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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

Yuji Akahoshi (Gou Ayano) receives a phone call from an old high school friend, Risako Kano (Misako Renbutsu). She tells him that her co-worker at a cosmetics company was stabbed to death and then doused in flames. Yuji Akahoshi decides to interview workers at the company and others that knew the victim, Noriko Miki (Nanao), for his television show.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Mao Inoue

Mao Inoue

城野美姫

Go Ayano

Go Ayano

赤星雄治

Misako Renbutsu

Misako Renbutsu

狩野里沙子

Nanao

Nanao

三木典子

Shihori Kanjiya

Shihori Kanjiya

谷村夕子

Nobuaki Kaneko

Nobuaki Kaneko

篠山聡史

Erena Ono

Erena Ono

満島栄美

Mitsuki Tanimura

Mitsuki Tanimura

前谷みのり