It was an interesting mystery--not so much figuring out who's the murderer, but figuring out how to prove it. While there were a few plot holes, it nevertheless engaged my interest (mostly because of Mukai Osamu).

Mukai Osamu as Takehara and Higa Manami as Tsumura worked well together as a team. Despite working for a dingy tabloid magazine, he never forgot his roots as an investigative reporter. Tsumura started out as a pretty wishy-washy character in my opinion. I was happy to see that change, however, thanks to Takehara's influence and finding out the real reason for the murder.

Unfortunately, the villains were one-dimensional cliché characters, and not even decent actors could remedy that.

I didn't notice the music, and I would not rewatch it, but it's an okay movie to watch if you're bored.