Reverse (novel)


Reverse is a Japanese mystery novel by Kanae Minato, serialized in the magazine, Shosetsu Gendai," from November 2013 to December 2014, and published in book form by Kodansha on May 20, 2015.。Shortlisted for the 37th Eiji Yoshikawa Prize for New Writers; Kodansha paperback edition published on March 15, 2017.
This is Minato's first full-length novel with a male protagonist, and the first work in which she was given a theme by her editor and wrote the ending.
It was dramatized for television by TBS Television (Japan) in 2017.
In 2020, "Day to Day," a project set in Japan during the COVID-19, was relay-serialized on "tree", operated by Kodansha, and the palm version "April 30" was published on May 30. On November 15, a reading by Yuki Kaji was distributed on "smash". This story was included in the book Day to Day, which was released on March 25, 2021.
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Synopsis

Kazuhisa Fukase, an ordinary office worker, meets Mihoko Ochi at his favorite coffee shop, Clover Coffee. The two eventually start dating, and their peaceful daily life begins to flourish. However, one day, about three months into their relationship, Mihoko receives a letter at her workplace saying that "Kazuhisa Fukase is a murderer". When questioned by Mihoko, Fukase begins to tell her about an incident he experienced in the past.
Three summers ago, Fukase, then a senior in college, decided to go on a trip to the Madarao Highlands, located on the border of Nagano and Niigata prefectures, with his college seminar friends Takaaki Murai, Kosei Tanihara, Kosuke Asami, and Yuki Hirosawa. However, on the day of the trip, one of the members, Murai, was to arrive late. Knowing that Hirozawa had been drinking, Fukase, Tanihara, and Asami sent him alone to pick up Murai by car on a mountain road at night in bad weather. However, Hirozawa had an accident along the way and did not return home. When the police interviewed the four men, including Fukase, they explained the situation at the time, but kept the fact of drunk driving hidden until now.
Mihoko becomes angry upon hearing the story and leaves Fukase, but Fukase goes about his daily life as usual after that. However, it turns out that Asami and his other seminar mates have received similar letters of accusation, "XXX is a murderer," and Tanihara is pushed onto the railroad tracks. In order to find out who sent the letter, Fukase decides to investigate the person who has a grudge against them because of Hirosawa's death, and also the person named Hirosawa.

Characters

; Kazuhisa Fukase
; Mihoko Ochi
; Yoshiki Hirosawa
; Kosuke Asami
; Mizuki Kida
; Takaaki Murai
; Yasuo Tanihara
; Father of Hirosawa
; Hirosawa's mother
; Yoichi Matsunaga
; Aoi Yoshiume
; Shoma Okamoto
;Taishi Furukawa
;'''Hiroyuki Iketani'''

Bibliographic Information

Television drama

It was broadcast in TBS Television (Japan) Friday Drama slot from April 14 to June 16, 2017. Starring Tatsuya Fujiwara.
The catch phrase is '''"Who killed my best friend?"'''

Production

This is the third dramatization of Kanae Minato's works in the Friday drama slot.。The production team behind the last two works Midnight Ferris Wheel in 2013 and Testimony of N in 2014 is also working on this film. This television series also depicts the continuation and the ending of the original story is written by Minato, the author of the original story. Even though the ending is original to the television series, viewers were concerned about spoilers of the original story during the broadcast because it is a mystery work.
Under the title of the official website, it says "birth:Re:verse," which also means "reverse" and "rebirth". The story revolves around the "present " when the main character, Kazuhisa Fukase, meets his girlfriend, Mihoko Ochi, and interweaves episodes from their college days "10 years ago " when the disappearance of Fukase's best friend, Yuki Hirosawa, occurred. In addition to the mystery element of finding out who sent the letters of accusation, the work depicts an ensemble drama in which a group of seminar mates who were not so close during their college days build a friendship.
This series began shooting in Nagano Prefecture, Japan on February 7, 2017. The snowy mountain scenes in episodes 1 and 2 were done almost entirely on location, which is unusual for a drama.
The theme song "Destiny" was performed by Che'Nelle, who was celebrating the 10th anniversary of her debut as a singer, at the offer of the drama's producer, Junko Arai. Coincidentally, it was also the 10th anniversary of Minato's debut as a writer The melody is "impactful and catchy," and the lyrics, which are "in keeping with the story," have been described as having a great impact on the work. The song was ranked No. 1 in the music distribution ranking, as well as in the ranking of lyrics search sites and in the top ranks of Usen Hit Ranking in Japan.

Main Cast

; Kazuhisa Fukase Tatsuya Fujiwara
; Mihoko Ochi Erika Toda
; Kosuke Asami Yuta Tamamori
; Yuki Hirosawa Teppei Koike
; Takaki Murai Actor - Takahiro Miura
; Asuka Murai → Asuka Tanihara Mugi Kadowaki
; Yasuo Tanihara Hayato Ichihara

Clover Coffee

; Kyoko Inui YOU
; Keisuke Inui Buffalo Goro A

Staff

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Award

  • 8th Annual Confidence Awards Drama Awards - Best Picture, Best Screenplay
  • * The judges praised the storyline, which alternates between the present and the past, while viewers praised the casting and theme song.
  • The 93rd The Television Drama Academy Awards - Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Screenplay
  • TV Station Drama Awards 2017 - Best Supporting Actor