One day, Mio, a reporter, is shown a manuscript for a contest by Kuribayashi, the editor-in-chief. The manuscript, which she is told will likely make it to the final round, is that of Kashiwagi, who was supposed to marry Kuribayashi's daughter. Hearing the familiar name, Mio learns that Kashiwagi is now married to the daughter of a top company and holds a high position. The two are nostalgic about their reunion, but soon after, a series of murders occur. Mio investigates the case to prove Kashiwagi's innocence, even though he was suspected of murder.

Karin Yamaguchi

Mio Sasatani

Ken Nishida

Mitsuhiko Kashiwagi

Ichirō Zaitsu

Shunsuke Katsu

Hiroyuki Konishi

Kohei Haga

Junko Asahina

Taeko Kashiwagi

Takehiko Maeda

Editor-in-Chief Kuribayashi

Emiko Azuma

Yoshiko Kuribayashi

Sanshō Shinsui

Ryuichi Minagawa

Shōji Ōki

Detective Nagai

Ryohei Takaoka

Detective Kitagawa

Mayumi Tsukiyama

Miyuki Takashi

Yukiko Okada

Mutsumi Takahashi

Yuzuko Kinoshita

Shingo Egami

• Masaru KonumaDirector
• Tatsuhiko KamoiScreenplay
• Shoichi TanabeProducer
• Haruo UedaProducer
• Kai ShimadaProducer
• Junichiro HayashiDirector of Photography
• Nobutake KamiyaEditor

Release date

December 6, 1988

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Genres

Mystery, Drama

• 

  The Name of the Rose

  1986

• 

  Once Upon a Crime

  1992

• 

  Murders in the Rue Morgue

  1932

• 

  Murder on the Green

  2018

• 

  Stranger in the Family

  1991

• 

  Silver City

  2004

• 

  The Cat and the Canary

  1939

• 

  Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

  2025

• 

  Her Trifles

  2023

• 

  The Bookfair Murders

  2000

• 

  City of Salt

  2020

• 

  Green for Danger

  1946