On January 5th, actress Mao Inoue appeared at a press conference held at TV Asahi headquarters (Minato Ward, Tokyo) for the drama series "Reunion ~Silent Truth~" (TV Asahi, Tuesdays at 9pm), which begins on the 13th. Inoue, who will be appearing in a TV Asahi drama for the first time in about 16 years since the 2010 broadcast of "Drama SP: The Momi Tree Remains," appeared in a gorgeous traditional Japanese outfit to celebrate the New Year.
She appeared on stage with the main cast members Ryoma Takeuchi, Koji Seto, and Daichi Watanabe. "I've been lucky enough to be surrounded by wonderful men, and this time too I'm having fun filming surrounded by cool guys," she said, drawing laughter from the audience with a reference to "Boys Over Flowers" (TBS), in which she starred.
The drama is based on Yokoseki Dai's novel "Reunion" (Kodansha), which won the 56th Edogawa Rampo Prize (2010), and stars Takeuchi. Four elementary school classmates share a "secret": they buried the gun used in a crime under a cherry tree. 23 years later, Junichi (Takeuchi), now a detective, reunites with his first love, Iwamoto Makiko (Inoue), one of the four, only to find she has become a suspect in a new murder case. This heartbreaking human love mystery begins with a fateful reunion.
