Today it was announced that young actress Kitano Kii (20) is going to star in a special drama called "Unfair the special ~Double Meaning / Nijuu Teigi~" on Fuji TV this fall.

"Unfair" was a very popular detective drama starring Shinohara Ryoko (37), and it aired back in 2006. The series also spawned a special drama in the same year and a movie in 2007. On September 17th, the series' second movie, "Unfair the answer", will see Shinohara will finally reprise her role as detective 'Yukihira Natsumi'. Meanwhile, Kitano will have to prove that she's a worthy successor to the series in her new role.

Kitano will play 'Mochizuki Akira', a new detective who just transferred to the homicide division that Yukihira left after the events in the original drama. Mochizuki is just as hot-blooded as Yukihira and even boldly goes against her superiors in order to hunt down those behind the mass-kidnapping that's confounding the police, all while carrying the weight of a trauma from her past.



The young actress always wanted to play a detective and didn't shy away from action scenes. She commented, "It was difficult to coolly knock down taller guys, but it still was a lot of fun and I even was able to practice sword fighting. I want to become an actress who can also do action scenes."

She also playfully raved about her senior, "Shinohara Ryoko is just so cool. To be honest, I even copied her hair style (laughs). I want to look like a capable woman with straight black hair."

Appearing alongside Kitano are Terajima Susumu, Abe Sadao, and Kato Masaya, all three reprising their roles from the original drama. Another new addition to the team, a skilled forensic scientist, will be played by Yamamoto Koji.

Excitedly, Shinohara and her co-actor from the movie, Sato Koichi (50) will also make guest appearances in Kitano's special drama as well.

Fuji TV has yet to announce a fixed air date for the special drama. Stay tuned to tokyohive for updates!

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Source + Image: Sanspo, Oricon