This movie is based on the best-selling mystery novel by Keigo HIGASHINO, The Murder in Kairoutei (Kairōtei Satsujin Jiken). There are innumerable secrets hidden in the Kairoutei Mansion, and a dispute arises from a desperate woman's desire for revenge because of love!
A wealthy businessman dies of illness, his relatives gather at the Kairoutei Mansion awaiting the distribution of a multi-billion dollar inheritance, each and everyone harbours sinister designs. At a crucial moment, lawyer Zhou Yang (Ren Suxi) arrives with the will and a mysterious diary. It even involves a homicide case from a fatal fire that happened a year ago. The deceased was the illegitimate son who had been wandering destitute abroad and the heir apparent to the entire estate of the wealthy businessman. The murderer seems to be hiding amongst the crowd … (Source: Translated from Douban)
HIGASHINO's whodunnit is certainly popular with a Japanese movie adaptation in 2011, Kairoutei Satsujin Jiken, as well as a recent Chinese drama adaptation in 2022, The Murder in Kairoutei. The 2023 movie is scheduled for release in China on March 10. Director Lai Mukuan has worked on the web series spin-off of the Detective Chinatown movie franchise. Revival also features lead actresses Ren Suxi (Where Nothing Grows) and Liu Mintao (Five Hundred Miles).
