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Crystal's Beating (2016)
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Original name: 水晶の鼓動
Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
From a gruesome murder to a series of bomb blasts, it's explosive storytelling from beginning to end! This “Crystal's Beating” (Suishō no Kodō) is the sequel to the immensely popular crime suspense drama series “Cocoon of Stone” (Ishi no Mayu), and the long-awaited second instalment in the “Murder Analysis Team” (Satsujin Bunseki-han) series.
Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, dark, psychological, twisted, neo noir ...
Plot:
investigation, forensics, serial killer, murderer, murder, murder investigation, female detective, crime investigation, female protagonist, police detective, crime solving, female police detective, uncover truth, serial murder, police procedural, suspicion, crime scene, violent, criminal psychology, urban, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, corruption, cold case, investigative journalism ...
Place:
japan
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, suspense and suspenseful films and TV series with plots about investigation, crime solving, uncover truth, crime investigation, forensics, murder investigation and urban mostly in Mystery, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Crystal's Beating: Through the Darkness (2022), Stone's Cocoon (2015), Swindle Detective (2019), Kurokouchi (2013), Unfair: Code Breaking (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 70 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
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Country: Japan
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Place:
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
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Place:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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40%
Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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Place:
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
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Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
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32%
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Country: Japan
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Audience:
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Audience:
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Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
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Time:
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Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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