Laughing Matryoshka
Laughing Matryoshka (Japanese: 笑うマトリョーシカ) is a Japanese novel written by Kazumasa Hayami, published by Bungeishunjū on November 5, 2021.[1]
Synopsis[edit]
Toshiya Suzuki has known Ichiro Seike, a popular politician, since high school. Suzuki recognized that Seike had the potential to be a politician since then. And now, as his secretary, he is devoted to making Seike a prime minister. They look like a perfect match. But for reporter Kanae Michiue, something feels off about their relationship, including the fact that Suzuki's name is not revealed in Seike's autobiography, a mystery that seems to be related to the secretary's past.[2] She begins to investigate them and notices the mysterious deaths surrounding Seike's rise in politics. Her own father's death is somehow connected.[3]
Television adaptation[edit]
A TV drama based on the novel is scheduled to be broadcast on TBS Television's "Friday Drama" slot in July 2024.[4] It stars Asami Mizukawa as Kanae Michiue, Sho Sakurai as Ichiro Seike and Tetsuji Tamayama as Toshiya Suzuki.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "笑うマトリョーシカ Tankobon Hardcover – November 5, 2021". Amazon (in Japanese and English). Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b "水川あさみ、新聞記者役でTBS金曜ドラマ主演 櫻井翔が政治家役に初挑戦、玉山鉄二は謎めいた秘書に". Oricon (in Japanese). 3 May 2024. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "水川あさみ「笑うマトリョーシカ」新聞記者役で主演 若き人気政治家に櫻井翔、秘書に玉山鉄二". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 3 May 2024. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "櫻井翔がTBSの7月期ドラマ「笑うマトリョーシカ」に出演、物語を司る若き政治家に". Natalie (in Japanese). 3 May 2024. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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