Tadaaki Horai

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Tadaaki Horai

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Known For

Naomi -reverse-Naomi -reverse- · 2024
Naomi -reverse-
4.02024
MovieDrama
Naomi is a teacher who lives with a younger man named Yuzuru. On the day they met, she found him sitting by the side of the road, alone. Naomi felt that he resembled a thrown-away cat, and decided that she couldn't just leave him there. After that, she moved into a bigger house, taught him to study, and spent her meager salary on expenses for the two of them. There was no physical relationship between the two of them. She had simply taken pity on the poor man and given him a home, and now she would watch over him as he began to mature. At least, that was what she'd thought... But even while Yuzuru's wild ways were a source of frustration to her, she found herself falling for his charms... Sometimes she looks back and wonders what she should've done on the day she met him. She wants to open up to someone, but there's no one to open up to.
A Girl's DreamA Girl's Dream · 2016
A Girl's Dream
2016
MovieDramaTV Movie
7-year-old Sara gets into an accident and falls into critical condition. She wakes up in the hospital the next morning and sees a nurse, Nanami, next to her bed. Sara can not feel pain. Nanami shows Sara around the hospital. At night, Sara knows Nanami is a patient and not a nurse. She also knows that she has been in a coma for the past 10 years since she got into the car accident at the age of 7. Sara is also surprised that she is still in a coma. She is having an out-of-body experience.
Negotiator: Reiji DomotoNegotiator: Reiji Domoto · 2010
Negotiator: Reiji Domoto
2010
Movie
Reiji Domoto is a man who takes on negotiations at exorbitant rates to resolve disputes in the underworld. There isn’t a soul in the underworld who doesn’t know his name. However, his age, background… almost everything about him was shrouded in mystery.
Quicksand -reverse-Quicksand -reverse- · 2024
Quicksand -reverse-
1.02024
MovieDrama
This is a contemporary adaptation of Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's novel Manji, reimagined with reversed genders to depict a destructive love story between men and women. Kōtarō Sonoda, unable to give up his dream of becoming a painter, quits his office job and starts attending art school. At school, he encounters a beautiful young man named Mitsuru Usami. Sonoda invites Usami to his home, leading to a physical relationship and growing distance from his wife, Yayoi. However, it is later revealed that Usami has a fiancée.
Minna SuitotoMinna Suitoto · 2016
Minna Suitoto
2016
MovieComedy
Fukuoka-based idol group LinQ suddenly gets orders to disband from their manager Suzuki. When Sakura and other group members rally to prevent the split up of their group, Suzuki charges them with a special mission.
There Is a Lie in Every WomanThere Is a Lie in Every Woman · 2012
There Is a Lie in Every Woman
8.02012
MovieDrama
A woman is found dead and three other women, incarcerated at a psychiatric hospital. The body belonged to the wife of the hospital President, Dr. Kiriyama who has gone missing since the day of the murder. As Detective Hayashida and his partner start to investigate the case and interview the women linked to the victim, they soon find themselves tangled in a web of the women’s lies and deceptions.
All of Them Are Troublesome Girls!All of Them Are Troublesome Girls! · 2019
All of Them Are Troublesome Girls!
6.02019
MovieRomanceComedy
Kunihiko Kunitachi is a Japanese language teacher at a high school. Kazumi Kazumiya is a student there. She doesn't have any friends at school and asks Kunihiko Kunitachi to be her friend. He accepts her offer, but she begins to follow him around. Kunihiko Kunitachi becomes annoyed with her for following him around. He encourages her to make other friends, but Kazumi Kazumiya doesn't try to make other friends. Kunihiko Kunitachi tries to make friends for Kazumi Kazumiya, but his life becomes more complicated.
Hold On, Baseball TeamHold On, Baseball Team · 2018
Hold On, Baseball Team
8.02018
MovieDrama
An average high school baseball team is weakened when Hiroki, one of the star players on the team, receives a failing grade in school and cannot participate in any of the club’s activities till he passes again.

