Name: The Murder in Kairoutei
Genre: Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Crime & Mystery
Released: 2022-06-15
Rating: 8.9
Cast: Deng Jia Jia, Steven Zhang, Liang Ai Qi, Chen Zi Han, Wang Yan

Deng Jia Jia is a Chinese actress. Born on May 17, 1983, she launched her career after winning the championship in the competition reality show “Holiday Story” when she was a senior in high school. She made her acting debut in the 2002 television series “Ode to Gallantry” and then gained fame after her role in the film “Almost Perfect” in 2008. She has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas, including the hit “iPartment” franchise and “I Am Not an Elite” (2017-2018).

Deng Jia Jia

Steven Zhang is a Chinese actor. Born on August 24, 1995, he made his acting debut in the 2016 television drama “Shuttle Love Millennium.” He has since appeared in “My Huckleberry Friends” (2017-2018) and “The Strongest Men of God” (2018).

Steven Zhang

Liang Ai Qi is a Chinese actress. She was born in Qingdao, China on February 17, 1977 and made her debut as an actress in 2013. Since then, she has taken roles in both film and television dramas, including the romantic comedy, “Put Your Head On My Shoulder” (2019).

Liang Ai Qi

Chen Zi Han is a Chinese actress. She was born on April 2, 1978, in Chongqing, China, and made her acting debut in 1996. Since then, she has appeared in a variety of films and countless television dramas, including “Word of Honor” (2021).

Chen Zi Han

Wang Yan, also known as Rebecca Wang, is a Chinese actress. She was born on February 11, 1974, in Qingdao, Shandong, China, and made her acting debut in 1993. Since then, she has appeared in a wide variety of films and television dramas, including “The Murder in Kairoutei” (2022).

Wang Yan

Qian Bo is a Chinese actor. He was born on May 31, 1974 and made his debut as an actor in 1997. Since then, he has appeared in a wide variety of films and television dramas, including “The Murder in Kairoutei” (2022).

Qian Bo

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Though perhaps not perfect, Jiang Yuan Xing (Deng Jia Jia) was completely happy with her life and for good reason. Not only was Yuan Xing in a beautiful, healthy relationship with the love of her life, but she also had a good job, working as the secretary of a wealthy older gentleman who treated her well. With everything in life seeming to go her way, Yuan Xing believed she was destined to live a long, happy life. Unfortunately, she couldn’t have been more wrong.

Invited by her boss to attend a family reunion, Yuan Xing sees no reason why she should decline the offer, so she goes. But soon after her return, everything in her life begins to fall apart around her, starting with the untimely death of her boss. Not long after her boss’ passing, Yuan Xing suffers another blow when she wakes in a hospital and quickly learns that she was trapped in a house fire which has left her burned beyond recognition and her love dead. As she tries to make sense of everything that has happened, a single thought begins to repeat itself over and over inside her head…

Realizing that every event leading up to her current situation ties back to that fateful family reunion, Yuan Xing knows what she has to do. Undergoing complete reconstruction of her face, Yuan Xing makes her return in the most dramatic way possible, determined to avenge the death of her love. Will her quest for revenge bring her the closure she needs or will it only serve to inflict more wounds?

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Keigo Higashino, “The Murder in Kairotei” is a 2022 Chinese mystery thriller drama directed by Li Ya Tao.

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