Supporting cast line-up of TV Tokyo drama SP "Temisu no Tsurugi" announced

The supporting cast line-up of TV Tokyo drama SP "Temisu no Tsurugi" starring Kamikawa Takaya had been announced. The drama which is based on the same-titled novel by Nakayama Shichiri, will be shown at 9pm on 27 September. It features Kamikawa as a police detective Watase who tries to find the truth behind a murder case involving a married couple who owned a real estate company over the span of more than 20 years so he will be acting as this character from his 20s to 50s.

Maeda Atsuko will be playing a weekly magazine's reporter Taguchi Kyoko who is bent on following Watase around in order to interview him about the murder case more than 20 years ago. Funakoshi Eiichiro plays Onda Akihiko who is a prosecutor at the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office and became friends with Watase after they met while working on the murder case. Watase's partner and mentor Narumi Kenji will be played by Takahashi Katsumi while Ito Shiro plays Kusuki Tatsuya who is the father of the murder suspect Kusuki Akihiro. Yo Kimiko plays Koenji Shizuka who is the judge presiding over the murder case's trial and Watase's wife Ryoko will be played by Horiuchi Keiko. Nakamura Tomoya will be playing the murder suspect Kusuki Akihiro and Nonami Maho will be playing Dojima Hitomi who is the junior of Watase. Sugawara Daikichi will be playing Sugie who is the boss of Watase while Bengal plays Kunieda who plays a forensics officer. Last but not least, Takahashi Tsutomu will be playing Sakomizu who is the suspect of a murder case involving a family living in a detached house.

Source: Oricon