Higashino Keigo "Kataomoi" DVD Box

[Machine Translation] Best-selling author Keigo Higashino's masterpiece mystery on the theme of "gender" has sold over 1 million copies. The long-awaited DVD release is now confirmed! In addition to the unpredictable and detailed development that is the essence of Higashino's mysteries, the main character, Mizuki, who has gender identity disorder, and her former American football teammates form a new formation after the incident. The film is also an ensemble coming-of-age drama about these former American football teammates who, in their mid-30s, stumble and get stuck in something and wish to "live their lives the way they want to live them. Miki Nakatani, in her first starring role on WOWOW, tackles the mystery of "gender" head-on. She has played many difficult roles in the past, but this film will break new ground for her. She is co-starring with Kenta Kiritani, Ryoko Kuninaka, Ryohei Otani, Kosuke Suzuki, and other splendid actors. --Tetsuro Nishiwaki (Kenta Kiritani), a sportswriter, is married to Risako (Ryoko Kuninaka), the manager of the American football team he was a member of as a university student, but their marriage is not going well. One day, on his way home from a reunion with his male teammates, including Yukihiro Hayata (Ryohei Otani) and Makoto Sukai (Masato Wada), Tetsuro and Sukai sneak onto the university field and run into Mizuki Hiura (Miki Nakatani), the club manager. Mizuki, who exudes a strange atmosphere, utters the shocking words, "I killed a person. At Tetsuro's house, Mizuki confesses to Tetsuro, Sukai, and Risako that she has gender identity disorder. Mizuki, who works as a male bartender at a club, killed a customer who was following Kari Saeki (Anne Nakamura), a hostess, in a public place. At first, Tetsuro and his friends are horrified, but they decide to protect Mizuki with the help of Kosuke Nakao (Kosuke Suzuki), a former member of the football team and Mizuki's ex-boyfriend. Then, Mizuki disappears. As Tetsuro searches for Mizuki, he is confronted with a series of distressing facts.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: interview with cast, promo clip (subject to change)

ベストセラー作家・東野圭吾が"ジェンダー"を題材にした100万部を超える傑作ミステリーのドラマ化。待望のDVD発売決定! 事件、謎解き、絡み合う人間ドラマ・・・東野ミステリーの真骨頂とも言うべき予測不可能で緻密な展開に加え、性同一性障害の主人公・美月と、事件をきっかけに再びフォーメーションを組む元アメリカンフットボール部の同窓生たち。30代半ばを過ぎ、"恋愛" "結婚" "仕事"・・・何かにつまずき、行き詰まり、「自分らしく生きたい」と願う彼らの青春群像劇でもある。"ジェンダー"を題材にしたミステリーに真正面から挑むのは、今作がWOWOW初主演となる中谷美紀。これまで数々の難しい役柄を演じてきた彼女が、新境地を開拓する。共演には、桐谷健太、国仲涼子、大谷亮平、鈴木浩介ら豪華俳優陣が集結。 ――スポーツライターの西脇哲朗(桐谷健太)は大学生時代に所属していたアメリカンフットボール部のマネジャー理沙子(国仲涼子)と結婚したが、夫婦仲はうまくいっていない。ある日、哲朗は早田幸弘(大谷亮平)、須貝誠(和田正人)ら男性チームメートと同窓会を開いた帰り、須貝と2人で忍び込んだ大学のグラウンドで部のマネジャーだった日浦美月(中谷美紀)に遭遇する。異様な雰囲気を醸し出す美月の口からは「人を殺した」という衝撃の言葉が。さらに哲朗宅で美月は、哲朗、須貝、理沙子に対し自分が性同一性障害だと告白。男としてクラブでバーテンダーとして働く美月が、ホステスの佐伯香里(中村アン)につきまとう客を人目のない所で殺したというのだ。最初は絶句した哲朗らだが、アメフト部の元部員で美月の元恋人、中尾功輔(鈴木浩介)も交え、美月を守ろうと決意する。そんな折、美月が失踪。哲朗は美月を捜すうちに、次々と苦悩に満ちた事実に直面する。

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