Based on Mitarai ke, Enjou Suru, the manga series by Moyashi Fujisawa, Burn the House Down is an upcoming Netflix Japanese series. From the looks of the trailer, the show seems to be dark and captivating; taking us, along with our protagonist, on a ride full of silent trespassing, eavesdropping, and shocking secrets. After all, a home isn’t a home without secrets, right?
Emotions will play a pivotal role in the show, as a ruined childhood has its own fill of unaddressed pain and rage. In this case, it is the pain of a lost home, a father who left, and a struggling mom. At the same time, the show will address revenge which is the motivating factor for our protagonist to find the truth that cost her the love of a family. Burn the House Down has been written by Moyashi Fujisawa and Arisa Kaneko (Helter Skelter). It has been directed by Yuichiro Hirakawa.
Burn the House Down Cast
The cast includes Mei Nagano as Anzu Murata, Kyôka Suzuki as Makiko Mitarai, Yuri Tsunematsu as Yuzu Murata, Kie Kitano as Kurea, Michiko Kichise as Satsuki Murata, Taishi Nakagawa as Shinji Mitarai and Mitsuhiro Oikawa as Osamu Mitarai. Mei Nagano has already proved her mettle as an actor in films like Hanbun and My Love Story! So we can be sure that she won’t disappoint in this role. Kyôka Suzuki as the step-mom Makiko looks eerily dominating with a thirst for money and fame. So it will be nice to see the two going against each other; the former trying to find the truth and the latter trying to hide it.
Burn the House Down Plot/Storyline
The Mitarai family home is turned to ash by a fire. Osamu, believing that his wife Satsuki is responsible for it, separates. Satsuki leaves with Anzu and her sister Yuzu. Osamu marries Makiko. 13 years later, Anzu disguises herself as a housekeeper named Shizuka Yamauchi and returns to her once-burned-down home that has now been renovated. Her aim is to find clues that will bring her to the reason why her house was burned down. But she has to be careful of Makiko and her son Shinji. Will she be able to find out the truth?
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The trailer seems to tell that Makiko isn’t like what she seems to be. She has ulterior motives and it is possible that she was responsible for the fire. But we can’t tell for sure. And neither can Anzu. The deeper she digs, the weirder it gets. Family secrets will be revealed and it will be upto Anzu to throw light on them as she searches for answers.
Burn the House Down Release Date and Trailer
The Japanese drama releases on Netflix on July 13, 2023.
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