Dakara Korosenakatta: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"Try stopping my murders with words." This is one of the lines in the first letter delivered to Ippongi Toru, a roving journalist for Taiyo Shinbun's local news desk. The serial killer designates Ippongi and demands a public debate in the Taiyo Shinbun. The following letters includes the described details of the random serial murders which have shaken the Tokyo metropolitan area. Using the journalist's power of words, Ippongi goes head to head with the criminal who warns of another murder. The unprecedented dialogue between the serial killer and newspaper journalist eventually rocks society.

Series details

• Title: Dakara Korosenakatta
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2022-01-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-02-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: WOWOW
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 58591
• IMDb ID: tt15370040
• TVDB ID: 414480

Cast and credited roles

• Hiroshi Tamaki — Toru Ippongi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-01-09; final listed air date 2022-02-06.

Source and licence

Adapted from Dakara Korosenakatta on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.