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Takahashi Ai
Born 1986 in Fukui prefecture. She joined Morning Musume as a 5th generation member in 2001. Since June, 2007 she’s been serving as the 6th leader. She appeared in dramas like “Tenka Souran ~ Tokugawa Sandai no Inmou”, “Hitmaker Aku Yu Monogatari” etc. In 2008, she starred in the 2 plays “Ojigi 30do” and “Cinderella the Musical”. Morning Musume’s tribute album to Aku Yu “COVER YOU” has been released too.
A master of kendo brimming with curiosity…… Takahashi Ai-san plays the role of high school student Kana in “Q.E.D. Shoumei Shuuryou” (NHK production / at 8pm on Thursdays).
“I took kendo lessons before the filming started, but it was the first time for me to hold a fencing stick and I was dripping with sweat because the uniform was so heavy. I’m supposed to be a master of kendo, but since I’m far from being one, I just stand around holding the sword and do my best trying to look like a master. (lol) But I can relate to Kana because she’s lively and bad at math like me.”
The story of the drama is about Kana solving difficult cases together with genius transfer student Sou (Nakamura Aoi). It’s a live-adaptation of a popular comic of the same title.
“The story is really interesting! I like ‘Detective Conan’ and ‘Kindaichi Case Files’ too and I often try to guess the criminal, but “Q.E.D.” surprises me every time because the criminal is someone I hadn’t even suspected. The viewers should try putting their detective skills to test too. The biggest difference from the original work is that Kana’s mother has passed away. The relationship between her and her father Koutarou is a highlight too, so I hope you’ll watch it together with your family.”
She’s normally active as Morning Musume’s leader, but this time she’s working without the other members.
“The dressing room seems more spacious without the members. (lol) But even if I’m not with them, we exchange mails and I still feel close to them. In 2008, we could play a tour through Asia which was our hearts’ desire and we’ve been running at full speed for the whole year. I want to make 2009 a year where we 9 can make a big jump with all the experience each one of us have gained.”
She let us peek into the world of a level-headed, leaderesque woman.
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“Q.E.D. Shoumei Shuuryou”
NHK production 8:00~8:45pm
A murder has been commited at an altitude of 10.000 feet!
This is an entertaining mystery drama about the unusual combination of an energetic female high school student and a genius male student solving cases in a logical manner.
It all starts with Sou(Nakamura) transferring into Kana(Takahashi)’s class one day. Wondering why such an exceptionally intelligent boy would transfer into a normal high school, Kana forcibly drags him to a skydiving event. The Japanese skydiving delegation is putting on a show there, but suddenly one of the members starts falling down like a rock. As that man Nomaki(Honda Daisuke) hits the ground, he’s dead with a knife stuck in his back where his parachute was. The members say that he was alive before the jump, but then who stabbed him with a knife at an altitude of 10.000 feet?
Kana’s dad Mizuhara (Ishiguro), who is a detective, starts looking for the truth.
caption #1: Kana and Sou run into a murder case at a skydiving event
caption #2: Kana and her father Koutarou quarrel all the time
Staff & Cast
Original work / Motohiro Katou
Script / Fujimoto Yuki and others
Direction / Iseda Masaya and others
Cast / Takahashi Ai, Nakamura Aoi, Ishiguro Ken and others
Introduction of the characters:
Mizuhara Koutarou (Ishiguro Ken)
He’s Kana’s dad and a detective. He has a scary look and a good constitution, but lacks a bit of common sense. 45 years old.
Touma Sou (Nakamura Aoi)
He’s a genius boy who graduated from the famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the age of 15. He lives alone in a mansion and has a weak constitution. 17 years old.
Mizuhara Kana (Takahashi Ai)
She’s in 2nd year of high school. She’s not good at studying, but her kendo skills are extraordinary. She’s brimming with curiosity and energy and drags around Sou a lot. 17 years old.
Nishimaru Hiroki (Nakayama Takuya)
A member of the kendo club. Even though he’s a guy, he doesn’t stand a chance against Kana. He doesn’t like the genius Sou. 17 years old.
Kousaka Madoka (Nakamura Shizuka)
A member of the Kendo club. She’s always amazed at how much of a scatterbrain Kana is and makes sharp comments. 17 years old.
Umemiya Eriko (Chikage)
She’s a classmate of Kana and a member of the kendo club. She’s a very ordinary high school girl. 17 years old.
