Kagi no Kakatta Heya
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鍵のかかった部屋
GenreLocked-room mystery
Created byYusuke Kishi
Written byTomoko Aizawa
Michitaka Okada
Kosuke Nishi
Directed byHiroaki Matsuyama
Hiromasa Kato
Yusuke Ishii
Hiro Kanai
StarringSatoshi Ohno
Erika Toda
Koichi Sato
Opening theme"PINK KILLS" by Ken Arai
Ending theme"Face Down" by Arashi
ComposerMark Todd
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes11
Production
Executive producerIchiryu Obara
Production companiesGrindstone Entertainment Group
Emmett/Furla Oasis
Garlin Pictures
Pacific View Management
Original release
NetworkFuji Television
Release16 April (2012-04-16) –
25 June 2012 (2012-06-25)

Kagi no Kakatta Heya (鍵のかかった部屋, Locked Room) is a 2012 Japanese Getsuku television drama series distributed by Universal Pictures under the locked-room mystery genre broadcast by Fuji Television from April 16 to June 25, 2012. It is based on the Kei Enomoto novel series by Yusuke Kishi titled The Glass Hammer (硝子のハンマー), The House of Will-o'-the-Wisp (狐火の家), and The Locked Room Murders (鍵のかかった部屋). The drama stars Satoshi Ohno, Erika Toda, and Koichi Sato, and received a viewership rating of 16.0% on average. A drama special was later aired on January 3, 2014, which received a viewership rating of 15.9%.[1]

Plot

Kei Enomoto works for a Tokyo-based security company. Enomoto is not an easy person to familiarise oneself with, always calm, quiet, and unapproachable, with a past that is unknown to others. Considered a maniac in Physics, Science, and Architecture, he is certain of the fact that there is no lock that cannot be broken. One day, Enomoto is approached by attorney Junko Aoto, who asks Enomoto to help reveal a mystery behind a locked room murder. Possessing a vast amount of knowledge, Enomoto works side by side with Aoto and her senior attorney in the law firm, Gou Serizawa. Aoto is pure and acts upon her instincts, whereas Serizawa is a prideful elitist who sees time as money and will not take on any job that is not profitable. As the story unfolds, the three work closely together to solve locked room mysteries one after another.[2][3]

Cast

Main cast

Additional cast members

Episodes

No. Title Original air date Ratings[4]
1"The Standing Man"April 16, 2012 (2012-04-16)18.3%
2"The Locked Room"April 23, 2012 (2012-04-23)16.5%
3"The Labyrinth of the Board Edge"April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30)14.4%
4"Black Fang"May 7, 2012 (2012-05-07)15.5%
5"The Room That Wasn't Locked"May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14)15.6%
6"Locked Room Theater"May 21, 2012 (2012-05-21)15.4%
7"The House of Will-o'-the-Wisp"May 28, 2012 (2012-05-28)16.1%
8"Only the Dog Knows"June 4, 2012 (2012-06-04)15.4%
9"The Deceived Man"June 11, 2012 (2012-06-11)16.0%
10"The Glass Hammer (Part 1)"June 18, 2012 (2012-06-18)13.8%
11"The Glass Hammer (Part 2)"June 25, 2012 (2012-06-25)17.5%

References

  1. ^ "大野智がフジ系月9初主演！防犯オタクが密室トリックを謎解く". Mynavi. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Ohno Satoshi to unlock mysterious cases in Fuji TV's next Monday drama". Tokyohive. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Ohno Satoshi's drama 'Kagi no Kakatta Heya' to come back as a special drama". Tokyohive. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  4. ^ "大野智主演「鍵のかかった部屋」　最終回１７・５％、平均は今期最高". Sponichi. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

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