TV Movie: Female Writer Mysteries Three Beautiful Lies (literal title)
Romaji: Josei Sakka Mysteries Utsukushiki Mitsu no Uso
Japanese: 女性作家ミステリーズ 美しき三つの嘘
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa, Ryuichi Hiroki, Takahisa Zeze
Writer: Kanae Minato (novel), Yukiko Yamamuro, Yoshihiro Fukagawa / Shion Miura (novel), Ayako Kato / Mitsuyo Kakuta (novel), Takahisa Zeze
Network: Fuji TV
Episodes: 3
Release Date: January 4, 2016
Runtime: Monday 21:00-23:24
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Plot
Moonstone
A husband (Kenichi Takito), who is a member of the municipal assembly, fails to get elected at the prefectural level. Due to his failure, he physically abuses his wife (Hiromi Nagasaku). While, the wife resists, she kills him in the process. During the police investigation, a woman (Rei Dan) appears..
Flame (Honoo)
Arisa Kagawa (Tao Tsuchiya) is a female high school student. She likes her senior student Shogo Tachiki (Nijiro Murakami). Every morning, she stares at his profile while on the bus. At school, she watches Shogo when he practices tennis.
Commonness (Heibon)
Kimiko Miyamoto (Kyoka Suzuki) is a housewife who has been married for over 20 years. Haruka Enomoto is a popular cuisine researcher. She is a celebrity and appears on TV all the time. Kimiko and Haruka graduated from the same middle school and high school. Seeing Haruka’s success, Kimiko feels plain and unhappy. Kimiko thinks if she meets Haruka, she can break free from her boring life. Kimiko finally meets Haruka.
Cast & Staff
Moonstone
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Writer: Kanae Minato (novel), Yukiko Yamamuro, Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Notes: Based on the collection of short stories "Sapphire" by Kanae Minato (published April, 2012 by Kadokawa Haruki Corporation).
Cast:
Hiromi Nagasaku - I
Rei Dan - Woman
Jun Murakami - Detective
Kenichi Takito - My Husband
Akira Emoto - Lawyer
Tomokazu Miura - Detective
Flame ("Honoo")
Director: Ryuichi Hiroki
Writer: Shion Miura (novel), Ayako Kato
Notes: Based on the collection of short stories "Tengoku Ryoko" by Shion Miura (published March, 2010 by Shinchosha).
Cast:
Tao Tsuchiya - Arisa Kagawa
Mugi Kadowaki - Hatsune
Nijiro Murakami - Shogo Tachiki
Tasuku Emoto - Teacher Kinoshita
Tomokazu Miura - Detective
Commonness ("Heibon")
Director: Takahisa Zeze
Writer: Mitsuyo Kakuta (novel), Takahisa Zeze
Notes: Based on the collection of short stories "Heibon" by Mitsuyo Kakuta (published May, 2014 by Shinchosha).
Cast:
Kyoka Suzuki - Kimiko Miyamoto
Shinobu Terajima - Haruka Enomoto
Shota Sometani - Miyamoto
Yasufumi Terawaki - Kimiko's Husband
Tomokazu Miura - Detective