Fashion meets crime in a 1977 Japanese slow-burn where love and murder share the same runway.
Season 1 • Episode 11
LatestThe drama depicts the fateful meeting and falling in love between a man living in the glamorous world of the fashion business and a woman living in the social reality of law and order.
Costume
Fashion-forward wardrobe as character storytelling
Direction
Ohyama's restrained tension between worlds
Cinematography
Glossy sheen vs gritty reality contrast
Creator
Katsumi Ohyama
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hikarugake aired during Japan's economic boom when traditional social hierarchies clashed with Western-influenced glamour industries.
Sayuri Yoshinaga was already a massive star; this rare TV role let her play against type as rigid authority.
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