TV series

Fujiko

2015 · 1 season

A hushed, uneasy plunge into a killer's past, where every interview feels like a trap and the truth keeps shifting.

Overview: Prize winning journalist, Michiko Takamine receives an autobiographical manuscript from recent suicide victim Sakiko, the daughter of imprisoned serial killer Fujiko. Before publishing the manuscript, Michiko seeks to interview Fujiko in prison to determine its validity. This story of murder and intrigue goes much deeper then Michiko envisioned and has a unique family twist.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and eerie. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Mystery, deception, guilt, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: mystery
deception
guilt
family
obsession
Places: prison
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild