Actress Takeuchi Yuuko (30) is going to star in a Fuji TV dorama special called "Strawberry Night" this fall and it's going to be her first detective role.
The story is based on a best-seller novel by Honda Tetsuya that sold over 600,000 copies. Takeuchi will play a female detective in the investigation department who quickly makes it to the top without even trying. One day she has to face quite a mysterious murder case and during her investigations she comes across the odd keyword "Strawberry Night". Will she find out the meaning of this keyword and solve the murder case?
So far Takeuchi already played all kinds of roles including nurses, journalists, doctors and more, however, this will be her first role as a detective. Fuji TV officials already have high expectations. "Takeuchi is a graceful and flexible woman with that certain kind of dignity. She will be perfect in the role of a charming female detective in this male-dominated field of work," they said. Takeuchi is enthusiastic about the new challenge as well. "Of course I'm nervous, it's my first detective role after all. With the right kind of teamwork and help from the other actors, however, I think there will be no problem." She said.
Takeda Tetsuya (61) and Nishijima Hidetoshi (39) will also appear in this dorama special.
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Written by: KawaiiJoyuu
Sources: Sanspo
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A shame that it's only a special – I want to see Yuko in another full-length dorama!