Kanzen Muzai

Kanzen Muzai is a Japanese mystery drama series that aired on the WOWOW network in 2024. The series consists of five episodes and was broadcast on Sundays at 22:00, running from July 7 to August 4, 2024. The drama is based on the novel of the same name written by Takeaki Daimon, which was published by Kodansha on July 16, 2019.

Plot

The story follows Chisa Matsuoka, a lawyer at a prominent law firm who is assigned to handle a retrial case. The case concerns a man convicted of the kidnapping and murder of a young girl in Kagawa Prefecture 21 years prior. During that same period, two other kidnapping cases involving young girls remained unsolved. Chisa Matsuoka herself was a victim in one of these unsolved cases. As she returns to her hometown to investigate, she discovers evidence suggesting a potential connection between all three incidents. She faces a moral and professional dilemma while interacting with the suspect, Satoshi Hirayama, who maintains his innocence, and Yoshio Arimori, a former detective now working for a victim support center who remains convinced of Hirayama's guilt.

Cast

The series features an ensemble cast, including:

Alice Hirose as Chisa Matsuoka
Yukiya Kitamura as Satoshi Hirayama
Eiji Okuda as Yoshio Arimori
Shunsuke Kazama as Hiroki Kuma
Shingo Tsurumi as Kenichi Mayama
Naomi Zaizen as Toshie Ikemura
Takuma Otoo as Takuya Imai
Keisuke Horibe as Norio Setoguchi
Daikichi Sugawara as Nakagaichi
Omi Natsuki as Hyuga Tamura
Hajime Okayama as Shigeru Matsuoka
Nobue Iketani as Yuko Matsuoka

Alice Hirose, who portrays Chisa Matsuoka.

Yukiya Kitamura, who portrays Satoshi Hirayama.

Eiji Okuda, who portrays Yoshio Arimori.

Production

The series was directed by Tatsushi Omori, who also contributed to the writing. It occupied the Sunday 22:00 time slot on WOWOW, following the conclusion of Game no Na wa Yukai and preceding Mikkoku wa Utau 2.