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I got another bit of Raymond Chandler deja vu thinking about this episode. Chandler's first novel, the Big Sleep, concerned a wealthy older man with two daughters. He hired Marlowe to find out what trouble the younger one, an unstable wild child, was getting into, but it turned out that the older sister and her husband were the ones that were tied up in much more nefarious dealings.

The comparison completely breaks down after this point, especially if you watch the movie, which has a much more flirtatious dynamic between Marlowe and the older sister that is 100% not reflected in Shotaro's interactions with Saeko (especially since I honestly don't remember if they ever have a conversation with each other). And while Marlowe does have to drag the younger sister out of a pornographer's studio/opium den, she at no point gets smashed into dozens of tiny shards (probably; it's been awhile since I've read the book).

Still, I have to feel that, assuming the writers read up on their Chandler while prepping the show, the book may have had at least some influence on the Sonozaki family.

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

The director of Wakana?s tour is Tomonori Okano, who played several minor roles in Heisei Rider, but is most notable as Old Man Sakurai in Den-O and its movies.

Wow. Did not recognize him without two hats stacked on top of each other.