Movies

Naomi -reverse-Naomi -reverse- · 2024
Naomi -reverse-
4.02024
MovieDrama
Naomi is a teacher who lives with a younger man named Yuzuru. On the day they met, she found him sitting by the side of the road, alone. Naomi felt that he resembled a thrown-away cat, and decided that she couldn't just leave him there. After that, she moved into a bigger house, taught him to study, and spent her meager salary on expenses for the two of them. There was no physical relationship between the two of them. She had simply taken pity on the poor man and given him a home, and now she would watch over him as he began to mature. At least, that was what she'd thought... But even while Yuzuru's wild ways were a source of frustration to her, she found herself falling for his charms... Sometimes she looks back and wonders what she should've done on the day she met him. She wants to open up to someone, but there's no one to open up to.
A Girl's DreamA Girl's Dream · 2016
A Girl's Dream
2016
MovieDramaTV Movie
7-year-old Sara gets into an accident and falls into critical condition. She wakes up in the hospital the next morning and sees a nurse, Nanami, next to her bed. Sara can not feel pain. Nanami shows Sara around the hospital. At night, Sara knows Nanami is a patient and not a nurse. She also knows that she has been in a coma for the past 10 years since she got into the car accident at the age of 7. Sara is also surprised that she is still in a coma. She is having an out-of-body experience.
Negotiator: Reiji DomotoNegotiator: Reiji Domoto · 2010
Negotiator: Reiji Domoto
2010
Movie
Reiji Domoto is a man who takes on negotiations at exorbitant rates to resolve disputes in the underworld. There isn’t a soul in the underworld who doesn’t know his name. However, his age, background… almost everything about him was shrouded in mystery.
Quicksand -reverse-Quicksand -reverse- · 2024
Quicksand -reverse-
1.02024
MovieDrama
This is a contemporary adaptation of Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's novel Manji, reimagined with reversed genders to depict a destructive love story between men and women. Kōtarō Sonoda, unable to give up his dream of becoming a painter, quits his office job and starts attending art school. At school, he encounters a beautiful young man named Mitsuru Usami. Sonoda invites Usami to his home, leading to a physical relationship and growing distance from his wife, Yayoi. However, it is later revealed that Usami has a fiancée.
Minna SuitotoMinna Suitoto · 2016
Minna Suitoto
2016
MovieComedy
Fukuoka-based idol group LinQ suddenly gets orders to disband from their manager Suzuki. When Sakura and other group members rally to prevent the split up of their group, Suzuki charges them with a special mission.
There Is a Lie in Every WomanThere Is a Lie in Every Woman · 2012
There Is a Lie in Every Woman
8.02012
MovieDrama
A woman is found dead and three other women, incarcerated at a psychiatric hospital. The body belonged to the wife of the hospital President, Dr. Kiriyama who has gone missing since the day of the murder. As Detective Hayashida and his partner start to investigate the case and interview the women linked to the victim, they soon find themselves tangled in a web of the women’s lies and deceptions.
All of Them Are Troublesome Girls!All of Them Are Troublesome Girls! · 2019
All of Them Are Troublesome Girls!
6.02019
MovieRomanceComedy
Kunihiko Kunitachi is a Japanese language teacher at a high school. Kazumi Kazumiya is a student there. She doesn't have any friends at school and asks Kunihiko Kunitachi to be her friend. He accepts her offer, but she begins to follow him around. Kunihiko Kunitachi becomes annoyed with her for following him around. He encourages her to make other friends, but Kazumi Kazumiya doesn't try to make other friends. Kunihiko Kunitachi tries to make friends for Kazumi Kazumiya, but his life becomes more complicated.
Hold On, Baseball TeamHold On, Baseball Team · 2018
Hold On, Baseball Team
8.02018
MovieDrama
An average high school baseball team is weakened when Hiroki, one of the star players on the team, receives a failing grade in school and cannot participate in any of the club’s activities till he passes again.
