Preview of "Saikai" (Reunion)

Title: Saikai (Reunion)
Official website: here
O.A. date: 8 December 2012, 9pm
Broadcast by: FujiTV
Main cast: Eguchi Yosuke, Tokiwa Takako, Tsutsumi Shinichi, Kagawa Teruyuki

Story:
27 years ago, primary 6 students Tobina Junichi (Eguchi Yosuke), Iwamoto Makiko (Tokiwa Takako), Kiyohara Keisuke (Tsutsumi Shinichi) and Sakuma Naoto (Kagawa Teruyuki)  were childhood friends and teammates in the school's kendo club who were constantly encouraging one another to do well. One day when it was nearing graduation, the four of them came to share a big secret when they got implicated in an incident which changed their lives forever from then on.

27 years since then, the four of them who have all grown up, come to meet again despite not having the intention to do so. To make things worse, one of the four may be a potential suspect for a case and as investigations progress, tragic and shocking happenings become known to all...

Junichi who is a police officer, returns to his hometown which he left since graduating from junior high because he got transferred there and his live-in girlfriend Matsumoto Hiromi (Nagasawa Masami) follows him as well. He is welcomed by Kosugi Fusanori (Kitamura Souichirou) and is then asked to accompany Kosugi to the crime scene of a murder. Surprisingly, the victim turns out to be Sakuma Hideyuki (Sugimoto Tetta) i.e. Naoto's elder brother who worked as the manager of a supermarket and he was found dead with a gunshot wound by one of his employees. The prefectural police sends Nara Ryo (Kitamura Yukiya) who is an expert on criminal psychology to investigate the case and Junichi has to team up with Nara to investigate Hideyuki's murder. During Hideyuki's funeral, he is shocked to see Makiko, Keisuke and Naoto who are in turn even more surprised about Junichi's identity and the fact that he is in charge of the case.

While investigations continue, it is found that the bullet which killed Hideyuki came from a police gun. At the same time, Nara also begins investigations on the case 27 years ago which the four childhood friends are trying to forget...