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Kyukei no Koya

1978 · 1 season

A slow, shadowy wartime mystery that keeps you leaning in, heavy with secrets and quiet dread.

Created by
Yutaro Kawamura
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Overview
Based on novel 1962 "Kyukei no Koya" by Seicho Matsumoto. A serial murder occurs around the heroine Kumiko because she finds evidence that her father, who should have died, was "alive." Set in 1945, near the end of WW II, Kenichiro Nogami is reported to have died in a Swiss hospital. In fact, he is working behind the scenes to save Japan from destruction. For this cause, Kenichiro Nogami has left behind his wife and nation to work in hiding.
How it feels
Tense, melancholic, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Conspiracy, family, deception, war
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Created by
Yutaro Kawamura
Genres
Drama, Mystery
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery
Created by
Yutaro Kawamura
Written by
Shun Inagaki
Starring
Komaki Kurihara, Kunio Murai, Kaneko Iwasaki, Haruko Katou, Taketoshi Naitō, Yūsuke Takita, Masami Shimojō, Torahiko Hamada
Length
1 seasons, 1 episodes
Network
Fuji TV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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