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Monster

2025 · 1 season

A quiet, creeping unease settles in as buried grief and old clues slowly surface in a chilly small town.

Created by
Tatsuya Ikezawa, Kosuke Suzuki
Genres
Mystery, Drama
Starring
Ken Yasuda, Koshi Mizukami, Atsuro Watabe
Overview
Twenty-five years after a college student vanishes—leaving only the first joint of her finger behind—the case remains unsolved. Her twin brother, now a local police officer, is forced to team up with a transferred elite cop he doesn’t get along with. When a call leads them to search for a missing elderly man, they uncover clues that may finally unravel the long-buried truth.

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Created by
Tatsuya Ikezawa, Kosuke Suzuki
Genres
Mystery, Drama
Starring
Ken Yasuda, Koshi Mizukami, Atsuro Watabe
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • grief
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • small town
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
Action3
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
mystery, drama
Created by
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Written by
Yoichi Maekawa
Starring
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Music
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Length
1 seasons, 10 episodes, 60 min each
Network
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Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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