Uzukawamura Jiken (2022) [E 01 – 06 END]

Profile

• Drama: Uzukawamura Jiken
• Romaji: Uzukawamura Jiken
• Japanese: 鵜頭川村事件
• Director: Yu Irie
• Writer: Riu Kushiki (novel), Kiyoto Wada
• Network: WOWOW
• Episodes: 6
• Release Date: August 28 – October 2, 2022
• Runtime: Sunday 22:00-23:00
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

Akira Iwamori (Ryuhei Matsuda) works as a doctor. He is looking for his wife, who went missing. He takes his daughter to visit his wife’s hometown village of Uzukawa. While in Uzukawa, the village suddenly becomes isolated due to a landslide caused by heavy rain. The villagers becomes filled with anxiety and a murder takes place. The tense village people become violent. Akira Iwamori is soon drawn into a power struggle in Uzukawa. He learns new information about his wife’s whereabouts.