Title: 謎解きはディナーのあとでスペシャル Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de Supesharu (Special)
English Title: Solve the Mystery After Dinner
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Year: 2012
Episode: 01
Cast:
- 櫻井翔 Sakurai Shō
- 北川景子 Kitagawa Keiko
- 椎名桔平 Shīna Kippei
- 國村隼 Kunimura Jun
- 麻生祐未 Aso Yumi
- 高嶋政宏 Takashima Masahiro
- 池田鉄洋 Ikeda Tetsuhiro
- 野間口徹 Nomaguchi Toru
- 中村靖日Nakamura Yasuhi
- 岡本杏理 Okamoto Anri
- 田中こなつ Tanaka Konatsu
- 国仲涼子 Kuninaka Ryoko
- 加藤夏希 Katō Natsuki
- 堀内敬子 Horiuchi Keiko
SYNOPSIS
嵐 Arashi - 迷宮ラブソング Meikyū Rabu Songu (Love Song)Hosho Reiko is the only daughter of the owner of Hosho Group, a major international enterprise. She hides her true identity as an heiress when she's on the job as a rookie police officer.
Reiko's personal butler Kageyama is a perfectionist and he takes care of all of Reiko's needs, from driving her around to managing the household. Reiko talks about her cases to Kageyama during dinner, and he helps her solve the cases after dinner.
Kageyama requests for a week off from his duties so that he can go to Hong Kong to give his annual report to Reiko's father Hosho Seitaro.
When he came back, Reiko tells him about the incident where a man's corpse was found in the studio of famous painter Matsushita Keizan. The burnt dead body is assumed to be the master painter, and Reiko's team is assigned to work on the case to determine if his death was murder or suicide.
Kageyama also tells Reiko about his trip where he met world famous pianist Shō Reikō.
REVIEW
倖田來未 Koda Kumi - Love Me BackNazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de could be a fun watch, or rather it is, if you try not to over-analyze things. It can get boring at times because nothing would really make sense until Kageyama goes on a lengthy explanatory speech near the end of the drama.
Hosho Reiko and her superior Kazamatsuri Kyoichiro are from illustrious backgrounds who have chosen to become police detectives rather than work in their respective family businesses. Although they are both from the privileged class, Reiko is classy and sophisticated in a low-key manner but Kyoichiro loudly boasts about his ostentatious lifestyle.
In a nutshell, Reiko and Kyoichiro are both celebrities and police detectives. However, they are both terribly inefficient in their jobs that it's a wonder how they even managed to pass the screening process. What's even worse is that they need the assistance of Reiko's butler Kageyama so they can do their jobs properly.
There's nothing wrong with being a butler, but I wonder why Kageyama is a butler when he seems to be exceptionally qualified in many other occupations. He could definitely succeed as a police detective, especially since he is essentially working as one as he's basically doing Reiko's job for her.
Related:
謎解きはディナーのあとで Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de (2011)
謎解きはディナーのあとで Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de (2013)
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謎解きはディナーのあとで Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de
