Official Website
www.fujitv.co.jp/naomi-kanako
Broadcast
From 10.00 p.m., Thursdays, 14 January 2016
Station
Fuji TV
Story
Oda Naomi and Hattori Kanako, who have good friends since university days, meet again after six months when Naomi is invited to Kanako’s stylish apartment. Naomi is delighted that the their homes are nearby. Kanako’s husband Tatsuro, an elite banker, is there and Tatsuro’s elder sister Yoko arrives late. After dinner, Naomi and Kanako are standing in the kitchen preparing dessert. At that moment, Naomi smiles and lightly pats Kanako’s arm. Kanako jumps in pain. Then she freezes and cold sweat forms on her forehead. That vacant expression gives Naomi an indescribable sense of discomfort. The department store that Naomi works for has invited its biggest Chinese customers to a business convention. Naomi’s dream was to become a museum curator, but reality has been harsh. She is now an office lady for the store’s personal shopping service. Her days are spent dealing with customers and performing all sorts of odd jobs. She had heard from her boss Naito Shingo that there would be about 10 customers, but a huge throng of Chinese flood into the venue and confusion ensues. In the middle of this, a luxury watch worth more than 2 million yen gets lost. Naomi realises it was taken away by Li Zhu Mei who runs a Chinese food business. One day, Naomi visits Kanako and is shocked by the obvious swelling and bruise on her face. Kanako, a housewife, tearfully confesses that she was hit by a drunken Tatsuro late last night. Tatsuro has been taking out his job stress on her daily. Naomi cannot bear to see Kanako like this and advises her to divorce him immediately. But Kanako fears retaliation and being killed by her husband. Amid the rage she feels about the misery of a powerless woman controlled by violence, Naomi is at her wits end. When Naomi visits Zhu Mei, her breath catches at the sight of an illegal Chinese immigrant who works for Zhu Mei. He looks just like Kanako’s husband! The perfect crime soon comes to Naomi’s mind and she makes an audacious proposal to Kanako. On the other hand, Yoko starts to suspect the behaviours of Naomi and Kanako … …
Characters
Hirosue Ryoko as Oda Naomi
Uchida Yuki as Hattori Kanako
Yoshida Yo as Hattori Yoko
Takahata Atsuko as Li Zhu Mei
Sato Ryuta as Hattori Tatsuro
Scriptwriter
Hamada Shuya (Haretsu, Iryu 4)
Original Work
Naomi to Kanako by Okuda Hideo
Episodes
#1: Why Don’t the Two of Us Kill Your Husband? … The Women’s Perfect Crime Begins
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