Kimura Yoshino to star in FujiTV 2-hour drama SP "Morimura Seiichi Suspense Kodoku no Missou ~ Honyakuka no Satsujin Suiri"

Kimura Yoshino will be the lead in the FujiTV 2-hour drama SP titled "Morimura Seiichi Suspense Kodoku no Missou ~ Honyakuka no Satsujin Suiri" (Morimura Seiichi Suspense The Lonely Secret Burying ~ A translator's murder deduction" which is due to be shown on 1 November. This marks her first drama appearance since the birth of her second daughter in May this year. As she had been getting mother roles recently, Kimura commented that it was a refreshing change to play a lonely single woman who falls in love.

The drama SP based on Morimura's novel will be the first of three women mysteries shown over three consecutive weeks in November. Kimura plays the role of a female translator who moves into a new house and realises that the previous occupant had died without anyone knowing thus decides to investigate what led to the sad tragedy. During the process, she meets a man played by Hagiwara Masato and falls for him. Co-stars also include Kurashina Kana. Filming was conducted between October 2012 and January 2013 when Kimura was pregnant. When asked to comment on the filming process, Kimura said that it was the first time she played an ordinary woman who was lonely and it was difficult for her both mentally and physically to portray this character.

Source: Sanspo