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Dakara Korosenakatta

2022 · 1 season

A taut psychological duel of words and will that keeps you leaning in, cold and coiled.

Created by
Hajime Gonno
Genres
Mystery, Drama
Starring
Hiroshi Tamaki, Wakana Matsumoto, Saki Takaoka
Overview
Serial killer vs newspaper reporter. A shocking mystery depicting an unprecedented theatrical crime! Can the reporter played by Hiroshi Tamaki stop the assault of serial killers with "words"???

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Created by
Hajime Gonno
Genres
Mystery, Drama
Starring
Hiroshi Tamaki, Wakana Matsumoto, Saki Takaoka
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • media
  • crime
  • deception
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour0
Realism7
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
mystery, drama
Created by
Hajime Gonno
Written by
Yoichi Maekawa
Starring
Hiroshi Tamaki, Wakana Matsumoto, Saki Takaoka, Atsuro Watabe, Genta Matsuda, Arata Furuta, Masato Hagiwara, Masahiro Komoto
Music
Hideakira Kimura
Length
1 seasons, 5 episodes
Network
WOWOW Prime
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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