Do Not Say Mystery’ Live-Action Film Spotlights Hiroshima Location
The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Yumi Tamura’s manga “Do not say mystery” (also known as “Mystery to Iu Nakare”) released a new teaser trailer for the movie. The teaser showcases the main character, Totonō Kunō, in several well-known locations in Hiroshima, interacting with members of the Kariatsumari family. The film will focus on the “Hiroshima Arc,” which appears in the manga’s second to fourth volumes. In this arc, Kunō travels to Hiroshima and becomes embroiled in a dispute over the inheritance of the Kariatsumari family.
The movie stars Nanoka Hara as Shioji Kariatsumari, one of the potential inheritors, with Kou Shibasaki playing Yura Akamine, Shioji’s cousin, and another potential inheritor. Kōhei Matsushita plays Asaharu Rumazaka, the grandson of the Kariatsumari family’s lawyer and Shioji’s first love interest. Keita Machida plays Rikinosuke Kariatsumari, another potential inheritor and cousin of Shioji and Yura, while Riku Hagiwara portrays Neo Hahakabe, another cousin and potential inheritor. The film will debut on September 15, with Masaki Suda reprising his role as Totonō Kunō from the live-action series.
Hiroaki Matsuyama, Tomoko Aizawa, and Ken Arai, who worked on the live-action series, are returning as director, scriptwriter, and music composer, respectively.
“Mystery to Iu Nakare” manga follows Totonō Kunō, a college student who solves mysteries. The story begins when the police bring him in for questioning as a murder suspect in the death of his classmate.
Tamura published a one-shot for the manga in Monthly Flowers in November 2016 and launched a full serialization a year later in November 2017. The manga won the Kodansha Manga Award in April 2020 and was nominated for the Manga Taisho Award in January 2020. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga and will begin releasing it in omnibus volumes starting in May 2023.
Tamura is also known for her manga “7SEEDS,” which ran for 35 volumes from 2001-2017, winning the Shōjo Category of the 52nd Annual Shogakukan Manga Awards in 2007. The manga inspired two anime series that premiered on Netflix in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Tamura’s “Basara” manga, which ran from 1990-1998, won critical acclaim and inspired a 13-episode anime series in 1998. Tamura’s other works include “Chicago” and “Wild Com,” both published by Viz Media in English. Tamura’s “Tomoe ga Yuku!” manga also inspired an OVA series in 1991-1992.
