Series synopsis
Partner In Darkness, also known as 闇の伴走者 is a Japanese crime drama mystery television series that premiered on WOWOW Prime on April 11, 2015. It ended on April 28, 2018. It stars Nao Matsushita, Arata Furuta, Mina Fujii and Bengal.
year after manga master Fumiya Ajima's death, 50 unpublished sketches are discovered. The sketches appear to be the work of Fumiya Ajima, but the sketches shows details from several missing women cases that occurred 35 years earlier. Fumiya Ajima’s wife asks the Department Head of Yukihide Ozawa to find out if the sketches are the work of her late husband. Ex-police officer Yuki Mizuno receives a request to investigate the origins of the 50 sketches. Yuki Mizuno then enlists the help of Shinji D ...
Premise
year after manga master Fumiya Ajima's death, 50 unpublished sketches are discovered. The sketches appear to be the work of Fumiya Ajima, but the sketches shows details from several missing women cases that occurred 35 years earlier. Fumiya Ajima’s wife asks the Department Head of Yukihide Ozawa to find out if the sketches are the work of her late husband. Ex-police officer Yuki Mizuno receives a request to investigate the origins of the 50 sketches. Yuki Mizuno then enlists the help of Shinji Daigo, an expert of the manga world.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Nao Matsushita as Yuki Mizuno
- Arata Furuta as Shinji Daigo
- Mina Fujii as Shoko Murotani
- Bengal as Fumiya Ajima
- Yumiko Fujita as Kazue mizuno
- Tomoya Maeno as Kazue mizuno
- Kyoko Maya as Yoshiko Ajima
- Jun Kaname as Yukihide Ozawa
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | April 11, 2015 | May 9, 2015 |
| Season 2 | 5 | March 31, 2018 | April 28, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 11, 2015 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 18, 2015 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 25, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | March 31, 2018 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 7, 2018 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 14, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | WOWOW Prime |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 11, 2015 |
| Last aired | April 28, 2018 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | ended |