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The Woman Who Took the Local Paper

Based on the original mystery novel by Seicho Matsumoto. Novelist Ryuji Sugimoto is publishing his serial in a local newspaper when a woman from Tokyo subscribes, saying she’s interested in his work—only to abruptly cancel weeks later. Suspicious, he realizes her true interest may not be the fiction at all, but a real double suicide reported in the same paper.

Top Cast

  • Keiko Natsu

    Keiko Natsu

  • Kei Yamamoto

    Kei Yamamoto

  • Hisashi Igawa

    Hisashi Igawa

  • Yukiko Yoshino

    Yukiko Yoshino

  • Aoi Nakajima

    Aoi Nakajima

Overview

Based on the original mystery novel by Seicho Matsumoto. Novelist Ryuji Sugimoto is publishing his serial in a local newspaper when a woman from Tokyo subscribes, saying she’s interested in his work—only to abruptly cancel weeks later. Suspicious, he realizes her true interest may not be the fiction at all, but a real double suicide reported in the same paper.

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