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The Deep Red

Shinku is a compelling drama that focuses on the strange relationship that develops between two people who find their lives irrevocably changed as a result of a horrible multiple homicide. The first person traumatized is the lone survivor of the terrible family bloodbath, a girl who grows up to be a pretty college student. The second person affected by this heinous crime is the daughter of the murderer, a young girl who ends up becoming a tattooed bartender. A full decade after the crime, the killer is finally going to be executed, and the surviving member of the massacre decides to reach out and befriend the murderer's daughter. A tentative, odd sort of friendship blossoms between these two people, both of whom seem to have little in common personally, and every reason in the world for not wanting to meet. Yet they do, but not without reservations. And really, is this friendship quite what it seems? Or is it all part of some twisted plan for vengeance?

Top Cast

  • Rina Uchiyama

    Rina Uchiyama

    Kanako Akiba

  • Asami Mizukawa

    Asami Mizukawa

    Miho Totsuka

  • Fumiyo Kohinata

    Fumiyo Kohinata

    Yukihiko Akiba

  • Naoto Ogata

    Naoto Ogata

    Norio Totsuka

  • Asahi Uchida

    Asahi Uchida

    Akira Nakagaki

  • Takashi Tsukamoto

    Takashi Tsukamoto

    Takumi Watanabe

  • Maki Horikita

    Maki Horikita

    Yukihiko Akiba - Young

  • Mitsuru Hirata

    Mitsuru Hirata

    Koichi Shiina

  • Yoko Minamino

    Yoko Minamino

    Jitsuko Ihara

Overview

Shinku is a compelling drama that focuses on the strange relationship that develops between two people who find their lives irrevocably changed as a result of a horrible multiple homicide. The first person traumatized is the lone survivor of the terrible family bloodbath, a girl who grows up to be a pretty college student. The second person affected by this heinous crime is the daughter of the murderer, a young girl who ends up becoming a tattooed bartender. A full decade after the crime, the killer is finally going to be executed, and the surviving member of the massacre decides to reach out and befriend the murderer's daughter. A tentative, odd sort of friendship blossoms between these two people, both of whom seem to have little in common personally, and every reason in the world for not wanting to meet. Yet they do, but not without reservations. And really, is this friendship quite what it seems? Or is it all part of some twisted plan for vengeance?

Rating

5.5 / 10
15 Reviews
1 Popular

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