Yuriko Yoshitaka

Yuriko Yoshitaka

Yuriko Yoshitaka is a Japanese actress who is represented by the Japanese agency Amuse. Yoshitaka made her acting debut in 2006. She was given the lead role in the live-action adaptation of Hitomi Kanehara's award-winning novel "Snakes and Earrings" in 2007. Portraying Lui, a teenager whose life goes into a downward spiral after meeting the forked-tongued and tattooed Ama, the role was Yoshitaka's breakthrough role. The Japanese public began to take notice of her, and in a poll conducted by Oricon, Yoshitaka was the fifth promising young actress of 2009 and 2009's freshest female celebrity. In 2010, Oricon again conducted a poll on the most promising actress and she managed climb up to top the poll. Yoshitaka began to receive more work in 2008 as she appeared in Flow's music video "Arigatō" (ありがとう, "Thanks"), was given her first lead role in the comedy drama Konno-san to Asobo (紺野さんと遊ぼう, Let’s Play with Konno-san) and took up the lead role in the film Yubae Shōjo (夕映え少女, A Girl in the Sunset) before the theatrical release of her other lead film Snakes and Earrings. In 2009, Yoshitaka was given the role of the suicidal Kairi Hayakawa in the romantic-comedy drama Love Shuffle. Later in the year, she portrayed Yūki Matsunaga (松永 由岐, Matsunaga Yūki) in the police drama "Tokyo Dogs" with Shun Oguri and Hiro Mizushima as her co-stars.

  • Title: Yuriko Yoshitaka
  • Popularity: 23.753
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1988-07-22
  • Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
  • Homepage: http://artist.amuse.co.jp/artist/yoshitaka_yuriko/
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Yuriko Yoshitaka Movies

  • 2006
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    CHiLDREN

    CHiLDREN

    1 2006 HD

    The bestseller based on Kotaro Isaka, starring Kenji Sakaguchi, directed by Takashi Hara! Muto, who works for a family court, is involved in a bank...

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  • 2010
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    All to the Sea

    All to the Sea

    1 2010 HD

    Natsuki, a sales clerk of a bookstore, and Koji. a high school student. Seemingly nothing in common, they have one thing they can share: books.

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  • 2007
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    Adrift in Tokyo

    Adrift in Tokyo

    7 2007 HD

    A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo.

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  • 2005
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    Noriko's Dinner Table

    Noriko's Dinner Table

    6.894 2005 HD

    A teenager named Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Toyokawa, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS, Haikyo.com. She becomes...

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  • 2009
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    Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler

    Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler

    6.813 2009 HD

    Kaiji Ito moves to Japan after graduating from high school. Unable to find a job and frustrated with society at large, Kaiji spends his days...

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  • 2008
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    Snakes and Earrings

    Snakes and Earrings

    6.4 2008 HD

    While alone in a nightclub, straight-laced Lui meets sensitive but troubled punk kid Ama. Mesmerized by his split tongue, she becomes obsessed with...

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  • 2011
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    Cannonball Wedlock

    Cannonball Wedlock

    7.2 2011 HD

    24-year-old OL Chie Ikeshita's (Yuriko Yoshitaka) motto is to try various things to enjoy life. Chie spends her time accordingly to her motto. Chie...

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  • 2008
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    The Making of Noriko’s Dinner Table

    The Making of Noriko’s Dinner Table

    1 2008 HD

    A behind-the-scenes look at Sion Sono’s 2005 film Noriko’s Dinner Table.

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  • 2011
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    Gantz: Perfect Answer

    Gantz: Perfect Answer

    6.688 2011 HD

    Summoned by the black sphere, Kei and Masaru fight against extraterrestrials until Masaru grows tired of fighting and refuses to continue.

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  • 2011
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    Phone Call to the Bar

    Phone Call to the Bar

    7.1 2011 HD

    In the Susukino red light district of Sapporo, a private detective (Yo Oizumi) drinks alcohol with his driver Takada (Ryuhei Matsuda) in his...

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  • 2009
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    Gravity's Clowns

    Gravity's Clowns

    6.7 2009 HD

    On the outset, the Okunos seem like a normal happy family with father Tadashi and his two bright sons, genetics researcher Izumi and artsy Haru. When...

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  • 2011
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    Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler

    Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler

    6.737 2011 HD

    3 years after the ultimate life-or-death game with Teiai Group, Kaiji was entrapped by Teiai and again back in the underground, forced to do hard...

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  • 2012
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    Robo-G

    Robo-G

    7.133 2012 HD

    Three engineers cannot make a robot work in time for a science show, and hire a man to inhabit the robot's shell to save their jobs. The robot's...

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  • 2013
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    A Story of Yonosuke

    A Story of Yonosuke

    7.242 2013 HD

    The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki....

