The premise
In 2014, a series of murders targeting women takes place in Kawasaki City. All the victims have been killed as if they had hanged and these are dubbed the "Hanging Murders" in public. The police investigation runs into difficulties without clues on the murderer. However, Detective Iguchi from the First Investigation Division has his eye on a man whom he suspects to kill for pleasure. This man is Naoya Nogi. He lies about his identity, erases his traces in public, and lives as if he is holding his breath. Nogi is actually Masato Yaginuma, the victim in the sensational Akishima mother and son kidnapping case. He gets his neighbor, Yoshika, involved as he tries to escape the police dragnet but comes to realize some facts. What is his true motive?
Horror Vault's take
When a string of eerie strangulation murders grips Kawasaki City, a tenacious detective zeroes in on one deeply elusive suspect living under a false name. That suspect, it turns out, carries a haunted past rooted in a notorious kidnapping case — and his reasons for hiding run far deeper than guilt alone. As the net tightens, an unsuspecting neighbor becomes entangled in his desperate bid to stay invisible. This Japanese crime thriller peels back its characters layer by layer, asking hard questions about what truly drives a person toward darkness.
Content: Depictions Of Murder, Themes Of Serial Killing, References To Kidnapping, Psychological Distress
Episode Guide
S1.E1 · Episode 1Premiere6.0Oct 6, 2019 · 25 min · Dir: Akira Uchikata
Episode 1. Pilot
S1.E2 · Episode 27.0Oct 13, 2019 · 25 min · Dir: Akira Uchikata
S1.E3 · Episode 37.0Oct 20, 2019 · 25 min · Dir: Daisuke Yamamoto
S1.E4 · Episode 47.0Oct 27, 2019 · 25 min · Dir: Akira Uchikata
S1.E5 · Episode 58.0Nov 3, 2019 · 25 min · Dir: Akira Uchikata
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