Proof of Humanity

Adapted from the mystery novel of the same name by the writer Seiichi Morimura, this book was published in 1976 The following year, the film version co-starring the late actor Matsuda Yusaku and actress Okada Mariko was a hit. In 2004, it was also filmed as a TV series version by Yutaka Takenouchi and Natsukawa Yui, but the era in the play was changed to modern times. The remake of the special version will maintain the setting of the original work in the 1970s. The stage of the story is Tokyo in 1974. It tells the story of the death of a young black man who was stabbed to death with a dagger in a hotel elevator where the famous beautician (fashion designer in the original work and film version) Yasugi Kyoko (Suzuki Kyoka) held a banquet. Before his death, he only left behind an unknown word "Stoha". Detective Hiroshi Toihiro (Fujiwara) of the Metropolitan Police Department and his team launched an investigation into the case.