Spring 2010 Drama Preview - Shinzanmono 新参者 (The Newcomer)

Title: Shinzanmono (The Newcomer)
O.A. Start Date: 18 April 2010
Timeslot: Sundays, 9pm
Broadcast by: TBS
Original novel by: Higashino Keigo
Theme song: Machi Monogatari (Story of the Street) by Yamashita Tatsuro
Cast: Abe Hiroshi, Kuroki Meisa, Mukai Osamu, Mizobata Junpei, Kimura Yuichi, Izumiya Shigeru, Sasano Takashi, Harada Mieko, Miura Tomokazu, Kagawa Teruyuki, Ichihara Etsuko, Kobayashi Takashi, An
Official website: here

Story:

Shinzanmono ~ a newcomer to an organisation or neighbourhood

Kaga Kyoichiro (Abe Hiroshi) is a police detective who has just been transferred from the Nerima Police Station to Nihonbashi Police Station. He has solved numerous difficult cases and has a keen eye on detail. In order to know the Ningyo-cho neighbourhood well, he walks around the area while attracting attention as a newcomer.

At the start of his stint, a murder occurs. Mitsui Mineko (Harada Mieko) was also a newcomer to the Nihonbashi area as she had just moved in alone to an apartment. However, there is something mysterious about her death as she had shifted house with a hidden agenda...

The police discovers a namecard of Takura Shinichi (Kagawa Teruyuki), a salesman, who's known for being a nice and hardworking person. However, he has no alibi to prove his innocence during the 30 minutes when Mineko was supposedly killed. In addition, a family selling senbei in the neighbourhood shopping street becomes the key to solving the mystery surrounding Mineko's murder.