Don’t Call it Mystery: The Movie

Crime Drama Mystery

Japan

Japanese

September 15, 2023

2hr 8min

Status: released

Trailer, Teaser & Videos

Don’t Call it Mystery: The Movie Details:

Japanese title	ミステリと言う勿れ
Also known as	Misuteri to Iu Nakare
Based on	Don’t Call It Mystery by Yumi Tamura
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Genre	Crime, Drama, Mystery
Release date	September 15, 2023 (Japan) October 8, 2023 (Japannual Japanese Film Festival Vienna) April 26, 2024 (MCFF Marie Claire Film Festival)
Running time	2hr 8min
Starring	Yasunori Danta Riku Hagiwara Nanoka Hara Sairi Itô Takuzô Kadono
Directed by	Hiroaki Matsuyama
Written by	Tomoko Aizawa
Produced by	Daisuke Kusagaya Osamu Nozaki
Cinematography by	Shigetomo Madarame
Music by	Ken Arai
Filming locations	Hiroshima, Japan
Production Company	Fuji Television Network Shogakukan Toho Top Coat
Distributor	Toho Viu

Don’t Call it Mystery: The Movie Cast & Characters:

Yasunori Danta as Yoshiie Kurumazaka
Riku Hagiwara as Neo Hahakabe
Nanoka Hara as Shioji Kariatsumari
Sairi Itô as Seiko Furomitsu
Takuzô Kadono as Gunji Makabe
Keita Machida as Rikinosuke Kariatsumari
Kôhei Matsushita as Asaharu Rumazaka
Keiko Matsuzaka as Mariko Koinuma
Eita Nagayama as Garo Inudô
Matsuya Onoe as Yûto Ikemoto
Kô Shibasaki as Yura Akamine
Masaki Suda as Totono Kuno
Honami Suzuki as Nanae Kariatsumari
Ken’ichi Takitô as Wataru Kariatsumari
Michitaka Tsutsui as Nariaki Aoto

Storyline:

Kuno Totono is a college student with naturally curly hair. He is extremely smart and loves curry, but doesn’t have any friends or a girlfriend. Kuno Totono loves to talk and he can often solve difficult problems simply by talking it through. One day, Kuno Totono visits the city of Hiroshima. There, he gets involved with a mystery involving the succession of the Kariatsumari family’s property.

About Don’t Call it Mystery: The Movie:

In November 2022, Fuji TV announced that a live-action film adaptation was being produced, again starring Suda as Totonō Kunō. Matsuyama, Aizawa and Arai return from the drama series as their respective positions.

The film premiered on September 15, 2023. It is based on the manga’s “Hiroshima Arc”. It is set to play at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival on July 26, 2024.