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Impossibility Defense

2017–2018 · 1 season

A tense, eerie cat-and-mouse game where a hypnotic killer meets his match, keeping you on edge with its dark, mysterious atmosphere.

Created by
Eisuke Naito
Genres
Crime, Mystery
Starring
Tori Matsuzaka, Erika Sawajiri, Kensei Mikami
Overview
A hypnotic assassin meets his match when a detective immune to his powers becomes determined to bring him down!

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Created by
Eisuke Naito
Genres
Crime, Mystery
Starring
Tori Matsuzaka, Erika Sawajiri, Kensei Mikami
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • power
  • crime
  • deception
  • death
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, mystery
Created by
Eisuke Naito
Written by
Junpei Yamaoka
Starring
Tori Matsuzaka, Erika Sawajiri, Kensei Mikami, Mariya Nagao, Suzunosuke Tanaka, Yutaka Morioka, Masaru Nagai, MEGUMI
Music
Harumi Fuuki
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 24 min each
Network
dTV
Languages
Japanese

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