Azuki Mashiba
Writing
Biography
Azuki Mashiba (真柴 あずき, Mashiba Azuki, real name: Naomi Sasaki [佐々木 直美], born March 20, 1964) is a Japanese actress, director, playwright, and screenwriter. She is from Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. She is a founder member of the theater group Caramel Box and is affiliated with Nappos United.
Known For
Ame is in Junior high and lives with her father, who is a butterfly collector in search of the Troides Magellunus. One fateful day, he decided to take a trip to Taiwan in hopes of catching the elusive specimen. Unfortunately, something goes wrong…. and Ame is left with only memories of Father… Memories that seem to have allowed him to return… as a spirit guide for Ame.
After the Rains and Dreams
A suspense story about a girl with an ability to read people's mind. Together with her psychic friends, Nanase, the telepath, tries to save others from danger and fight those who threaten her power. The drama deals with friendship and social tendency to exclude strangers.
Nanase Once More
Mop Girl is a television drama series based on the novel of the same title by Miaki Kato; it recounts the adventures of Momoko Hasegawa, played by Keiko Kitagawa, who possesses the ability to travel back in time upon contact with belongings of a deceased person with unfinished business in life. She then has the chance to prevent the death of the would-be deceased.
Mop Girl
The story takes place in the Bakumatsu era in Kyoto. A solider who has lost his memories is aided by the famous Shinsengumi member Sōji Okita. Sōji Okita names this man "Junsuke Tachikawa." Junsuke's life begins anew amidst the Mibu soldiers.
Inherit the Winds
A romance that takes place one summer in the countryside between an out-of-job musician, Hanabi, and a girl, Hibana.