Promise of death
Based on novel «Appointment with Death» by Agatha Christie
Detective Suguro is enjoying a stay at a luxurious hotel in Wakayama. Also staying at the hotel is an unusual family led by rich widow Mrs. Hondo. She acts like a tyrant around her children, who are afraid of her and are at her beck and call. Unfortunately, a tragedy strikes the Hondo Family while on a hike to a local shrine. Mrs. Hondo, who was supposed to be taking a rest on the way, is found dead. Kawahara Daisaku, the chief of the local police station, asks Suguro to help with the investigation of Mrs. Hondo’s death.
- Year: 2021
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Crime, Mystery
- Studio: Fuji Television Network, Kyodo Television, Agatha Christie Limited
- Keyword: based on novel or book
- Director: Hidenori Joho
- Cast: Mansai Nomura, Keiko Matsuzaka, Koji Yamamoto, Sylvia Grab, Hayato Ichihara, Mayu Hotta
