A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
July 24, 2021
# of Seasons: 1
# of Episodes: 5
Finale:
August 21, 2021
Original Title:
黒鳥の湖
Alternate Titles:
Black Bird Lake
Kokucho no mizuumi
Kokuchou no mizuumi
Kokuchō no mizuumi
흑조의호수
Genres:
Crime | Drama | Mystery
Production Companies:
WOWOW FILMS
Countries:
JP
A young woman is kidnapped. Her belongings are delivered one after the other. Shota Zaizen is the CEO of Zaizen Corporation. He remembers a similar case 18 years ago, when he worked as a researcher at a private detective agency. That case involved a client's daughter who was kidnapped by a man named Tanioka and the victim's personal belongings like underwear, fingernails, pictures were delivered to the father. Shota Zaizen is shaken, because he found success by using that case from 18 years ago. Everything he has now is thanks to that case. The perpetrator Tanioka was never caught. Now, Shota Zaizen's 18-year-old daughter Mika goes missing. Mika's belongings are delivered to Shota Zaizen. Shota Zaizen carries out an investigation by himself. He also discovers about his wife Yuko's past.
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