Solomon's Perjury (2021 Japanese TV Series)
Solomon's Perjury (Japanese: ソロモンの偽証, Hepburn: Solomon no Gisho) is a Japanese television drama series that aired on the WOWOW network in 2021. The series, consisting of eight episodes, was broadcast from October 3 to November 21, 2021, in the Sunday 22:00 time slot.
Plot
The story begins on Christmas morning when student Ryoko Fujino discovers the body of her classmate, Takuya Kashiwagi, on the snow-covered grounds of their school. While authorities and school officials quickly rule the death a suicide, the situation escalates when an anonymous letter is delivered to Ryoko. The letter alleges that Kashiwagi was actually murdered by a group of students, including Shunji Ooide. As media scrutiny and social media speculation intensify, the school administration's attempts to manage the narrative lead to further chaos. Driven by a desire for the truth, Ryoko initiates an unprecedented school trial to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death.
Production
The series is based on the novel Solomon no Gisho by author Miyuki Miyabe, which was serialized in the magazine Shosetsu Shincho between October 2002 and November 2011. The television adaptation was directed by Hajime Gonno, with a screenplay written by Eriko Shinozaki.
Cast
The series features an ensemble cast, including:
- Moka Kamishiraishi as Ryoko Fujino
- Hio Miyazawa as Kazuhiko Kanbara
- Maika Yamamoto as Juri Miyake
- Hidaka Ukisho as Kenichi Noda
- Yuki Nomura as Takuya Kashiwagi
- Ryota Bando as Shunji Ooide
- Serena Motola as Keiko Katsuki
- Miu Tomita as Matsuko Asai
- Kaoru Kobayashi as Masao Tsuzaki
- Masahiro Takashima as Tsuyoshi Fujino
Related Works
The novel by Miyuki Miyabe has been adapted into several other productions, including a two-part Japanese film series in 2015 (Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion and Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment) and a 2016 South Korean television drama.