Set in the year 1985, an arson-murder case takes place at an apartment in Tokyo. The victim is novelist Kohei Kimizuka. Ritusko Ikematsu is soon arrested for his death. Ritusko Ikematsu and Kohei Kimizuka were childhood friends. Prosecutor Tsutaguchi takes charge of the murder case. He begins to contact people who knew Ritusko Ikematsu. Prosecutor Tsutaguchi learns of her unfortunate life and the men surrounding her. The men's impressions of Ritusko Ikematsu are all different. Prosecutor Tsutaguchi then learns of a case that took place in 1955 in Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture, where Ritusko Ikematsu and Kohei Kimizuka grew up. He believes that case is the key to solve Kohei Kimizuka’s murder.
Japanese study overview
Mukou no Hate is a Japanese drama of 24,885 characters, with 1,966 unique words and 800 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.2 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,966 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 律子Noriko×183
- お前you×85
- 池松Ikematsu×76
- 公平fair×68
- 女woman×55
- 私I×54
- 言うto say×47
- 検事public prosecutor×44
- 聞くto hear×40
- 君塚Kimizuka×39
- 俺I×38
- 自分myself×35
- 喜平Kihei×31
- 淫売prostitution×23
- 津田Tsushida×18
- 三味線shamisen×15
- 一平Ichihira×15
- 一座the whole company×14
- 行島Yukishima×13
- 津軽Tsugaru (western region of Aomori Prefecture)×11