TV Movie: This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer (literal title)
Romaji: Kono Misuteri ga Sugoi! ~ Besutosera Sakka kara no Chousenjou ~
Japanese: このミステリーがすごい！～ベストセラー作家からの挑戦状～
Director: Kentaro Otani, Shusuke Kaneko, Mamoru Hoshi, Takeshi Furusawa
Writer: Takeru Kaido (novel), Shichiri Nakayama (novel), Rokuro Inui (novel), Tadashi Anjo (novel), Yuko Nagata, Mako Watanabe, Maki Takahashi, Mamoru Hoshi, Maki Takahashi
Network: TBS
Episodes:
Release Date: December 29, 2014
Runtime: Monday 21:00
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Plot
Kashiopea no Endo Roru
A murder takes place on a luxury overnight train which runs from Sapporo to Ueno, Tokyo. The victim is a film director. The suspects are 4 women: producer, director's assistant, young actress and popular veteran actress.
Director: Kentaro Otani
Writer: Takeru Kaido (novel), Yuko Nagata
Cast:
Norika Fujiwara
Umika Kawashima
Eisaku Yoshida
Nokosareta Senritsu
After a pianist concludes her best performance to date, she dies mysteriously in the waiting room. The cause of her death is potassium cyanide that was laced in her coffee. The only people with access to the waiting room that night were long-time manager, her wealthy lover and her daughter whom she has had a rocky relationship with. Detective Kawarasaki tries to determine who the killer is.
Director: Shusuke Kaneko
Writer: Shichiri Nakayama (novel), Mako Watanabe, Maki Takahashi
Cast:
Haruna Kawaguchi
Issey Ogata
Kuroi Pan Teru
A man works as a supervisor for a construction company. 30 years ago, he was a popular actor who played a hero character on TV. Now, he has a wife and a 20-year-old daughter. One day, the man learns that his daughter is kidnapped. To gain her release, he must appear as on TV as his prior her character. Can he save his daughter?
Director: Mamoru Hoshi
Writer: Rokuro Inui (novel), Mamoru Hoshi
Cast:
Masanobu Katsumura
Yusuke Yamamoto
Yuu Shirota
Daiyamondo Dasuto
A cold wave hits Tokyo. Two men, working for the same company, are unable to avoid overtime work that night. The snow storm then causes electrical outages. The two men must face difficult life or death decisions.
Director: Takeshi Furusawa
Writer: Tadashi Anjo (novel), Maki Takahashi
Cast:
Akira
Koji Yamamoto