The best Ryuya Wakaba’s drama movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Ryuya Wakaba’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Ryuya Wakaba.
The Red Thread
5.9/10
Mei has been in love with Yuya all her life. They've grown up together. But when they reach their second year of middle school, Yuya suddenly professes his love for her older sister, Haruna.
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
5.7/10
Tsuchida works at a host club in secret to support her live-in boyfriend Seiichi, in order to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician. Seiichi is unemployed and falls into a slump, unable to write any songs. However, when Seiichi learns that Tsuchida became a mistress of a customer at the host club and that it was how she is earning their living expenses, he changes his mind and decides to find a job. Meanwhile,Tsuchida had an accidental reunion with Hagio, an old lover who she has been unable to forget.
What Is Love?
6.5/10
Teruko is a 28-year-old office worker. 5 months ago, she fell in love with Mamoru at first sight. Since that time, she has not cared about her work or her friends. She then loses her job and her friends look at her coldly. Yet, Teruko is happy as long as she is with Mamoru. Meanwhile, Mamoru thinks Teruko is an easy woman for him to not love. Teruko’s unrequited love grows deeper.
All the Things We Never Said
5.6/10
Atsuhisa Yamada is an ordinary man, with a wife and a 5-year-old daughter. He is close to his childhood friend Takeda. One day, Atsuhisa Yamada leaves his office during work hours and goes back home early. There, he witnesses his wife and an unknown man having sex, but Atsuhisa Yamada is unable to express his feelings like anger, frustration, and depression. His relationship with his wife and his friend Takeda becomes distorted.
Zenkamono
Agawa Kayo works as a probation officer and faces a heinous crime taking place.
The Lightning Tree
5.7/10
Set during the Edo Period, a young man from a noble family meets a young woman under a special tree called "Raiou" (the tree was struck by lightning at one time with the broken part eventually sprouting out cherry blossoms). The young woman lived freely in the mountains after she was abducted as a young child. The couple soon fall in love under the Raiou tree, but become acutely aware of their different social positions & the ramifications it has on their relationship.
Days with You
7.3/10
Natsuki takes care of her young autistic brother. She then meets her old childhood friend and falls in love, unfortunately he suffers from a serious illness.
Love on Sunday
6.3/10
Akira had to transfer schools upon graduation because of her father's job. She was reluctant to move because of her secret love for Nao...
A Beautiful Star
5.6/10
A family believes they are aliens from other planets and tries to save Earth from impending calamity.
Leaving on the 15th Spring
7.1/10
Yuna lives on a remote Ryukyu island in Japan dividing her time between studies and tending the home for her father, a stoic sugar cane farmer. For reasons unknown to Yuna, her father has been ostracized by the rest of his family. Like generations before her, Yuna will move to the big island of Okinawa to finish her education, but before she leaves she must lead her traditional music circle in a farewell concert. In her stirring portrayal of Yuna, accomplished pop and television star, Miyoshi Ayaka sings and plays the sanmisen, a traditional Japanese stringed instrument. Director Yoshida has worked closely with the locals of Minamodaito to craft a sensitive and poignant impression of a young girl on the cusp of adulthood, torn between the alternately attractive and conflicting natures of tradition and progress.
Remain In Twilight
5.8/10
Six friends, who hanged out together during their high school days, gather again after 5 years for a friend's wedding. The six friends are: Kazuki Yoshio, Tetsuya Akashi, Taku Sogawa, Taisei Tajima, Yusaku Mizushima and Kinichi Fujita. At the wedding, the friends perform an embarrassing dance routine for the bride and groom. The friends reminisce about their high school days and they believe their friendships will last forever, but...
Awake
5.9/10
Eiichi and Riku have grown up together. Their days and nights were filled with challenging one another in shogi, Japanese chess. After years of practice and enhancing one another’s shogi skills, Eiichi becomes disappointed at his failure to win against Riku. Riku has improved over the years and triumphs over Eiichi until finally, Eiichi submits to Riku’s skill and quits. Soon after, a disheartened Eiichi enrolls in college courses to live his life like a normal adult. But after failed attempts at finding friends and adjusting to his new way of life, Eiichi learns about AI programmed shogi at his new school. Reinvigorating his passion for shogi, Eiichi dedicates himself to crafting a strong shogi program with the help from a senior student. But his quest for greatness leads him down a familiar road where he once again must attempt to challenge Riku. AWAKE documents the lives of an obsessed artist, searching for one moment of triumph. Synopsis written by: Kanani Lyons
In Those Days
6.4/10
Having failed to get into graduate school, with no girlfriend, no money, and no prospects of success with his band, Tsurugi's life has reached rock bottom. One day, after watching the video of Aya Matsuura's song “Momoiro Kataomoi”, he becomes obsessed with the idol singers of “Hello! Project”, and plunges into the idol geek lifestyle. However, as time passes, he and his buddies all find other things just as important as the idols and begin to move on.
The Katsuragi Murder Case
6.2/10
The Katsuragi Household that runs a small store may appear serene. But as the younger son Minoru commits a murder on the street, the family is exposed to the public. Is there anybody that is behind this murder case?
AWAKE
Eiichi wanted to become a top shogi player and attended a shogi player training center run by the Japan Shogi Association. At the training center, he could not beat Riku, who is extremely talented in the game, and Eiichi eventually gave up on becoming a shogi player. One day, Eiichi comes across an AI based shogi computer program.
