Television Dramas
TV Dramas Raising Questions about Our Mindset Nakamachi Ayako Tension Created in Original Scenarios of Mystery Dramas In 2019, a mystery drama produced from an original script and delivered simultaneously on SNS and VOD attracted attention. Your Turn to Kill (Anata no ban desu, i.e. ‘It’s your turn’) (NTV) was neither based on a novel nor a manga but it was the viewers 143
who solved the mysteries and guessed the perpetrator (referred to as ‘examine’) on SNS, which created excitement for them. The newlywed couple Tezuka Shota (played by Tanaka Kei) and Nana (Harada Tomoyo) move to a new apartment and get involved in a murder game. It begins as a small talk at the monthly residents’ meeting and those who are involved get killed one after another. This drama series was broadcast for six months although most series usually conclude in three months. One of the main characters, Nana, is killed in the last episode of Season I and the theme of Season II is “revenge”. Many characters appeared in the series and someone was killed every week. It was an entertainment proactively arousing the viewers’ interest through SNS and this new approach drew attention. Conceived and planned by Akimoto Yasushi, script by Fukuhara Mitsunori. Theatre in Japan
Theatre Yearbook 2020
