The Sniffer Special (2018 TV Movie)
The Sniffer Special (Japanese: スニッファー スペシャル, Romaji: Suniffa Supesharu) is a Japanese television movie that aired on NHK on March 21, 2018. Directed by Kentaro Horikirizono with a screenplay by Koji Hayashi, the 73-minute production serves as a follow-up to the 2016 Japanese drama series The Sniffer (Suniffa Kyukaku Sosakan), which was itself a remake of the Ukrainian television series of the same name.
Plot
The story follows a series of mysterious murders characterized by the presence of flower petals on the victims. Shinichiro Hanaoka (Hiroshi Abe), a consultant gifted with an acute sense of smell, detects a distinct scent of germiculture on the bodies. As the investigation proceeds, Tatsuro Komukai (Teruyuki Kagawa) finds himself excluded from the official team and is replaced by Kana Nanajo (Haru). While conducting an independent investigation, Komukai is kidnapped.
Cast
The production features the following primary cast members:
- Hiroshi Abe as Shinichiro Hanaoka
- Teruyuki Kagawa as Tatsuro Komukai
- Haruka Igawa as Yuki Suenaga
- Yuka Itaya as Megumi Katayama
- Haru as Kana Nanajo
- Tomomi Maruyama as Seiji Saeki
- Masahiko Nishimura as Taizo Fujimori
- Suzuki Matsuo as Yukio Iwabuchi
- Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Masako Komukai
