Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation

A quiet, brooding procedural that weighs grief against forgiveness, unfolding slowly with moral unease rather than action.

Created by

Takahisa Zeze

Genres

Drama, Mystery, Crime

Starring

Masahiro Higashide, Yutaka Matsushige, Ayumu Nakajima

Overview

Saeki Shuichi was a detective, but he quit his job. He now works at a detective agency. One day, a couple asks the detective agency to find a man named Sakagami. The man killed the couple's son and served at a youth detention center. Kogure Masato is the director of the detective agency. He tells Shuichi to work on the case. Shuichi is also part of a victim's family. When he was a child, his older sister was murdered. While Shuichi watches Sakagami, the couple asks him to find some materials which will allow them to forgive Sakagami or not.

How it feels

Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Revenge, justice, morality, grief

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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