Actor Takuma Usa is now appearing in Asa wo Sagashite, the seventh installment of the YouTube drama series Tokyo Kanojo. The project is produced by Ella Project, which casts a light on up-and-coming directors and performers.

The new drama is directed and written by Yutaka Tsunemachi, whose film Kono Hibi ga Naidara won the Best Actress Award during the Main Competition of the 45th Moscow International Film Festival. The coming-of-age drama focuses on the present and future of a group of young people who were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The main character, Mikoto, lost her dream of becoming a CA, instead choosing to take a job at a local company.

<Comment from Director & Screenwriter Yutaka Tsunemachi>
“Ever since COVID-19 made me and many others realize how fragile daily life truly is, I’ve had this feeling that I can’t shake.
This story was born from the many days I spent wandering around with these heavy thoughts in my mind.
There were things I could only write because of the times we’re living in now.
This is everyone’s story–a story of our wish that beyond the cloudy and sometimes rainy skies, there is light.
I’m sure that the road ahead will be okay.”