A Suffocatingly Lonely Death

A Suffocatingly Lonely Death

2024 · 1 season · 11 eps · ★ 8.6 · Drama

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The suspense story begins when Jin Saeki, a policeman in Yamanashi Prefecture, arrives at a prominent estate residence in response to a tip, and finds the skeletal remains of 13 children, as well as a mysterious marking. Jūzō Haikawa, the long-missing owner of the estate, immediately becomes the prime suspect. Saeki collaborates with a woman named Kanon Hasumi, who has a connection to Haikawa, and together they search for the truth behind the case. In a parallel story set in Tokyo seven years after the case, a girl with a connection to the mark left on the Haikawa estate runs away from home.

Created by Okamoto Koichi, Eisuke Naito

Network: YTV

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Cast

Ryo Narita Jin Saeki
Ai Yoshikawa Kanon Hasumi
Fumiyo Kohinata Jūzō Haikawa
Meisa Kuroki
Taiki Sato Jun Suzuki
Riku Hagiwara Sōsuke Takimoto
Toru Nomaguchi Sōichi Kawai
Bambi Naka Maya Okishima
Kazuto Mokudai Takeru Kamishiro
Kuritani Azuma Yuma
Leo Matsumoto Kawaguchi Satoru
Liliana Ohno

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