Love Stories from Fukuoka 15: The Undying Fireworks of LoveLove Stories from Fukuoka 15: The Undying Fireworks of Love · 2020
Love Stories from Fukuoka 15: The Undying Fireworks of Love
2020
MovieTV MovieDrama
In "Mienai Koi no Hanabi," Kana Kojima is a 27-year-old dental assistant living in Tokyo. A depressed girl who has delusions while denying her fateful encounter. One summer day, Kana visits Fukuoka for work and meets a tall, handsome, medical consultant, Hiroki Watanabe, who she becomes interested in on their first encounter. Kana spends the night on a drive around the city in Hiroki's car. Escorted by a man from Fukuoka, Hiroki, Kana has an emotion she has never experienced. "I wish the night didn't end ..." After the end of the night, they never met again. The only thing they did was exchange one email the next day. However, her thoughts for Hiroki did not go away. Two years later, summer comes back to Fukuoka. On the night of the Ohori Fireworks Festival, Kana decides to meet Hiroki. Does the love between Tokyo and Fukuoka have no beginning or future?
パーフェクトプロポーズ Dream Editionパーフェクトプロポーズ Dream Edition
パーフェクトプロポーズ Dream Edition
Movie
Samurai of the DeadSamurai of the Dead · 2014
Samurai of the Dead
7.22014
MovieComedyHorror
As the end approaches for Japan’s age of military rule, the Tokugawa shogunate brings together a squad of ruthless assassins to defend its representatives in Kyoto. These men were known as the Shinsengumi. Formidable swordsmen with unswerving dedication to their cause, the Shinsengumi think nothing of slashing down their enemies…but what happens when the enemy is the undead?

TV Shows

Solitary GourmetSolitary Gourmet · 2012
Solitary Gourmet
8.92012
SeriesDrama
Centered around typical Japanese food, a solitary salesman travelling through the country for business purposes, eats at its various establishments and experiences the various delicacies of Japanese cuisine.
Mr. Housekeeper, MitazonoMr. Housekeeper, Mitazono · 2016
Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono
7.32016
SeriesDramaMystery
Kaoru Mitazono (Masahiro Matsuoka) is a talented housekeeper with an usual secret. Kaoru is actually a guy! Besides cooking, cleaning and babysitting Kaoru Mitazono has the unusual habit of discovering secrets held within the family of her employers.
Samurai GourmetSamurai Gourmet · 2017
Samurai Gourmet
7.72017
SeriesComedy
Recent retiree Takeshi rediscovers his passion for food and life by getting in touch with his inner warrior and eating what he truly desires.
My Love Mix-Up!My Love Mix-Up! · 2021
My Love Mix-Up!
8.02021
SeriesDramaComedy
Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class. But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she's written the name of another boy—Ida—on it. To make matters more confusing, Ida sees Aoki holding that very eraser and thinks Aoki has a crush on him!
Perfect ProposePerfect Propose · 2024
Perfect Propose
7.62024
SeriesDrama
Hiro, severely overworked, can barely function outside his toxic workplace. When he encounters Kai, a childhood friend he had once promised to marry, he finds he is steadily regaining a sense of purpose - yet Kai's motives remain unclear.
Our Sister's SoulmateOur Sister's Soulmate · 2020
Our Sister's Soulmate
7.82020
SeriesDramaComedy
27 year old Adachi Momoko lost both her parents in an accident when she was in third year high school. She then gave up going to college and has been working at a home centre for the past nine years while supporting her three younger brothers who are now 20, 17, and 14 year old respectively.
Midnight TaxiMidnight Taxi · 2026
Midnight Taxi
8.02026
SeriesDrama
A reserved young taxi driver navigates the neon-lit streets of Tokyo, quietly witnessing her passengers' poignant life transitions while embarking on her own introspective journey toward turning thirty.
Himitsu ~ The Top Secret ~Himitsu ~ The Top Secret ~ · 2025
Himitsu ~ The Top Secret ~
8.02025
SeriesMystery
Two men, torn by the moral dilemma of uncovering others' secrets for justice, work to solve unsolved cases using special MRI technology that can reproduce living memories of the dead.
Minami-kun is my lover!?Minami-kun is my lover!? · 2024
Minami-kun is my lover!?
