Eerie: Mienai Kao: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Seiji Hirokawa works as a university professor. One day, his sick wife dies. Several days later, the intercom bell rings at his home and he sees a strange woman's face on the intercom screen. The woman asks "Is your wife at home?" Seiji Hirokawa opens the front door, but nobody is there.

The president of the university where Seiji Hirokawa works suddenly dies. An election to select his replacement takes place. The election even involves the students and Seiji Hirokawa also participates. The professors are cautious with each other and a mysterious document spreads across the university. Meanwhile, Seiji Hirokawa carries guilt over his past behavior. Before his wife passed away, he had an affair with his sister-in-law Rei Mizushima. She works as an instructor at the same university. An unidentified body is found nearby at a garbage dump.

Series details

• Title: Eerie: Mienai Kao
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2018-08-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-09-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: WOWOW
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 38514
• TVDB ID: 349797

Cast and credited roles

• Joe Odagiri — Hirokawa Seiji
• Anna Yamada — Shinoda Shiori
• Yoji Tanaka — Hashimoto Shogo
• Yuina Kuroshima — Rokudou Nanami

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-08-04; final listed air date 2018-09-08; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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