Today the actors Ishihara Satomi (23), Tanihara Shosuke (38), Oshima Yuuko (21) and mangaka Kaitani Shinobu (Liar Game) introduced the new comedy-mystery drama “Reinoryokusha Odagiri Kyoko no Uso” that is based on one of Kaitani’s manga.

The highlight of the little press conference was to see Ishihara wearing her unique “Arabian” kimono kind of dress for the first time in public. After looking at the dress, people immediately noticed that something seemed different when she was standing right next to the 183cm tall Tanihara. The 157cm short Ishihara must be wearing some impressive shoes under that dress, because at the event it looked like as if she was 180cm tall. [...]

Two weeks ago it was announced that actress Ishihara Satomi (23) would star in TV Asahi’s upcoming Sunday Night Drama “Reinoryokusha Odagiri Kyoko no Uso”. Back then Kaitani Shinobu, the creator of the original manga as well as the popular “Liar Game”, already anticipated to see Ishihara wearing the unique and flashy fashion of the protagonist. Today they’ve released a picture from the poster shoot to give us a glimpse of the dress she is going to wear in the drama.

She will play Odagiri Kyoko, a beautiful psychic who uses her fake powers to solve criminal cases on TV. During the TV show she usually has to wear a gorgeous dress that helps her distracting the viewers from the obvious lie. Ishihara already commented on the dress and said, “I was aiming to make an expression as if she was forced to wear the dress, but still tries to look her best while wearing it. The fabric is similar to a kimono, but it looks more like a wedding dress mixed with some Arabian flavor.” [...]

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