
Giver Taker
Seen it?2023 | 1 seasons | 50 min | Drama, Mystery, Crime
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a small audience and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Luther or A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 4 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Former elementary school teacher and detective, Kurasawa Itsuki (Nakatani Miki), has a history with Kishi Ruoto (Kikuchi Fuma). At the age of 12 and her 6th grade student, Kishi murdered Kurasawa's daughter. The young age of the murderer caused the bizarre murder case to send shockwaves throughout Japan. Kurasawa experienced despair and quit her job as a teacher to become a detective with the desire of "saving as many people as possible from suffering like I did". Driven by her strong conviction, Kurasawa spends 12 years working hard to solve cases before learning that Kishi is to be discharged from a medical reformatory just before the anniversary of her daughter's death. One day, she receives a text message from the supposedly "completely rehabilitated" Kishi promising to "take away your precious things once again". This was the beginning of a new incident that would shock all of Japan again.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Limited series that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Created by Keiko Suenobu
- Miki NakataniItsuki Kurasawa
- Fuma KikuchiRuoto Kishi
- Hiroyuki IkeuchiKaname Imai
- Mai FukagawaRiko Tsubaki
- Hisashi Yoshizawa
- Fumika Baba
- Yuki Saito
- Toshiya Tohyama
- Yoshihiko Hakamada
- Shin ShimizuKato [Detective]