…
The Sorcerer deserves all the acting awards this season for this feat. Seriously, JP dorama and movie awards almost never pay attention to reward actors and actresses who go extra miles under more challenged (flawed) scripts and successfully prevent those ships from sinking. It's absolutely bonkers.
She's SUPER underrated and rarely talked about among both JP and international fans when it comes to the current crop of young actresses. Her acting style isn't flashy (thus making her more suited for slice-of-life genre) but she's got all of her fundamentals right.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4AaeI6gCHU&lc=UgwjyTtfvgXJcD5Oftl4AaABAgLooks cute, Riku is so handsome!
Kubo's acting in the trailer tho -__-
I'm aware Nogi has been producing a scores of competent actresses in recent years (Fukagawa Mai, Marikka, and Yamashita Mizuki for example), but I'm afraid Kubo is still very, very far from a finished product.
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Cheek Merchant ><
https://kisskh.at/profile/lontongstroong/feeds/eJzmDFy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgD3UeXGDyE
https://twitter.com/dobodz/status/1581073512420155392
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuKlUktKzd0
I'm aware Nogi has been producing a scores of competent actresses in recent years (Fukagawa Mai, Marikka, and Yamashita Mizuki for example), but I'm afraid Kubo is still very, very far from a finished product.
Keiko me wo sumasete (2022) https://kisskh.at/718327-keiko-keep-an-eye-out