I'm a sucker for a good noir, and this one's pretty damn good indeed! (albeit not *absolutely* perfect, due to a coupla weaker details in the plot - hence the 9/10). Anyway, what a breathtaking performance by Aibu Saki (I mean, award material, seriously!). I also liked a lot Morikawa Aoi (actually, this is the title that made me know her, so I kinda remember it fondly for that as well), Okuda Eiji and Watanabe Konomi. Oh, and let's not forget the beautiful music and the "exotic" Hokkaido setting! ^__^