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A Fading Summer

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2015 | 1 seasons | 60 min | Crime, Mystery

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a small audience and little 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 fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Dexter, start here.
The mood
Tense, gritty.
The pace
One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, hour-long episodes, about 5 hours in all.
What might put you off
It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

A major newspaper has informally decided to employ a female university student. However, shock ripples within the newspaper because of a weekly magazine’s scoop that she is the daughter of the criminal in a serious case. This was the kidnapping of a newborn baby at a big hospital 20 years ago. The criminal demanded a ransom from the director of the hospital instead of the parents. But after the criminal had the large sum of money in hand, he died in an accident while being pursued by the police. The baby was never found. Kaji Hidekazu, a former hotshot journalist who has become deadwood in the wake of an incident, is ordered by the newspaper to re-investigate the kidnapping case. He finds out the shocking, tragic truth which had been kept under wraps.

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 impactBelow par

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

  • Atsuro WatabeHidekazu Kaji
  • Saburo TokitoSeiichi Muto
  • Mugi KadowakiHiroko Asakura
  • Masaki SudaToshiharu Muto
  • Ryo IwamatsuShuhei Inoue
  • Kenichi TakitohJunji Horie
  • Wakana Aoi
  • Masuyo Iwamoto
  • Masahiro TodaSoichi Tezuka
  • Kyusaku ShimadaSadatoshi Otsuki