is a 2014 Japanese
mystery
Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters
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Films
* ''Mystery'' (2012 film), a 2012 Chinese drama film
* ''Mystery'' ( ...
thriller film directed by
Yoshihiro Nakamura
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter, known for his 2009 film '' Fish Story'', which premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival, and ''A Boy and His Samurai'', which won the Audience Award at the 2011 New York Asian Film Festival.
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Plot
Yuji Akahoshi (Gou Ayano) receives a phone call from an old high school friend, Risako Kano (Misako Renbutsu). She tells him that her co-worker at a cosmetics company was stabbed to death and then doused in flames. Yuji Akahoshi decides to interview workers at the company and others that knew the victim, Noriko Miki (Nanao), for his television show.
Yuji Akahoshi soon discovers that another co-worker, Miki Shirono (Mao Inoue) disappeared the same night of the murder. She was last seen running to the train station shortly after Noriko Miki's death. Yuji attempts to unravel the mystery of Miki Shirono.
Cast
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Mao Inoue
Mao Inoue (born January 9, 1987) is a Japanese actress. She debuted as an actress when she was five years old. She is best known to Japanese television drama audiences as in , as Makino Tsukushi in the popular ''Hana Yori Dango'' series, an ...
as Miki Shirono
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Gō Ayano
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Ayano was featured in several roles beginning in 2003. In 2009, he appeared in Takashi Miike's '' Crows Zero 2''. His role in the film was described by Mark Schilling of ''The Japan Times'' as "a tall, pale-faced, del ...
as Yuji Akahoshi
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Nanao as Noriko Miki
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Nobuaki Kaneko
is a Japanese drummer and actor. He is nicknamed and N.K. He is a member of the rock band Rize. He is represented with Itoh Company and his label is Illchill. He graduated from Horikoshi High School.
Kaneko's father was Johnny Yoshinaga who w ...
as Satoshi Shinoyama
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Erena Ono
, is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She was in "Team K" and her talent agency was Ohta Production. She was also part of AKB48 subgroups "Honegumi from AKB48", "AKBIdoling !! " and "ICE from AKB48".
Career
Ono was born ...
as Eimi Mitsushima
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Mitsuki Tanimura as Minori Maetani (Miki's friend from university)
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Shihori Kanjiya
is a Japanese actress. She is nicknamed , , and .
Kanjiya dropped out from Otsuma Women's University.
Filmography
TV series
Films
Dubbing
*'' Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons'', Duan (Shu Qi)
*'' Journey to the West: The Demons ...
as Yuko Tanimura (Miki's childhood friend)
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Shunsuke Daito
is a Japanese actor, talent and fashion model. He was born in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. Currently, he is employed by the Top Coat subsidiary of Watanabe Productions
is a multimedia management company in Japan dealing in recordings, films, telev ...
as Shingo Eto (Miki's ex-middle school friend)
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Misako Renbutsu as Risako Kano
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Shōta Sometani
is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo. He is known for his protagonist roles in ''Himizu'' and ''Parasyte''.
Career
Sometani was a child actor. He has worked in both film and television, gaining his first leading role in ''Pandora's Box'', ...
as Hasegawa
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Dankan as Kozaburo Shirono (Miki's father)
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Yoko Akino
Yōko Akino (秋野 暢子 ''Akino Yōko'', born Yōko Tashiro, 田代 暢子 ''Tashiro Yōko'', born 18 January 1957 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor ...
as atsuki Shirono (Miki's mother)
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as Mayama
Music
*"All Alone in the World" performed by
Serizawa Brothers Serizawa (written: 芹沢 or 芹澤) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese singer-songwriter
*, Japanese fencer
*, Japanese textile designer
*, Japanese samurai and commander of the Shinsengumi
*, Japanese arti ...
(Tsukemen)
Reception
The film earned (US$8,646,060) in Japan.
Patryk Czekaj, in a review on
Twitch Film
Screen Anarchy, previously known as Twitch Film or Twitch, is a Canadian English-language website featuring news and reviews of mainly international, independent and cult films. The website was founded in 2004 by Todd Brown. In addition to films, ...
, called the film "one of the most compelling crime thrillers to come out of Japan in the last few years".
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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2014 films
2010s mystery films
Films directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura
Japanese mystery films
Films based on Japanese novels
Shochiku films
2010s Japanese films
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