Yoru ga Dorehodo Kurakutemo: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Michinari Shiga works as a deputy-editor for weekly magazine Shukan Jiryu, whose sales have risen due to scoops on numerous scandals. He lives the life of a journalist with integrity, until his own university-aged son, murders a couple, then himself. Instead of chasing after scandals, Shiga now finds himself at the centre of one. His situation is now desperate, as fellow journalists hound him, he's demoted to a monthly magazine and his relationship with his wife is quickly deteriorating. But Shiga is determined to expose the truth behind his son's case.

Series details

• Title: Yoru ga Dorehodo Kurakutemo
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2020-11-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-12-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: WOWOW
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 85709

Cast and credited roles

• Takaya Kamikawa — Michinari Shiga
• Shigeaki Kato — Wataru Inami
• Yui Okada — Nanami Hoshino

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-11-22; final listed air date 2020-12-13.

Source and licence

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