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Mukou no Hate

2021 · 1 season

A slow, somber puzzle that asks you to piece together a life from conflicting memories, leaving a lingering chill.

Created by: Eiji Uchida
Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring: Marika Matsumoto, Kouhei Matsushita, Hayato Kakizawa

Overview: Set in the year 1985, an arson-murder case takes place at an apartment in Tokyo. The victim is novelist Kohei Kimizuka. Ritusko Ikematsu is soon arrested for his death. Ritusko Ikematsu and Kohei Kimizuka were childhood friends. Prosecutor Tsutaguchi takes charge of the murder case. He begins to contact people who knew Ritusko Ikematsu. Prosecutor Tsutaguchi learns of her unfortunate life and the men surrounding her. The men's impressions of Ritusko Ikematsu are all different. Prosecutor Tsutaguchi then learns of a case that took place in 1955 in Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture, where Ritusko Ikematsu and Kohei Kimizuka grew up. He believes that case is the key to solve Kohei Kimizuka’s murder.

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Created by: Eiji Uchida
Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring: Marika Matsumoto, Kouhei Matsushita, Hayato Kakizawa

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
guilt
isolation
mystery
trauma
Places: big city
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, crime, mystery
Created by: Eiji Uchida
Written by: Umi Yamano
Starring: Marika Matsumoto, Kouhei Matsushita, Hayato Kakizawa, Masaki Kaji, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Akinaga Toyomoto, Shohei Uno, Takuro Tatsumi
Length: 1 seasons, 8 episodes, 60 min each
Network: WOWOW Prime
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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