6.02024
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Chiyomi Horikiri (Ai Iinuma) is a warm hearted high school student. She is a member of her school's basketball team. She stays bright even in a bit complicated family composition. Her boyfriend is Hiroyuki Minami (Yusei Yagi). One day, Hiroyuki Minami suddenly shrinks in size to only 15 cm. in height. He can easily fit in the palm of someone's hand. He appears in front of his girlfriend Chiyomi Horikiri.
Secret Unrequited LoveSecret Unrequited Love · 2019
Secret Unrequited Love
7.02019
SeriesDrama
When Takuma Kakinouchi was 8-years-old, he spent time in the hospital. He made friends with Mayu Taneda who was the same age as him. One day, they got out of the hospital and visited a park. There, Takuma Kakinouchi and Mayu Taneda promised that they would marry each other. They had no doubt that they would have a future together. 7 years later, Takuma Kakinouchi entered a prestigious high school at the age of 15. During the high school welcoming ceremony, a female freshman representative goes up to the platform. Takuma Kakinouchi is shocked to see that the girl is Mayu Taneda. Just so she could be with Takuma Kakinouchi, Mayu Taneda studied extremely hard to enter the same prestigious high school. Takuma Kakinouchi has tried to avoid her, even though he loves her. When he was younger, he heard how long he would live.
War of TrapsWar of Traps · 2023
War of Traps
7.52023
SeriesDramaMystery
Parliamentary secretary Toru Washizu (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) has devoted 20 years of his life to Kosuke Inukai, a member of parliament and cabinet minister. Toru works behind the scenes as Inukai's "shadow," deftly handling the petitions of Inukai's supporters and crushing any hint of scandal. Cool and collected, Toru rarely betrays emotion and would humble himself to anyone to get what Inukai needs. But then a shocking event changes everything. Toru's only son, Taiki, is gravely injured in an accident that leaves him close to death. Toru is stricken with worry and fear for his son, but Inukai orders him to conduct a cover-up. Feeling betrayed, Toru, who once would have done anything for Inukai, begins to question everything.
Voice LoveVoice Love · 2016
Voice Love
6.02016
SeriesComedy
Yoshioka Yuiko begins the first grade in high school. She gets sick with the cold and stays in bed. At that time, she gets a phone call from class president Matsubara. Yuiko becomes flattered by his kind voice on the phone. The next day, she goes to school and meets Matsubara. He is a mysterious boy, wearing a paper bag over his head. Her high school days begin with pounding heart.
NICE FLIGHT!NICE FLIGHT! · 2022
NICE FLIGHT!
9.02022
SeriesDrama
Kurata Sui is a 30-year-old man, who is honest and kind to people. He first went on an airplane when he was middle school student. After that, he has always wanted to become an airplane pilot. Finally, after going through rigorous training, he has been promoted as the first officer for an airline. One day, as the first officer of the flight, he experiences a difficult time because of bad weather. Due to the excellent work of a female air traffic controller, Kurata Sui and the captain are able to land the plane safely at Haneda Airport. Since then, even though he doesn't know her name or what she looks like, Kurata Sui has fallen in love with the air traffic controller just by listening to her voice.
24-hour Love Guard24-hour Love Guard · 2024
24-hour Love Guard
2024
SeriesDramaComedy
Kitazawa Tatsunosuke works as an elite bodyguard for a small bodyguard protection company. He is the ace of the company, with excellent athletic abilities, and is always able to see two or three steps ahead of a situation. When he takes action, he usually manages to stay calm and collected with his judgment. His father, who was a police officer, was stabbed to death. Tatsunosuke, who is currently trying to pursue the killer, receives a request from the law firm to protect a new client. The client happens to be Kishimura Rika, a lawyer who is potentially being targeted due to a grudge against her in regard to a case she was in charge of. Because of this, she has to be under strict security 24 hours a day. Tatsunosuke, who is serious and stoic in nature, is largely inflexible and, naturally, not a good match for Rika, who hates being restricted. However, as they start to live together, their feelings toward each other begin to change.
