<figure id="attachment_458545" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-458545" style="width: 2155px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="64a0947d"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/02/4bd45d57c7088705a4223a5d73ca2f95.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-458545" class="wp-caption-text">Mio Imada to star in the film &#8220;The Swan and the Bat,&#8221; scheduled for release on September 4.</figcaption></figure>
<h2><span class="strongInContent"> Mio Imada stared at &#8230;&#8230;</span></h2>
<p> A woman stands with a stunned expression on her face in a central business district where many businessmen pass by. In front of her eyes is a man. &#8230;&#8230; They are actor Mio Imada (28) and Hokuto Matsumura (30) of &#8220;SixTONES.</p>
<p> On January 24, it was announced that the two will star in a live-action film adaptation of Keigo Higashino&#8217;s mystery novel &#8220;Shiratori to Bats&#8221; (scheduled for release nationwide on September 4).</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> The novel is a commemorative work for the 35th anniversary of Higashino&#8217;s life as a writer, and was acknowledged as &#8220;a new masterpiece&#8221; by the author himself at the time of its publication. The series has sold over 1.5 million copies to date (as of January 26, &#8217;26). Imada plays the role of Mirei Shiraishi, the daughter of the victim, and Matsumura plays the role of Mirei Shiraishi, the son of the suspect, in this mystery about a murder case that was supposed to have been solved. Imada plays Mirei Shiraishi, the daughter of the victim, and Matsumura plays Kazuma Kuraki, the son of the suspect.</span></p>
<p> Filming took place in mid-January. Imada stands in a down jacket on a street where many people, including businessmen and young women, pass by. His expression is very anxious. Standing a short distance away, facing Imada, was Matsumura, also wearing a down jacket. After several rehearsals for this scene, it was time for the real performance. Imada was dressed in a neat-looking jacket and gray skirt. Matsumura was in a suit and was filming the same scene. Matsumura was,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I believe that this film will immerse you from the entrance to the exit, and you will be able to watch it while thinking along with everyone else. It&#8217;s a mystery created by the thoughts and feelings of life, and it&#8217;s quite a rewarding work,&#8221; he said.</span></p>
<p> He seemed to have a good response to the film.</p>
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<p> Imada, on the other hand, commented on the film&#8217;s official website about Mirei, the character she plays,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> In this age of information overflow, I felt the power of a woman who is able to follow through with what she thinks without being influenced by other people&#8217;s opinions. The story is a mystery, but at the same time, it is a story that makes you want to root for both of them.</span></p>
<p> Imada, who is also a member of the &#8220;Video Research&#8221; team, said, &#8220;I was very impressed with the way the story was told. Imada, who was ranked No. 1 for the first time in the &#8220;Annual CM Exposure Ranking&#8221; (a database of TV commercial appearances throughout Japan collected 24 hours a day, 365 days a year) for &#8217;25 announced by &#8220;Video Research&#8221; on February 19, 2012. What supported the major breakthrough from 13th place in &#8217;24?</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> &#8221;Without a doubt, it is NHK&#8217;s serial TV novel &#8216;Anpan,&#8217; which aired in the first half of last year. The viewers sympathized with the image of a woman who supported a great manga artist of the Showa era while also living a strong life herself. In addition, the fact that she herself has had no scandals at all is also significant.</span></p>
<p> (Sports newspaper reporter). Imada has undergone a major transformation from the heroine &#8220;Nobu&#8221; in &#8220;Anpan. The best-selling author and Matsumura are sure to make a big hit.</p>
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<figure id="attachment_458547" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-458547" style="width: 2155px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="97853271"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/02/2503edcfb0c2e67819aac8488c32ec15.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-458547" class="wp-caption-text"> Even walking in the crowd, it is obvious that Hokuto Matsumura is a good-looking guy.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_458551" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-458551" style="width: 1615px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f2101814"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/02/fa62fb4074de55ae148d0d8c0181260b.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-458551" class="wp-caption-text"> Mio Imada and Hokuto Matsumura (the man in the back) change into their costumes and shoot a scene where the two look at each other.</figcaption></figure>


 Kumataro Arai

 The filming of the movie "The Swan and the Bat," scheduled to be released this September, took place in Tokyo, and Mio Imada, who plays the lead role in the movie, was spotted. Imada was standing in the middle of the crowd with an anxious look on her face. Then, a man came running toward her at full speed, and he was that super idol.

Mio Imada gazes at the idol…from “Nobu” in “Anpan” to the heroine of a best-selling novel!

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