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The Dinner Table Detective Novel Series Gets Stage Musical
posted on by Alex Mateo
MBS in Osaka.
The musical stars (pictured above from left to right, starting with top row):
- Momoiro Clover Z) as Reiko Hōshō
- Ryosuke Hashimoto (A.B.C-Z) as Kyōichirō Kazamatsuri
- Tatsuya Ueda (KAT-TUN) as Kageyama
- Rūmi Nagina as Marianne von Schwarz
- Takuya Uehara as Fabian Reinfeldt
- Takuji Kawakubo as Klaus von Schwarz
- Shoeless Joe as Albert Schneider
- Kaoru Noguchi as Gerta Gegenbauer
- Kenya Ōsumi as Herman
Masahiko Kawahara is directing the musical. Ei Sugai is writing the screenplay.
The novels take place in Kunitachi in Tokyo, where Reiko Hōshō, daughter of the owner of the world-famous Hōshō Group, has become a rookie detective. Her boss is Inspector Kazamatsuri, the son of the owner of Kazamatsuri Motors. The two work to solve difficult cases. When tackling her cases, Reiko always consults her butler and driver Kageyama, who spouts harsh language insulting Reiko but always brilliantly manages to solve the case.
The story has previously inspired a stage play, a live-action series in 2011, live-action specials in 2012 and 2013, and a live-action film in 2013.
The story debuted in 2007, and Yūsuke Nakamura provided illustrations for the Shin Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de novels.
Sources: The Dinner Table Detective musical's website, Music Natalie
