The Hovering Blade

📊 Series Specifications

Network WOWOW Prime
Episode Runtime ~60 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 6
Original Language JA

The Hovering Blade (2021)

⭐ 3.7 / 5 (10 votes) 🎬 1 Seasons 📼 6 Episodes 🏷️ Crime, Drama 📡 Ended
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Series Status:

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Synopsis

Following the brutal rape and murder of his teenage daughter, a single father seeks revenge against the responsible youths. His pursuit for justice becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse game with both the perpetrators and the police.

Seasons & Episodes

E1 Episode 1

Nagamine avenges his daughter's murder, igniting a divisive drama over justice as he hunts down her killers.

E2 Episode 2

Inspector Hiratsuka pursues Nagamine. Makoto and journalist Yukari are involved. Nagamine's sorrowful letter deeply moves Wakako in Nagano.

E3 Episode 3

Nagamine returns to a pension from his past. As media frenzy and police close in, the owner's daughter, Wakako, discovers his secret.

E4 Episode 4

Wakako acted on discovering Nagamine's identity. Detective Oribe reflected on his family, Hiratsuka compared cases, and Kaiji hid, feeling lonely.

E5 Episode 5

Takumi sees Wakako hiding Nagamine and tries to persuade her. Ayumura erupts over articles about his daughter, and Kaiji confronts Nagamine.

E6 Episode 6

The police, guided by Makoto, trap Kaiji. Despite Wakako’s plea, Nagamine grabs his gun after hearing Kaiji is in Shinjuku and sees him surrounded.