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Left-Eye Detective (2010)
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Original name: 左目探偵EYE
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Tanaka Ainosuke was born with a weak left eye. Then one day, his older brother Yumehito dies mysteriously, allowing Ainosuke to receive a cornea transplant from him. After the surgery, whenever there is a shock to his left eye he sees strange images. Ainosuke assumes that the images might be clues to his brother's death and starts an investigation with the help of his junior high school nurse Sayama Hitomi. But just when their probe begins, an unidentified criminal organization appears to disrupt their investigation...
Style:
detective, exciting, serious, captivating, dramatic, suspense, crime drama, tense, psychological, dark ...
Plot:
investigation, criminal organization, friendship, brothers, middle school, nurse, secret organization, two brothers, brother, death of brother, surgical operation, loss of brother, supernatural, conspiracy, danger, psychic vision, paranormal, corruption, partnership, cat and mouse, amateur detective, school, revenge, grief, moral dilemma ...
Time:
2010s
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