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  • 2010
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    Camellia

    Camellia

    5 2010 HD

    A man searching for his missing ex-girlfriend uncovers the dark secret behind an organization selling romantic virtual reality experiences. A film...

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  • 2011
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    Himizu

    Himizu

    7.1 2011 HD

    After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.

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  • 2007
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    Tokyo Rhapsody

    Tokyo Rhapsody

    1 2007 HD

    "Tokyo Rhapsody" consists of 11 short films all centered around the music genre known as "Kayokyoku". Kayokyoku is a catch-all term to describe the...

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  • 2013
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    Midsummer's Equation

    Midsummer's Equation

    6.8 2013 HD

    Masaharu Fukuyama reprises his role from 2008's "Suspect X," playing the physicist-cum-detective Manabu Yukawa. The scientist-sleuth arrives in an...

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  • 2012
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    We Were There: First Love

    We Were There: First Love

    7.8 2012 HD

    We Were There follows the 10 year romance between Motoharu Yano & Nanami Takahashi. During their high school days, Motoharu Yano was the most popular...

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  • 2008
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    Your Friend

    Your Friend

    5 2008 HD

    While researching a story on a school for problem children, Nakahara meets Emi, a college volunteer with a compelling tale of her own. After...

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  • 2012
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    We Were There: True Love

    We Were There: True Love

    8.2 2012 HD

    During the 2nd year of high school in the winter season, Yano transferred from Kushiro to Tokyo due to a family matter. Yano and Nanami promised to...

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  • 2010
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    Gantz

    Gantz

    6.6 2010 HD

    After trying to rescue a man on the subway tracks, two teens wake up in a room dominated by a mysterious black sphere that sends them to hunt down...

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  • 2008
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    Cyborg She

    Cyborg She

    7.3 2008 HD

    A lonely university student develops a romance with a beautiful interesting woman, who turns out to be a cyborg from the future.

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  • 2017
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    Yurigokoro

    Yurigokoro

    7.4 2017 HD

    Ryosuke has a bright future. He just opened a successful restaurant and hopes to tie the knot soon with his alluring girlfriend. But then his father...

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  • 2018
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    Killing for the Prosecution

    Killing for the Prosecution

    6.075 2018 HD

    Young public prosecutor Keiichiro Okino is assigned to the department of the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office that deals with violent cases, where he...

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  • 2008
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    A Girl in the Sunset

    A Girl in the Sunset

    1 2008 HD

    Based on four early novellas by Noble Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata, this omnibus of four short films are by emerging directors from the second...

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  • 2013
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    Galileo XX

    Galileo XX

    7.1 2013 HD

    This is an episode of Galileo in name only, since this story focuses exclusively on Utsumi Koaru, played by Shibasaki Kou. The eccentric scientist...

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  • 2020
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    Your Eyes Tell

    Your Eyes Tell

    8.535 2020 HD

    A tragic accident lead to Kaori's blindness, but she clings to life and the smaller pleasures it can still afford her. She meets Rui and begins to...

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  • 2010
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    Tofu Sisters

    Tofu Sisters

    1 2010 HD

    A tv drama that fused mockumentary, drama, and animation. It was originally planned to be an original DVD drama in 2008. Three sisters live together...

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  • 2006
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    Time Limit Investigator

    Time Limit Investigator

    6.7 2006 HD

    Shūichirō Kiriyama works at the Limitation Task Force, the place where the cases which have reached the statute of limitations are...

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  • 2021
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    Dearest

    Dearest

    6.7 2021 HD

    Rio Sanada is the president of "Sanada Wellness" and an up-and-coming businesswoman who is selected as one of the "100 people in their 30s who will...

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  • 2009
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    Love Shuffle

    Love Shuffle

    6.8 2009 HD

    Love Shuffle is a Japanese television drama series that aired on TBS from 16 January to 20 March 2009. The theme song of the series is Fantasy by...

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  • 2008
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    Kita Yoshio's Tomorrow

    Kita Yoshio's Tomorrow

    8 2008 HD

    Can a coward commit suicide? Meet Kita Yoshio, a very unlucky man who has chosen his close friend's death anniversary as his suicide date, which is...

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  • 2009
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    Tokyo Dogs

    Tokyo Dogs

    7.3 2009 HD

    Kanade Takakura is an elite detective from the New York Police department. He has a very keen sense of judgement but is cold and inflexible. Kanade...

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  • 2011
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    The Reason I Can't Find My Love

    The Reason I Can't Find My Love

    8.3 2011 HD

    More than half of women in their 20's to 30's admit to "currently lacking a boyfriend." Men, love, sex, work, marriage... All the issues women face...

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  • 2009
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    White Spring

    White Spring

    7.3 2009 HD

    Former yakuza Haruo is finally released from prison after completing his sentence. With nine years worth of prison gratuities in hand, he stops at a...

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  • 2008
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    Homeroom on the Beachside

    Homeroom on the Beachside

    7 2008 HD

    A private high school by the sea... All of the senior students devote themselves only to their studies for college entrance exams from the end of the...

