Musical Roman "The Black Lizard (Kuro Tokage)" Sparking Illuminate "Diamond Impulse"

[Machine Translation] / The Black Lizard" 196 x More than a decade after the end of the war, Tokyo, the nation s capital, is on the cusp of a period of rapid economic growth. Kogoro Akechi stands amid the bustling crowd, gazing up at the recently completed Tokyo Tower. He is a detective who has uncovered crimes lurking in the shadows of the lives of those living in this metropolis and has unraveled the truth behind numerous difficult cases. On December 24, a man dressed in shabby clothes a sight out of place in the city bustling with Christmas Eve festivities rushes down the main street. The man, wanted by the police on suspicion of murder, flees down a dark alley and takes refuge in a nightclub where a select few who hide their true identities gather. Reigning at the center of this secret party where jewels with a history," which cannot be traded in the open market, are bought and sold is the Queen of the Underworld." She is none other than the female thief known as the Black Lizard. The man who stumbles into the club seeks help from the Black Lizard and her servant, Junichi Amemiya. Police officers chasing the man storm the nightclub, but the Black Lizard and her crew manage to escape. A murder in the working-class district. Was it a love triangle gone wrong, or a grudge? At first glance, it seems like just another mundane case of the kind that floods the streets The next day, Namikoshi and Maki from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department s First Investigative Division visit the Akechi Detective Agency. The man who managed to escape the police; the body of a man floating in Tokyo Bay; and the mystery of the gemstone deal Maki witnessed at the club he stumbled into while chasing the man When Nagakoshi and his team sought Akechi s opinion, Akechi s heart raced at the sense of a crime drawing near. At the request of Shohei Iwase, Japan s leading jeweler, Akechi heads to Osaka. He had been asked to provide personal security after threatening letters targeting Iwase s daughter, Sanae, were received. Upon arriving at the K Hotel in Nakanoshima, Osaka, Akechi meets Iwase, Sanae, and Midorikawa a beautiful woman who has known the Iwase family for many years. Akechi goes to a bar with Iwase, while Midorikawa returns to Room 522 where Iwase and his daughter are staying with Sanae. Be on alert at midnight." As the night wore on, a strange telegram arrived addressed to Mr. Iwase that could be interpreted as a threat. Akechi, who had decided to stay in Room 522 to keep watch, was naturally concerned for the safety of Iwase and his daughter, so he spent the night with the impending crime looming alongside Mrs. Midorikawa, who had come to visit. But there was still more than an hour until midnight. Using the deck of cards in the room, Mrs. Midorikawa challenged Akechi to a game. Mrs. Midorikawa wagers all her jewels, while Akechi wagers his career as a detective. As the hour of the warning draws near, their game begins. What will become of the wager" they have started ? A detective and a female thief. Before long, the dynamic between pursuer and pursued begins to crumble, and Akechi and the Black Lizard find themselves chasing one another / Diamond IMPULSE" A vibrant show that vividly portrays the various impulses that surge momentarily within the human heart passion, love, longing, envy, and more with the rich, multifaceted brilliance of a diamond. Bonus footage includes rehearsal scenes, a special edition of the Black Lizard Mystery Tour, and Star Angles (alternate camera angle footage). Comes with a 16-page color booklet. Main Cast (in the order listed in the program): Minato Sakuragi, Sakura Haruno, Maito Mizumi, Chizora Takasho, Hinata Kazishiro, Akari Matsukaze, Sumire Ai, Rui Akina, (Senka) Rin Yuma (Appears only in Black Lizard") *The performance footage, bonus footage (rehearsal scenes), and booklet are identical for both the Blu-ray and DVD versions. *Due to music copyright restrictions, some songs may be omitted or replaced in the recording.

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