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The Incident

2023 · 1 season

A quiet, methodical legal mystery that slowly peels back a confession, keeping you leaning in to weigh each new doubt.

Created by
Naruhide Mizuta
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Kippei Shiina, Kana Kita, Ayumu Mochizuki
Overview
A dead body is found in a storage area. The victim is a woman in her 20's, who ran a small restaurant. Soon after, a 19-year-old man is arrested for murder and abandonment of corpse. Lawyer Daisaburo Kikuchi, who used to be a judge, takes the young man’s case as his lawyer. The case seems to be clear cut, because the man confessed to the crimes. But, things soon change. The man denies the charges at his trial. Lawyer Daisaburo Kikuchi investigates and he soon faces the truth behind the case.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Naruhide Mizuta
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Kippei Shiina, Kana Kita, Ayumu Mochizuki
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • mystery
  • deception
  • guilt
  • morality
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, crime, mystery
Created by
Naruhide Mizuta
Written by
Mita Toshiyuki, Shinya Hokimoto
Starring
Kippei Shiina, Kana Kita, Ayumu Mochizuki, Shiori Akita, Naoto Takahashi, Eri Fuse, Nimura Sawa, Hiroki Okabe
Music
Masaru Yokoyama
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes
Network
WOWOW Prime
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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