Akane Hotta: The Overwhelming Presence of a “Mother Figure” in Marunouchi in the Early Morning

A weekend morning in mid-February. A woman in a white coat pushing a stroller appeared on a main street in Marunouchi (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo. She is Akane Hotta, 29, a model and actress.

She is single and has been a mother in secret. …… is not the only place she has been a mother. On that day, Hotta was filming for “Between Love and Friendship,” a drama series scheduled for distribution on Fuji TV TWO and Hikari TV.

The original story is a novel serialized on the web of “Tokyo Calendar” since 2006, and manga artist FURUKAWAWAORI has adapted it into a comic book. This drama is a film adaptation of the comic and depicts the subsequent love and friendship between a man and a woman who met in a club during their college days” (source from the production company).

During the filming, she remained standing all the time without sitting on a chair during the waiting time, chatting amiably with the crew. She finished the shoot without incident, even though her body shook from time to time from the cold weather.

As a model, Hotta boasted a huge following among young women. Is it possible that she will soon make her breakthrough as an actress?

From theMarch11, 2022issue ofFRIDAY