A Fading Summer (2015)
翳りゆく夏
Overview
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.
Where to watch A Fading Summer
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Netflix, Amazon Prime Video | Amazon Video | — |
| South Korea | wavve, Watcha, TVING | — | — |
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What is A Fading Summer about?
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. A Fading Summer is a Crime, Mystery series, first aired on 2015-01-18, 1 season and 5 episodes.
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In Japan, A Fading Summer streams on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video and can be rented from Amazon Video. The table on this page lists 1 more country. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Takafumi Hatano
Cast
- Atsuro Watabe as Hidekazu Kaji
- Saburo Tokito as Seiichi Muto
- Mugi Kadowaki as Hiroko Asakura
- Masaki Suda as Toshiharu Muto
- Ryo Iwamatsu as Shuhei Inoue
- Kenichi Takitoh as Junji Horie
- Wakana Aoi
- Masuyo Iwamoto
- Masahiro Toda as Soichi Tezuka
- Kyusaku Shimada as Sadatoshi Otsuki
- Atsuko Maeda as Yu Kahara
- Yōko Moriguchi as Asako Tezuka
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