Min Kanagawa

Kat Buckingham as Min Kanagawa in the Live Show

—Min[src]

**Min Kanagawa** is the step-mother of Cassandra and Cecil Kanagawa, the wife of the late Croesus Kanagawa, and current head of the Kanagawa Corporation.

## Early Life

It is widely assumed the Min is responsible for the death of her husband's first wife, Cecil and Cassandra's mother. However, there is no evidence to this effect, because, as Juno says, "that job was so clean it took five experts just to prove the woman was dead." It is unknown whether the rest of Kanagawa family is aware or suspicious of her involvement.

## History

In the updated version of Juno Steel and the Case of the Murderous Mask, Cassandra mentions that Min is going to meet with writers to decide how to spin the special announcing her husband Croesus' death. She is also mentioned by Cecil as being one of the dangers Juno Steel and Dark Matters agent Rex Glass evaded on their way to his workshop.

The first time Juno and Agent Glass encounter her in person, however, is as she is being threatened at gunpoint by Cassandra. Cassandra is convinced Min has stolen the production schedule that spurred Cass kill her father, but when Cassandra has Rex search Min's pockets for it, the schedule is not there. Instead, Min has only a prescription for anti-hallucinogens made out to Cassandra. She attempts to convince her stepdaughter that she hallucinated the schedule's existence.

Once Juno solves the murder and Cassandra confesses, it is revealed that Min was secretly filming the entire scene; she promptly has Cassandra escorted to Hoosegow, the family's privately-run prison.

After Cassandra is led out, Juno reveals that he realized that it was Min who had planted the schedule on Cassandra's set, knowing it would make her do something rash, then disposed of it to make Cassandra seem unhinged. He explains that she did this because Croesus had in fact intended to give Cassandra a stream slot she had wanted, and Min could not stand the prospect of losing money on Cassandra's show instead of making money on Cecil's. He accuses her of being the ultimate architect of the murder, which has placed her in full control of the corporation, with Croesus and Cassandra out of the way, but Cecil still available to "milk for all he's worth." Min very smugly states that Juno will never be able to prove anything, without openly confirming or denying his statements, and subtlety threatens him not to pursue the case any further.

## Personality

Min is a very calculating character, appearing openly sweet and pleasant despite her very cold actions. She can be very condescending, sweetly referring to Cassandra as her daughter even as she has her dragged off to prison.

She appeared to have a very strained relationship with her stepdaughter, very probably being emotionally abusive towards her. Her relationships with her husband, stepson, and the rest of the Kanagawa family are unknown, though she seems to care more about her personal gain than any of them specifically.

## Abilities

It is stated by Cecil that she can forge all of the Kanagawas' signatures perfectly. Although it was never explicitly confirmed, she is most likely responsible for planning two murders well enough that she has no obvious connection to either.

## Episode Appearances

* Juno Steel and the Case of the Murderous Mask (Part 2)
* Juno Steel and the Case of the Murderous Mask Update (Part 1) (mentioned)
* Juno Steel and the Case of the Murderous Mask Update (Part 2)

Season 2
* Juno Steel and the Kitty-Cat Caper (Part 2) (mentioned)

Bonus/Other
* The Penumbra Podcast Live!: Juno Steel and the Case of the Murderous Mask

## Trivia

* Creator Sophie Kaner has compared Min to real life celebrities Vanna White and Kris Jenner.
* It was revealed in the season 2.1 Q&A that in the original version of Murderous Mask, the creators intended Min to be having an affair with her stepson Cecil. This plotline has been scrapped as of the update and is no longer canon.
* Much like many other high-profile business people of her time, Min owns a Shangoan Mini Leopard, an expensive breed of house cat with the standard four eyes and stinger.