SeriesNRSupernatural Ghosts & Haunting Psychological

Border2014

Name: Border
Genre: Supernatural, Ghosts & Haunting, Psychological
Released: 2014-04-10
Rating: 7

7.0

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Year

2014

Seasons

Network

tv asahi

Status

Ended

The premise

Ishikawa Ango is a very capable detective that lives only for his job. One day, while investigating a crime scene, he gets shot in the head by the criminal that was still lurking about. Ango gets thrown over that line that divides life and death but, though he dies, doctor's are able to reanimate him and he pulls through. Yet, the bullet remains stuck in his head as the operation to remove it is very dangerous. Shortly after, he goes back to work and soon realizes that he's now able to see and talk with the recently departed.

Horror Vault's take

A relentless Tokyo detective cheats death after being shot in the head at a crime scene — and returns to work carrying more than just a bullet. His near-death experience has left him with an unsettling ability that blurs the boundary between the living and the departed, turning every murder case into something far more intimate and morally complex. As he leans on this new gift to close cases others cannot, the psychological toll and ethical consequences begin to mount. Border is a slow-burn Japanese crime drama that asks how far a detective should go — and what it costs to go there.

Content: Murder And Crime Scene Depictions, Themes Of Death And The Afterlife, Moral And Ethical Distress

Episode Guide

· 8h 6m total· Apr 2014 → Jun 2014

S1.E1 · DiscoverPremiere
Apr 10, 2014 · 54 min
A police detective named Ango Ishikawa takes a bullet to the head while investigating a murder scene. He miraculously recovers and returns to work.
S1.E2 · Rescue
Apr 17, 2014 · 54 min
A serial killer is targeting high school girls. Ishikawa and his colleagues go to take the killer into custody, but he kills himself in front of them.
S1.E3 · Linkage
Apr 24, 2014 · 54 min
An examination of the body of a young man found in the suburbs outside of Tokyo reveals that he was killed elsewhere and his body was moved.
S1.E4 · Blast
May 1, 2014 · 54 min
A homeless stabbing victim is found in a wide open athletic field with a "handle with care" sticker placed on his body.
S1.E5 · Recall
May 8, 2014 · 54 min
A man whose body is found outside a home in a residential area is suspected to be another victim in the recent spate of violent robberies.