Shi to no Yakusoku: SP Notes

Here are the notes for SP drama, "Shi to no Yakusoku" (Warning: Spoilers Ahead!):

The Original Novel. "Appointment with Death" was first published in 1937, as serialized stories in an American weekly magazine. It was officially released as a novel in the UK in 1938. It has been adapted into a 1988 American movie with Peter Ustinov as Poirot, and a 2008 TV special with David Suchet as the detective.
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Shi To No Yakusoku: Subbing Project (In Progress)

"Shi To No Yakusoku" (Fuji TV, 6 March 2021) is the third installment of Great Detective Suguro Takeru SP mysteries, based on Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot detective novel "Appointment with Death", with adaptation by Mitani Koki. This time, Suguro (Nomura Mansai) takes on a murder mystery in the mystical ancient site called Kumano Kodo in Wagayama Prefecture. An unusual family led by rich widow Mrs. Hondo (Matsuzaka Keiko) stays at a luxurious hotel where Suguro was staying. She acts like a tyrant around her children who are obviously afraid of her and are under her control. First son Reiichiro (Yamamoto Koji) seems distant and unengaging for some reason. His wife Nagiko (Sylvia Grab) who looks unhappy with being married into this family, is being taunted and suspected by her mother-in-law of having a relationship with a man named Jumonji Yasao (Tsubokura Yoshiyuki). Second son, Mondo (Ichihara Hayato) is attracted to a lovely doctor named Sara Kinuko (Higa Manami) whom he met at the hotel but his mother prevents him from talking to her. Younger sister Kyoko (Hotta Mayu) also feels constrained by this oppressive hold their mother has on them. Meanwhile, their youngest sibling Junna (Hara Nanoka) is showing signs of withdrawal and lack of emotion, a manifestation of their mother's constant nagging and abuse.  All these are observed by Suguro's alert eyes. However, he does not want to bother with other family's affairs while on holiday. He tries to enjoy his vacation along with Uesugi Honami (Suzuki Kyoka), a popular member of Parliament, and an old friend who happens to be staying at the same hotel. Then, tragedy strikes. Mrs. Hondo is killed during a hike to a major shrine along Kumano Kodo. Someone has injected her with a fatal dose of digitoxin using a syringe. The chief of local police, Kawahari Daisaku (Anan Kenji) asks Suguro to help with the investigation. The victim's family members have reasons to kill Mrs. Hondo but all swear she was alive when they last saw her. However, Suguro remembers overhearing a voice some nights ago. The voice said: "You do see, don't you? We have no choice, she's got to be killed."...
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SHI TO NO YAKUSOKU
"Appointment with Death"

 

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Notes:
The subs are almost done. However, I will only use the raws uploaded at nyaa. I can't time it for the one found at avistaz. That video skips at several places, causing audio to lag at several points, rendering it impossible and very troublesome to time. I hope there will be a much better, high quality raw soon.

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