Ninomiya Kazunari & Toyokawa Etsushi to star in "Platina Data"

Ninomiya Kazunari of ARASHI will star in the movie adaptation of Higashino Keigo's novel "Platina Data" as reported on 26 Jan 12. This will be the 2nd time he is participating in the adaptation of a Higashino novel since the drama Ryuusei no Kizuna in 2008. The movie is scheduled to be shown in cinemas next week and filming will begin in Feb.

The story is set in 2017 where there is a database called Platina Data which collects the DNA profiles of every citizen in Japan. Ninomiya plays a scientist named Kagura Ryuhei who works on DNA analysis for the police but is framed for murder while helping with the investigations of a serial murder case and becomes a fugitive.

On the other hand, Toyokawa Etsushi plays a veteran police detective who has serious doubts about scientific methods employed in investigations. This will be the first time he is working with Ninomiya.

The novel was published in June 2010 and has sold 210,000 copies to date. There were more than 20 movie companies and TV stations which had made the offer to do an adaptation before Toho got the deal.