Naze Kimi wa Zetsubo to Tatakaeta noka

Naze Kimi wa Zetsubo to Tatakaeta noka

Limited Series 2010 · 2 eps · Documentary, Drama, Mystery

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Adapted from the book with the same title by Ryusho Kadota, a journalist who followed the "Hikari City Mother and Child Murder Case" that took place in Hikari City, Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1999, the drama is a fictionalized human story of a bereaved family that suffered repeated setbacks and was on the verge of despair, but continued to fight on with the support of others.

Directed by Kan Ishibashi · Written by Masahiro Yoshimoto

Network: WOWOW Prime

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