Official Website
www.tbs.co.jp/namonakidoku
Broadcast
Mondays, 8.00 p.m. – 8.54 p.m. from 8 July 2013
Station
TBS
Story
Furuya Akio is out walking his pet dog like he has always done since his retirement. As soon as he drinks the brown tea bought at a convenience store, he suddenly foams at the mouth and collapses. Furuya ends up dead, the fourth victime in a series of random murders which have been occuring intermittently. His daughter Akiko, a career woman who works at a foreign company, immediately receives a call. She has to face the cold dead body of her father and undergo questioning by the police until late at night. It appears that the police regard her as one of the suspects. Harada Izumi, who became a member of Imada Group’s public relations office where Sugimura Saburo works in place of Shiina Haruka, is a problem employee. She spreads every “poison” and always causes trouble. Her resume is also filled with lies. In the end, the editor Sonoda Eiko decides to fire her. An enraged Izumi sends a letter hinting at a lawsuit to the chairman, Imada Yoshichika. Sugimura is instructed by his father-in-law to deal with this matter promptly. So he starts to probe into Izumi’s past in an attempt to handle the situation. Sugimura goes to consult Kitami Ichiro, who was referred by Izumi’s previous employer. Kitami is a private investigator and used to be a police officer. This is where Sugimura meets Furuya Michika, the granddaughter of Furuya. Because of this meeting, Sugimura gets involved in the series of random murders which he thought were entirely unrelated to him … …
Characters
Maya Miki as Furuya Akiko
The daughter of Furuya Akio who was a victim in a series of poisonings. A careerwoman who works for a foreign securities house. She is a single mother of a daughter, Michika.
Sugisaki Hana as Furuya Michika
Furuya Akiko’s only daughter. A high school student. She tries to search for the truth behind her grandfather’s death on her own.
Hirayama Hiroyuki as Akiyama Shogo
A energetic journalist. He has keen insight and judgment. He ends up cooperating with Sugimura Saburo through an unexpected turn of events.
Eguchi Noriko as Harada Izumi
An assistant who is a newcomer to Imada Group’s public relations office. She causes trouble all the time, and puts the people around her in an awkward position.
Kuninaka Ryoko as Sugimura Nahoko
Sugimura Saburo’s wife and the daughter of Imada Yoshichika and his mistress. She has two stepbrothers, but they have a good relationship. Because she was brought up like a well-off girl, she is sophisticated but has a cheerful disposition. She has a weak heart like her late mother, so it was a big deal when she gave birth to Momoko.
Kino Hana as Sugimura Masako
Sugimura Saburo’s mother. When Sugimura told her that he and Nahoko were getting married, she very opposed to it. Sugimura says “There’s venom in mother’s mouth.”
Hira Mikijiro as Imada Yoshichika
Sugimura Nahoko’s father. The man who established Imada Group which boasts enormous sales revenue in a single generation. His nickname is “bird of prey” due to the piercing look in his eyes.
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