War of LiesWar of Lies · 2017
War of Lies
7.02017
SeriesDramaCrime
When Koichi was 9-years-old, Koichi's father was accused of killing his wife and youngest child. He was also accused of committing suicide. In reality, Koichi's father was framed for the murders and Koichi saw the person who killed his family. He told a cop that his father didn't kill anyone and he saw the killer, but nobody believed him. Afterwards, his relatives called him a liar and he grew up with the nickname of Liar. Koichi eventually moved overseas and changed his name. He became a swindler.
Hitman in LoveHitman in Love · 2021
Hitman in Love
6.52021
SeriesComedyDrama
Onotora Shu does not know that his foster father is a legendary professional killer. However, his daily life dramatically changes after someone murders this professional killer. Onotora decides to take over the family business and become a hitman in order to avenge his foster father. He is well prepared when he approaches Narumiya Mitsuki who is his assassination target. Despite his physical abilities as a hitman, he is not able to kill her because of his terrible timing, no matter how he tries. On the contrary, he ends up protecting her as danger approaches. The two of them who should not fall in love, have an unlikely romance.
Rondo behind the Final CurtainRondo behind the Final Curtain · 2025
Rondo behind the Final Curtain
2025
SeriesDrama
Itsuki Torigai, a grieving single father and estate organizer, tackles life’s toughest transitions—from post-death cleanups to pre-passing downsizing—while forging heartfelt connections with struggling families, illuminating resilience and shared humanity in life’s most fragile moments.
The Meal with HokusaiThe Meal with Hokusai · 2017
The Meal with Hokusai
7.02017
SeriesDrama
Yamada Fumiko, nicknamed Bun, is a poor university student who lives alone in Kita Senju, Tokyo with her talking soft toy Hokusai. A shy person and a day dreamer, Bun makes the people around her happy with imaginative, delicious food that takes little effort.
Meshibana Keiji TachibanaMeshibana Keiji Tachibana · 2013
Meshibana Keiji Tachibana
7.02013
SeriesDrama
Important Witness Private DetectiveImportant Witness Private Detective · 2017
Important Witness Private Detective
7.02017
SeriesMysteryComedy
Kei Maneki works as a model. He has bad luck with murder cases taking place when he works. Kei Maneki becomes an important witness in these murder cases. To clear his name, Kei Maneki and his model friends Itsuki Suo and Toma Shimon attempt to solve the murder cases.
DIVER -Special Investigation Unit-DIVER -Special Investigation Unit- · 2020
DIVER -Special Investigation Unit-
5.02020
SeriesDramaCrime
The spread of criminal organisations around the city is out of control - Kyoto police are forced to take action. A special task force has been set up and elite undercover operatives known as DIVER are sent to infiltrate the underworld and conduct dangerous undercover investigations. Inspector Kurosawa, a man with 100 faces and a talent for martial arts, is the most respected and feared agent on the team. But with his own hidden, brutal code of justice, Kurosawa may be just as bad as the criminals he hunts. When a new gang of scammers starts to make waves, exploiting large sums from city residents, team DIVER springs into action. Setting out to expose the deep criminal connections at play: the threads they follow lead deeper into the darkness than anyone expected in this fast moving and intense action drama.
Take Me to Love & MealTake Me to Love & Meal · 2015
Take Me to Love & Meal
2015
SeriesDrama
Detective☆HoshikamoDetective☆Hoshikamo · 2021
Detective☆Hoshikamo
2021
SeriesMysteryComedy
Hoshikamo yearned to become a private detective and he now works as a private detective. He is not good at communicating with women. Hoshikamo once worked at a big private detective agency, but he now he runs his own private detective office. His office is situated within his grandmother's recycle shop. Hoshikamo solves various cases with his assistant Tsugumi Karato. He first met Tsugumi Karato when she was his client. She hired him to help her with a stalker.
& Bishoujo: Next Girl Meets Tokyo& Bishoujo: Next Girl Meets Tokyo · 2017
& Bishoujo: Next Girl Meets Tokyo
2017
Series