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Double-edged Axe

2022 · 1 season

A somber, slow-burning procedural that weighs grief and justice, pulling you into a quiet, tense investigation.

Created by
Yoshitaka Mori
Genres
Drama
Starring
Arata Iura, Kyôhei Shibata, Jun Fubuki
Overview
The eldest daughter of Detective Shibasaki Sachio from the First Investigation Division is found stabbed to death. He goes after the truth with Kawasumi Shigekatsu, a junior detective who respects Shibasaki as his mentor in life and is a close family friend. However, the hard work of the police is in vain. There are no developments due to the numerous questionable points at the crime scene and case goes unsolved. 15 years later, Shibasaki is retired and quietly spending the rest of his life looking after his wife Miwako who is seriously ill. However, the situation suddenly changes with the establishment of a unit specialising in re-investigating unsolved cases. Kawasumi also joins them. As the case is being reexamined, the existence of man who is believed to be the criminal emerges.

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Created by
Yoshitaka Mori
Genres
Drama
Starring
Arata Iura, Kyôhei Shibata, Jun Fubuki
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • justice
  • family
  • obsession
  • memory
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Yoshitaka Mori
Written by
Kenichi Suzuki
Starring
Arata Iura, Kyôhei Shibata, Jun Fubuki, Saki Takaoka, Nao, Ryota Bando, Kazuki Namioka, Maryjun Takahashi
Music
Takashi Ohmama
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
WOWOW Prime
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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