
HIS & HERS(2026)
Two estranged spouses — one a detective, the other a news reporter — vie to solve a murder in which each believes the other is a prime suspect.


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.

Yutaka Takenouchi
Nagamine Shigeki

Yuriko Ishida
Kijima Wakako

Mizuki Inoue
Nakai Makoto

Jun Kunimura
Kutsuka Kozo

Takahiro Miura
Oribe Takahiro

Kanji Furutachi
Mano Kanji

Kumi Takiuchi
Odagiri Yukari

Hirotaro Honda
Kijima Takaaki

Yuumi Kawai
Nagamine Ema

Kenji Iwaya
The Hovering Blade is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2021 exploring themes of based on novel or book, revenge, rape and murder, single father, death of a child, juvenile justice. Created by Keigo Higashino, it stars Yutaka Takenouchi, Yuriko Ishida, Mizuki Inoue. 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.
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