Ayame Goriki cast in movie “Detective of Joshidaikoji”

Ayame Goriki is cast in movie “Detective of Joshidaikoji” (literal title). The film is based on 2021 novel “Jyoshidaikoji no Meitantei” by Takehiko Hata (“Unfair“). For the film, Ayama Goriki will play lead character Mio Hironaka. She works as a hostess, but teams up with her brother, who works as a detective, to tackle a serious crime case. Originally, Yuika Motokariya was cast to play Mio Hironaka, but she had to drop out due to health issues.

“Detective of Joshidaikoji” will be released sometime later this year in Japan.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Set within the chaotic entertainment district of Joshidaikoji in Nagoya, Japan.

Mio Hironaka (Ayame Goriki) works as a hostess at a club in Yanagase, Gifu. She is quick-tempered and is full of justice. Her younger brother is Daiki Hironaka. He works as a private detective in Joshidaikoji. The jobs he gets usually require doing mundane things like finding missing cats. He also works part-time as a bartender. Mio Hironaka and Daiki Hironaka become involved in a serious crime case. They look for the criminal behind the crime.