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  • 2008
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    Tonsure

    Tonsure

    1 2008 HD

    Yabu is an unattractive and incompetent middle-aged publishing editor. Mika is a beautiful young author who debuted at 18 and has since written two...

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  • 2011
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    Vampire Prosecutor

    Vampire Prosecutor

    7.3 2011 HD

    Min Tae Yeon isn't your typical vampire or your typical prosecutor. Rather than drinking blood from innocent strangers, he opts for blood sold on the...

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  • 2007
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    Galileo

    Galileo

    8.227 2007 HD

    Narrates the events and cases encountered by Kaoru Utsumi, a rookie detective, and Manabu Yukawa, a university associate professor, while the two...

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  • 2017
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    Tokyo Tarareba Girls

    Tokyo Tarareba Girls

    8 2017 HD

    30-year-old Kamata Rinko is single and a struggling scriptwriter. She has no boyfriend and keeps having night outs at drinking spots with her...

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  • 2018
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    Ms. Justice

    Ms. Justice

    7 2018 HD

    Ririko Takemura has worked as a prosecutor at the Yokohama District Public Prosecutor’s Office for the past 2 years. She is 29-years-old and...

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  • 2024
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    Dear Radiance

    Dear Radiance

    8.8 2024 HD

    Murasaki Shikibu (Yoshitaka Yuriko), the heroine of this story, wrote the bestseller 'The Tale of Genji,' transcending a thousand years during the...

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  • 2022
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    The Wind, The Storm

    The Wind, The Storm

    6 2022 HD

    Noe Ito. Women's liberation activist in the Taisho era. 100 years ago, with a stroke of her hand, she challenged the institution of marriage and...

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  • 2010
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    MIOKA –MY LAST DAYS WITH YOU–

    MIOKA –MY LAST DAYS WITH YOU–

    9 2010 HD

    One day, Taichi, an ordinary university student, meets Mioka, a girl who is like a storm. Taichi finds himself drawn to Mioka, who lives freely as...

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  • 2008
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    Let's play with KONNO-SAN!

    Let's play with KONNO-SAN!

    1 2008 HD

    The story follows the daily - and strange - happenings of the sailor-suit-wearing high school student, Konno Miyuki.

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  • 2019
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    I Will Not Work Overtime, Period!

    I Will Not Work Overtime, Period!

    7.1 2019 HD

    Higashiyama Yui works as a director at Net Heroes, a web production company. Due to her workaholic father and bad experiences in the past, she...

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  • 2003
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    Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game

    Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game

    9 2003 HD

    After participating to a previous show where they have to bet or be challenged to any kind of competitions, the losing members of the Gaki no Tsukai...

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  • 1970
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    Spring in the Ancient Capitals of Japan

    Spring in the Ancient Capitals of Japan

    1 1970 HD

    Enjoy the timeless beauty of cherry blossoms, reminiscent of "The Tale of Genji," in the historic cities of Kyoto, Nara, and Otsu alongside the cast...

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  • 2014
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    Hanako & Anne

    Hanako & Anne

    7.3 2014 HD

    A Japanese girl from a poor family named Hanako went on an adventure to study in a girl's Christian school in Tokyo. She found her passion in English...

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  • 2023
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    On a Starry Night

    On a Starry Night

    6 2023 HD

    Suzu Yukimiya, an obstetrician and gynaecologist who works at a hospital in a tranquil sea town, meets Issei Hiiragi, 10 years her junior. He works...

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  • 2008
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    Atsuhime

    Atsuhime

    9.2 2008 HD

    The 47th NHK Taiga Drama is a life story of Princess Atsu, who was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, then called Satsuma, and became the wife of Tokugawa...

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  • 2020
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    Off the Record

    Off the Record

    8 2020 HD

    Keito is a reporter for a weekly magazine. The magazine covers everything from corruption by politicians to entertainers' scandals. She watches out...

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  • 2023
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    M&Oplaysプロデュース「クランク・イン!」

    M&Oplaysプロデュース「クランク・イン!」

    1 2023 HD

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  • 1970
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    午後LIVE ニュースーン

    午後LIVE ニュースーン

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2020
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    Tokyo Tarareba Musume 2020 Special

    Tokyo Tarareba Musume 2020 Special

    6 2020 HD

    Depicts Rinko, who is 33 years old, heading for marriage.

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  • 2020
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    Dangerous Venus

    Dangerous Venus

    7 2020 HD

    Hakuro is single and works as a veterinarian. His father died when Hakuro was a child and his mother later remarried into the wealthy Yagami family....

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  • 2024
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    まひろと彰子 物語が生まれる地へ ~「光る君へ」トークショー[字]

    まひろと彰子 物語が生まれる地へ ~「光る君へ」トークショー[字]

    1 2024 HD

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