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The Hovering Blade

The Hovering Blade

20216.91 Season6 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Keigo Higashino
Written by Keigo Higashino, Noriko Yoshida
Produced by Hirohito Watanabe, Mamoru Inoue
NetworksWOWOW Prime

Top Cast

Yutaka Takenouchi

Yutaka Takenouchi

Nagamine Shigeki

Yuriko Ishida

Yuriko Ishida

Kijima Wakako

Mizuki Inoue

Mizuki Inoue

Nakai Makoto

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Kutsuka Kozo

Takahiro Miura

Takahiro Miura

Oribe Takahiro

Kanji Furutachi

Kanji Furutachi

Mano Kanji

Kumi Takiuchi

Kumi Takiuchi

Odagiri Yukari

Hirotaro Honda

Hirotaro Honda

Kijima Takaaki

Yuumi Kawai

Yuumi Kawai

Nagamine Ema

Kenji Iwaya

Kenji Iwaya

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookrevengerape and murdersingle fatherdeath of a childjuvenile justice

About The Hovering Blade

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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