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The Top Secret: Murder in Mind

2016 · 148 min

A somber, cerebral procedural that turns memory into a crime scene, demanding patience as it weighs ethics against grief.

Overview: Set in the late 21st century, an MRI scanner is introduced at the National Research Institute of Police Science's 9th Forensics Laboratory. The machine is able to scan the memories from even the deceased. As ethical questions arise over the machine's use, the 9th Forensics Laboratory members, including rookie Ikko Aoki and Chief Tsuyoshi Maki, struggle to solve cases.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Memory, morality, death, grief
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: memory
morality
death
grief
technology
Places: big city
workplace
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild