Agatha Christie goes full Japanese glamour — and everyone's a suspect at the worst party ever.
A police detective Shoukokuji Ryuuya from the first section of Metropolitan Police Department is tasked to investigate the murder case of a woman which takes place at a grand party held by a big-time actress but faces the hurdle of finding the true culprit among the large pool of suspects.
Production
Lavish 1950s Hollywood-meets-Japan production design that commits hard.
Acting
Naomi Zaizen's diva turn — chewing scenery like it's caviar.
Director
Seiji Izumi
Ikki Sawamura
Ryuya Shokokuji
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Banpei Tatara
Erena Mizusawa
Fueko Misaki
Naomi Zaizen
Sagiri Asakaze
Haruna Kawaguchi
Kosame Taniguchi
Norito Yashima
Hyogo Karugamo
Takeo Nakahara
Koki Kannokoji
Kami Hiraiwa
Rin Kannokoji
Masahiko Tsugawa
Hiraomi Danbara
Ikko Furuya
Akira Kaido
Hitomi Kuroki
Madoka Irodori
Hayato Isomura
Matsumushi Matsuda
Riku Onishi
Matsumushi Matsuda (child)
Mari Nishio
Shimeko Akada
Tomoharu Hasegawa
Toshiro Inden
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is one of many Japanese adaptations of Christie's Marple stories, reflecting the enduring popularity of cozy British mystery in Japan — though this version strips out Miss Marple entirely, making it a pure police procedural.
The original novel's Hollywood setting was inspired by Gene Tierney's real-life tragedy involving a fan with rubella; this adaptation keeps the film-within-film structure but relocates the emotional core to Japanese show business history.
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