Variations(2015)
Referred to as the Pearl of the Orient, supermodel Miori Reiko has had her fair share of scandals due to her eccentricity and her wild love affairs. One day, Reiko is found dead in her apartment by her housekeeper, Ota Michiko. The medical examiner found traces of potassium cyanide in her body, which kick-started a major police investigation into her death. Who is the true murderer of Miori Reiko?
Movie: Variations
Top 10 Billed Cast
Reiko Miori
Michiko Ota
Nobuo Sasahara
Keizo Okabe
Yasuhiko Hamano
Eijiro Sawamori
Jun Kitagawa
Kimiko Magaki
Risa Ikejima
Fumiko Takagi
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Referred to as the Pearl of the Orient, supermodel Miori Reiko has had her fair share of scandals due to her eccentricity and her wild love affairs. One day, Reiko is found dead in her apartment by her housekeeper, Ota Michiko. The medical examiner found traces of potassium cyanide in her body, which kick-started a major police investigation into her death. Who is the true murderer of Miori Reiko?
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2015-10-02
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