Nagai Nagai Satsujin

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Drama SP/Movie: Nagai Nagai Satsujin
Romaji: Nagai Nagai Satsujin
Japanese: 長い長い殺人
Director: Manabu Aso
Writer: Miyuki Miyabe (novel), Koichi Tomozawa
Producer:
Cinematographer: Hiroo Yanagida
Release Date: November 4, 2007 (WOWOW) / May 31, 2008 (Theatrical Release Date) / May 21, 2014 (TBS)
Runtime: 135 min./95 min. (2014)
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

A man’s body is found in the suburbs of Tokyo. The dead man was hit by a car and his head beaten by the reckless driver after the accident. The dead man had a wife named Noriko (Yuko Ito). She likes fancy things and she has a lover named Tsukada (Shosuke Tanihara). It's also learned that the dead man was insured for 300 million yen.

The media and the public look at Noriko and her boyfriend Tsukada with suspicion, but they have perfect alibis. Then, Detective Hibiki (Kyozo Nagatsuka), who is in charge of the case, and Private Detective Kono (Toru Nakamura) become involved in a series of mysterious murder cases.

Notes

Based on novel "Nagai Nagai Satsujin" by Miyuki Miyabe (first published in 1992 by Kobunsha). The first short story “Keiji no Saifu” was published during winter, 1989 in Bessatsu Shosetsu Hoseki magazine. 9 short stories were published from 1990 to 1992 in magazine Shosetsu Hoseki. In 1992, an epilogue was newly written into the novel.
Drama/movie version of "Nagai Nagai Satsujin" was first made as an original TV drama production for WOWOW's "DramaW". The drama special aired as "Miyabe Miyuki 「Nagai Nagai Satsujin」” on November 4, 2007. The work was then released on May 31, 2008 in the cinema. The movie was scheduled to screen until June 13, 2008, but because of popularity screening was extended to June 20, 2008. A DVD version was then released on September, 2008 with a running time of 135 min.
TBS aired four drama specials under the name of "Miyabe Miyuki 4 shu Renzoku 'Gokuzo' Mystery" during May, 2012. The third title "Nagai Nagai Satsujin" was actually an edited version of the 2007 WOWOW drama version/2008 movie version with a shorter runtime of 95 minutes.The four drama specials in the series are:
1. The Reason | Riyuu (TBS / 2012)
2. Sunakugari (TBS / 2012)
3. Nagai Nagai Satsujin (2007) *edited to 95 minutes
4. Level 7 | Reberu 7 (TBS / 2012)