The Woman Who Took the Local Paper
地方紙を買う女
Synopsis
A man and a woman committed double suicide in Kanazawa City. Immediately after the incident, Yoshiko Shiota, a woman living in Tokyo, contacts the local newspaper of Kanazawa, saying she wants to read the novel serialized in it by Ryuji Sugimoto. How did this woman know the novel is serialized in the newspaper? And why does she want to start reading it in the middle of the story? Which article was she actually interested in? Sugimoto cannot help making his own investigations about Yoshiko, but the more he searches, the more astonishing facts come to light...
Top Cast
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Masakazu Tamura
Sugimoto Ryuji
Ryoko Hirosue
Shiota Yoshiko
Asami Mizukawa
Tasaka Fujiko
Yukiya Kitamura
Shiota Hayao
Nana Katase
Hirota
Taro Suruga
Shoda Sakuji
Risa Sudou
Fukuda Umeko
Houka Kinoshita
Kojima
Naomi Nishida
Shoda Megumi
Mitsuko Ishii
Ryoko Yuui
Kazuyuki Aijima
Sumie Sasaki
Shiota Hisako
Satoshi Judai
Kohji Moritsugu
Mayu Watanabe
Shiro Sano
Susumu Terajima
Yamashita
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Meiji Fujita
- Screenplay & Story
- Yo Takeyama
- Original Score
- Takahito Eguchi
- Original Title
- 地方紙を買う女
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Production Studios
- TV Asahi
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Meiji Fujita
Yo Takeyama, Seicho Matsumoto
Takahito Eguchi
Masayuki Kawada
Takashi Tominaga
Department Leadership Roster
Meiji Fujita
Director
Yo Takeyama
Screenplay
Takahito Eguchi
Original Music Composer
Takashi Tominaga
Editor
Masayuki Kawada
Director of Photography
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What is The Woman Who Took the Local Paper about?
A man and a woman committed double suicide in Kanazawa City. Immediately after the incident, Yoshiko Shiota, a woman living in Tokyo, contacts the local newspaper of Kanazawa, saying she wants to read the novel serialized in it by Ryuji Sugimoto. How did this woman know the novel is serialized in the newspaper? And why does she want to start reading it in the middle of the story? Which article was she actually interested in? Sugimoto cannot help making his own investigations about Yoshiko, but the more he searches, the more astonishing facts come to light...
Who directed The Woman Who Took the Local Paper?
The Woman Who Took the Local Paper was directed by Meiji Fujita.
Who stars in The Woman Who Took the Local Paper?
The principal cast of The Woman Who Took the Local Paper includes Masakazu Tamura, Ryoko Hirosue, Asami Mizukawa, Yukiya Kitamura, Nana Katase.
When was The Woman Who Took the Local Paper released and how long is it?
The Woman Who Took the Local Paper was released in 2016 with a total runtime of 1h 48m.
Who composed the musical score for The Woman Who Took the Local Paper?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Woman Who Took the Local Paper was composed by Takahito Eguchi.