Takeki Hanamichi

Director Eisaku Shima is determined to shake up the Japanese film industry. He handpicks a man to star in his own film — a man with zero acting experience: Takeru Amami. Amami shows up to the audition for Shima's production, but suddenly, a woman bursts into the room and stabs him. However, it turns out to be an elaborate performance using a prop knife. Shima and his team are completely fooled and become desperate to get Amami on board, no matter what. But the truth is… Amami himself seems to genuinely have someone trying to kill him.

Source: BookLive, translated