A lot of the attraction of ‘The Newcomer’ (Shinzanmono) feels lost when turned into a film, although it is by far my favorite novel by Keigo Higashino.
Although I really love the Detective Galileo series ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ as a film and brought to the screen, the ‘The Newcomer’ series is lacking.​ ​
Of course, when ‘The Crimes That Bind’ (Inori no Maku ga Oriru Toki) came out, said to be the last in the series, I read it straight away, but it left something to be desired somehow. It just … finished. Huh?
Nevertheless, it all made sense when I saw the film. This is definitely the conclusion. It’s disappointing I couldn’t get any of the same appeal from the book. Maybe I read it too quickly.​ ​
The story intersecting the struggles of parent and child had a decent enough reaction from fans. I’m glad I saw it.