The City Mayor Is Dead (2012)

Other name: Shichou Shisu

Description:

When the highly diligent city mayor mysteriously disappears during official business, the city assembly descends into chaos amidst his six-day unexplained absence. Days later, his body is tragically discovered at a hot spring resort. His nephew, a city assembly member, launches an investigation, skeptical that his straitlaced uncle would abandon duties for personal reasons. The mayor's secretary recalls an unusual excuse to skip a session, hinting at prior visits to the resort. Aided by the mayor's housekeeper, the nephew meticulously cleans the deceased's room, unearthing a secret diary. Its contents expose a shocking revelation: the mayor was deeply infatuated with a mysterious woman. Now, the nephew races to uncover if this clandestine affair holds the key to his uncle's sudden vanishing and untimely death, challenging the facade of a perfect public life.

Country: Japanese

Status: Completed

Released: 2012

Genre:Drama