Japan Academy Prize Best Actress recipient Inoue Mao is back in the mystery-drama Tomorrow's Promise - 明日の約束! Fuji TV with Hijikata Masato as director will feature Inoue as a high school counselor named Aizawa Hinata.
Hijikata, as a director has established a good reputation throughout his career. Among his projects are Ghostwriter (with Nakatani Miki) and The After-Dinner Mysteries (Sakurai Sho). He debuts as a director in 1997, so Inoue and her drama are in good hands.
Also in the cast are Kudo Asuka, Shinkawa Yua, and Oikawa Mitsuhiro.
Inoue was last seen in the NHK taiga Hana Moyu back in 2015. Her last movie was The Snow White Murder Case [read our movie review here] for which she was again nominated for Best Actress. She won her first Best Actress trophy at the Japan Academy Prize for Rebirth in 2012.
I'd love to watch Inoue in another heavy drama, but this show - with the suspense/mystery theme due to the boy's death - may be the better option for now. Inoue has been on the sidelines for months already, while Mitsushima Hikari (her co-star in Ohisama), Aoi Yu and Matsu Takako have been very active in both movies and TV series.
I'm inviting you to read our article on the acclaimed actress: Why Mao Inoue is the best actress of her generation here.
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