Everyone is hiding something. It may be a harmless secret or it might be something far more serious. In this spellbinding series, hear stories of murder investigations that gradually exposed one truth after another, until everyone's truths are laid bare. There are little white lies, and then there are the lies that kill.
A washed up horror film director named Kôji Kuroishi (played by Kôji Shiraishi) and his assistant director named Miho Ichikawa visit a house deep in wooded mountains to film a movie. Once arrived, they meet a mentally deranged woman named Maria Miyoshi who proclaims she's a fan of Kuroishi's works. The woman pleads that she's experienced the same things as documented in Kuroishi's works. Unexplainable phenomena quickly begin to happen, so Kuroishi sets out to document these experiences and turn them into a film, together with the help of a 'super volunteer' named Shôhei Uno and a handsome psychic medium named Nanashi.
When we were 17 we looked at our teacher who was 27 with arrogance but time flies and before we knew it, we were 27 too. We didn't know how hard life could be 10 years later. We didn't know we would meet each other and our teacher again in that future.
Tsurugi Hina, a first-year high school student who moved from the city, is an indoor person who is not good at living things. While walking along the embankment, she met her senior Kuroiwa, and was forced to join the mysterious "Teibo Club" and she decides to start fishing. With the support of unique club members, she gradually discovers the joy of fishing.
Itsuki Torigai, a grieving single father and estate organizer, tackles life’s toughest transitions—from post-death cleanups to pre-passing downsizing—while forging heartfelt connections with struggling families, illuminating resilience and shared humanity in life’s most fragile moments.
A struggling actor, gifted with the unwanted ability to hear spirits, uncovers a haunting murder mystery when a ghost insists she was killed, not lost to suicide.
A 6-people high school friend group Masaomi, Sho, Runa, Daichi, Hiyori, and Haruto gathered in a luxurious Western-style building after receiving an invitation from the alumni association. They were greeted by a man who seemed to be a butler in the mansion and were pleased to see him again, but no other attendees were found. When they were wondering, a flashy man who seemed to be the owner of the hall appeared, calling himself as a Game Master and told them: "I'm going to ask everyone to play the game. Can I call it "Murder Mystery"? Find out the criminal who killed Inoue Honoka."
The 4 rakugokas frequent a café and there they observe the customers and clerk, and develop BL stories. Those stories will be acted as well as the rakugokas imagine / craft the story.
An accidental killing leads a man down a dark hole of intrigue and murder. Just as he finds love and freedom, one phone call brings back the nightmare.
Shin and Ryudai run a public bathhouse, Otori no Yu, located in a suburb. The bathhouse has been there for 150 years, since the Edo period. Due to poor finances, Shin and Ryudai struggle to maintain the bathhouse. While they work, they face various problems and happenings caused by their customers.
Former motorcycle pursuit officer Kazuma Ueno, known for solving kidnappings, is called back to action when bank employee Katsumi Higashida is abducted for a 500 million yen ransom. Teaming up with FBI-trained negotiator Asuka Nakahara, Ueno clashes with her over methods as they uncover a deeper conspiracy behind the case.
Haruka is a fisherman's daughter, who lost her home and many friends in the Tohoku earthquake. After a year living in a temporary housing, she did not want to return back to her hometown and went to Tokyo where she got captivated by a lighting store. Haruka later works at the store and decides to help the customers to find their own light in life. At the same time, Haruka slowly overcomes her emotional wounds and finds her own light.
A police officer with face blindness but a brilliant memory teams up with a disgraced star detective to solve long-cold cases in the Unsolved Cases Office.
Amid their parents’ divorce, three sisters are plunged into uncertainty when their mother is murdered and the family is cast under a cloud of suspicion.
The murder of one of their own changes groups of friends forever. The tragic loss of a member of their inner circle — and their terrifying closeness to the killer — haunt them as they uncover secrets and confront the painful truth.
A docudrama about Tetsuo Kinjo and Shozo Uehara, two writers who worked on the original Ultraman series. It also features interviews with other production staff.
Yoshino’s engagement is far from a dream come true. Her grandfather, head of the largest yakuza group in Kansai, has arranged her marriage to Kirishima, grandson of the Miyama Clan leader, as part of a truce. To Yoshino’s surprise, Kirishima seems kind and charming for a yakuza member. But his warm facade only serves to mask a dark and dangerous truth.
Rion, a naive, loudmouthed teenager, investigates a host club full of vampires when she suspects they must be related to the disappearance of a lot of people in the neighborhood, including her best friend. In the process she begins to befriend them, especially the leader Suou, with whom she develops a romantic relationship.
An elite but socially awkward lawyer takes in a genius con artist. Together, they secretly solve complex legal cases using unethically obtained evidence.
ノンレムの窓 2022・秋