Re:Mind

Re:Mind
Genre	Psychological thriller
Starring	Members from Hiragana Keyakizaka46
Music by	Taro Makito
Opening theme	"Soredemo Aruiteru"
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producers	Akira Uchikata, Yusuke Ishida, Yusuke Koroyasu[1]
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	TV Tokyo

Re:Mind is a Japanese psychological thriller television series, which was released on Netflix on October 13, 2017, and also broadcast on TV Tokyo starting October 19. The series was produced by Akira Uchikata, Yusuke Ishida, and Yusuke Koroyasu, and features cast members from the Japanese idol girl group Hiragana Keyakizaka46 (now Hinatazaka46).^[1]

Plot

After awaking in an old European-style room, eleven high school classmates find themselves sitting at a large dining room table, with their feet shackled to the floor. They find that their situation could be related to another classmate named Miho who had disappeared months before. As they try to figure out how to escape, some of the girls start disappearing from the table one by one. The girls realize they each share a checkered past with Miho, but also suspect one of them could be behind the trap.

Cast

The main characters are played by the first generation members (except Miho Watanabe) of the Japanese idol group Hiragana Keyakizaka46. They go by their real given names:^[2][1][3][4]

• Mirei Sasaki
• Sarina Ushio
• Mei Higashimura
• Ayaka Takamoto
• Kyōko Saitō
• Kumi Sasaki
• Shiho Katō
• Yūka Kageyama
• Mao Iguchi
• Mana Takase
• Memi Kakizaki
• Miho Watanabe

Ichirōta Miyakawa [ja] portrayed their former teacher, Mr. Hayashi.

Production

Re:Mind is produced by Tokyo TV and Netflix.^[5]

Neru Nagahama was originally planned to appear, but she left Hiragana Keyakizaka46 in September 2017.^[6] An audition was held among the second generation members, who recently joined the group in August, and Miho Watanabe was selected to replace Nagahama in her role.^[7] The last episode, titled "Re:Wind", is a special flashback episode depicting the main characters' relationships before the events of the main story; Nao Kosaka portrayed the main character of the episode, while the rest of the second generation members appeared as background characters, all named after themselves.^[8]

Staff

• Planning - Original - Yasushi Akimoto
• Screenplay - Yoshimichi Murooka, Hirofumi Tanaka, Daisuke Hosaka
• Music - Taro Makito
• Theme Song - "Soredemo Aruiteru" (それでも歩いてる, "Keep Walking Anyway") by Hiragana Keyakizaka46
• Producer - Kentaro Yamato, Satoshi Egawa, Toshiya Nomura
• Co-Producer - Nakadake Take
• Associate Producer - Fumiaki Kobayashi
• Contents Producer - Naofumi Takiyama, Yuzo Kikuma
• Director - Akira Uchikata, Yusuke Ishida, Goroyasu YuRyo, Tsuyoshi Furukawa
• Production - TV TOKYO, Netflix
• Production work - "Re: Mind" Production Committee

Reception

Kirsten Howard of Den of Geek said "Re:Mind is sweet, sweet binge fodder for mystery junkies".^[9]

References

1. "guide to re:mind Netflix crazy ending". decider.com. 2018.
2. Cobb, Kayla (February 27, 2018). "Your Guide To The J-Pop Cast Of Netflix's 'Re:Mind'". Decider. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
3. 株式会社テレビ東京. "キャスト｜木ドラ25「Re:Mind」リマインド：テレビ東京". テレビ東京. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
4. "Re:Mind(ドラマ) | WEBザテレビジョン(0000929713)". WEBザテレビジョン (in Japanese). Retrieved June 16, 2022.
5. Féminis, Patricio (February 28, 2018). ""Re: Mind": Once cautivas adolescentes por el terror japonés". clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved March 13, 2018.
6. "けやき坂46メンバー、兼任解除の長濱ねるについてコメント＜Re：Mind＞ - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved June 12, 2022.
7. "けやき坂46の2期生"埼玉が生んだ怒涛の起爆剤"渡邉美穂がドラマ出演権を勝ち取る！ベリカ（渡辺梨加）、ベリサ（渡邉理佐）…次は"ベミホ"だ＜モデルプレス独占インタビュー＞ - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved June 12, 2022.
8. "けやき坂 小坂菜緒、2期生初のセンターなるか？ 新曲「JOYFUL LOVE」使用のCMから感じたこと" [Nao Kosaka, the first second generation member to become the center of Hiragana Keyakizaka? Thoughts from a commercial using the new song "Joyful Love"]. Real Sound｜リアルサウンド (in Japanese). Retrieved June 23, 2022.
9. Howard, Kristen (March 12, 2018). "Re:Mind review: Netflix's fun new Japanese mystery series". Den of Geek. Retrieved March 13, 2018.

External links

• Official website at TV Tokyo (in Japanese)