The 2013 film "Midsummer Equation" (directed by Nishitani Hiroshi), starring singer and actor Fukuyama Masaharu, will be broadcast on Fuji TV's "Saturday Premium" slot (Saturdays at 9pm) on October 4th. This is the second film in the "Galileo" drama series, in which Fukuyama plays the protagonist, the genius physicist Yukawa Manabu.
Based on the novel of the same name from Higashino Keigo's "Galileo" series, the film deals with the theme of "scientific progress and the destruction of the natural environment." Yukawa (Fukuyama) is invited to a briefing session on a development plan for undersea mineral resources at Harigaura, a place known as the "pristine sea," where he meets a young boy named Kyohei at the Ryokuganso inn where he is staying. Kyohei is staying at Ryokuganso, run by his aunt's family, for his summer vacation due to his parents' circumstances. The next morning, a man's body is discovered dead on the embankment near the port. The man is Tsukahara (Shiomi Sansei), another guest at Ryokuganso. Was it an accident or murder?
Kyohei is drawn into the incident in an unexpected way, while Narumi (Anne), the only daughter of the innkeeper, is absorbed in environmental protection activities, and the aunt and uncle are considering closing the inn due to poor tourism. The complicated connections surrounding the incident gradually become clear. Why did the dead Tsukahara come to this town? And what is the truth behind the incident that Yukawa has discovered?
Other cast members include Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kazuki Kitamura, Hikaru Yamazaki, Jun Fubuki, and Gin Maeda.
