Newcomer

Cast of Characters

Mineko Mitsui — victim

Kyoichiro Kaga — detective, Nihonbashi Precinct

OMAKARA, THE RICE CRACKER SHOP

Satoko Kamikawa — grandmother

Naho Kamikawa — granddaughter

Fumitaka Kamikawa — son of Satoko and father of Naho

Shinichi Takura — insurance agent

MATSUYA, A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE RESTAURANT

Yoriko — manager and co-owner

Taiji — co-owner with his wife, Yoriko

Shuhei — apprentice

Katsuya — apprentice

YANAGISAWA’S CHINA SHOP

Naoya Yanagisawa — husband and son

Maki Yanagisawa — wife and daughter-in-law

Suzue Yanagisawa — mother and mother-in-law

TERADA’S CLOCK SHOP

Genichi Terada — owner of the shop

Shimako Terada — wife of Genichi

Kanae Terada — daughter of Genichi and Shimako

Akifumi Yoneoka — apprentice

QUATTRO, A PASTRY SHOP

Miyuki — clerk

Reiko Nakanishi — manager

Kenichi — Miyuki’s partner

HOZUKIYA, A HANDICRAFTS SHOP

Masayo Fujiyama — owner

Misaki Sugawara — part-time worker

Koki Kiyose — son of the victim

Naohiro Kiyose — ex-husband of the victim

Tamiko Yoshioka — translator and friend of the victim

Yuri Miyamoto — new secretary to Naohiro Kiyose

Yosaku Kishida — accountant to Naohiro Kiyose

Hiroshi Uesugi — detective, Tokyo Metropolitan Police, Homicide Division