A Riveting Murder Mystery in Snow White

Inoue Mao in The Snow White Murder Case

  Just finished watching the movie The Snow White Murder Case (Shirayuki hime Satsujin Jiken), and what an awesome film it was!
A true Murder Mystery proper, this movie tells the tale of two women, one shy and homely and the other beautiful and dazzling. They’ve worked together for the company that manufactures a popular “Snow White” Beauty Soap, and when the beautiful girl, Miki Noriko (played by pretty Nanao) is discovered dead, having been stabbed multiple times, killed and set ablaze, the case is dubbed the “Snow White” Murder by the press.

Inoue Mao and Nanao

Nanao as the beautiful Miki Noriko

Inoue Mao as the plain Shirono Miki

   The main suspect in the case is the aforementioned homely girl, Shirono Miki (played brilliantly by Mao Inoue) and as told to up-and-coming junior TV News reporter Akahoshi (Go Ayano) by his friend Risako (Renbutsu Misako, in probably her quirkiest role yet) who was actually an employee of the company when the crime went down, Shirono Miki had many reasons to want Miki Noriko dead, including belittling her and even stealing her boyfriend!

Go Ayano and Renbutsu Misako

 But as Akahoshi begins investigating the case, things aren’t always what they seem. Like the House of Rashomon, everyone involved with the case has their own “take” of what REALLY went on in the days and months leading up to the murder, til he is no longer sure of who is guilty or innocent. But his constant tweeting of his “discoveries” to the masses seeks to implicate Shirono, and soon the internet has created a witchhunt which even Akahoshi might not be able to stop!
 I was thoroughly entertained throughout this whole movie, and my GOSH was it stylishly directed! Every shot was done with a very artistic point of view, and the opening overhead scene of the beautiful Miki Noriko laying dying on the forest floor as her slowing pulse sends spurts of blood trickling out of her gaping wounds is an artistic masterpiece worthy of Hitchcock himself!

A Haunting Death Scene

 And I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention how chock-full of beautiful girls there are in this movie! Besides the aforementioned Inoue Mao, Renbutsu Misako, and Nanao, we’ve also got appearances by other fetching actresses, including Tanimura Mitsuki, Ono Erena, and the always scene-stealing Shihori Kanjiya! Ah yes, a flick DEFINITELY worth watching!!!

Renbutsu Misako as Kano Risako

Tanimura Mitsuki as Minori

Ono Erena as "Mi-Chan"

Tomboyish Shihori Kanjiya playing Shut-In Yuko

BTW, it always amazes me how much personality Mao Inoue exudes in her roles. No matter what she does, you always tend to find yourself liking her character, even it that character is the main subject of a brutal murder! What an actress!

Posted by zdorama @ zdoramaagain.blogspot.com