Hitotsubashi Kiriko no Hanzai Nikki (2022)

Other name: 一橋桐子の犯罪日記, Hitotsubashi Kiriko's Crime Diary

Description:

Plunged into profound sorrow after the death of her best friend, Kiriko faces a bleak and solitary future. Struggling with a meager pension and part-time work, she is terrified by the prospect of a lonely demise. One day, a news report about an arrested individual sparks an extraordinary idea: to commit a crime and live in prison. Convinced that incarceration offers a secure escape from isolation, Kiriko meticulously devises her "Life in Prison plan." As she embarks on this peculiar journey toward committing an offense, her carefully laid strategy unfolds in unexpected ways. Her encounters and experiences during this unconventional quest challenge her initial assumptions, revealing unforeseen complexities and a world far different from the one she envisioned.

Producer: NHK

Director: Kasaura Tomochika [笠浦友愛] and Mayuzumi Rintaro [黛りんたろう]

Country: Japanese

Status: Completed

Released: 2022

Genre:Drama; Miniseries