All She Was Worth
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All She Was Worth is a crime novel by Miyuki Miyabe
originally published under the Japanese title "Kasha" (Japanese: 火車), an allusion to the mythical Shinto creature said to devour dead bodies.
special version was made with Kunihiko Mitamura as Honma, Yoko Moriguchi
as Shoko and Naomi Zaizen as Kyoko (her impostor).
Miyuki Miyabe
Miyuki Miyabe is a popular contemporary Japanese author active in a number of genres that include science fiction, mystery fiction, historical fiction, social commentary, and juvenile fiction...
originally published under the Japanese title "Kasha" (Japanese: 火車), an allusion to the mythical Shinto creature said to devour dead bodies.
Plot introduction
1992. Tokyo Metropolitan Police Detective Shunsuke Honma, on leave due to an incident on the job, is hired by his nephew, banker Jun Kurisaka, to track down his fiancée, whom he knows by the name of Shoko Sekine and who disappeared from his life after he discovered her credit history was tainted by bankruptcy. As Honma investigates her circumstances, he finds that the name "Shoko Sekine" actually belongs to someone else other than Jun's fiancée - and that the latter may have murdered the former to achieve this... As Honma navigates the country for clues, he finds that the credit-based economy in Japan, coupled with the country's own system for family identification, have undesirable side effects on ordinary people's lives.TV version
In 1994 a dramaJapanese television drama
, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...
special version was made with Kunihiko Mitamura as Honma, Yoko Moriguchi
Yoko Moriguchi
Yoko Moriguchi is a Japanese actress.-Films:*Tsukiji Uogashi Sandaime *Casshern *Unloved *Kacho Shima Kosaku *Chichi -TV Drama:...
as Shoko and Naomi Zaizen as Kyoko (her impostor).