Series synopsis
The Confession of the Sirens, also known as セイレーンの懺悔 is a Japanese crime drama television series that premiered on WOWOW Prime on October 18, 2020. It ended on November 8, 2020. It was created by Shichiri Nakayama. It stars Yuko Araki, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Rin Takanashi and Masanobu Takashima.
Asakura Takami is a reporter working for news programme "Afternoon JAPAN" which is currently in danger due to continous scandals. To recover the honor of "Afternoon JAPAN", Takami decides to follow senior reporter Satoya Taichi to cover the abduction case of a high school girl.
Through interviewing a classmate, Takami found out that the girl was bullied. However, another girl who is suspected to be the culprit actually suffered from a rape incident 6 years ago.
Premise
Asakura Takami is a reporter working for news programme "Afternoon JAPAN" which is currently in danger due to continous scandals. To recover the honor of "Afternoon JAPAN", Takami decides to follow senior reporter Satoya Taichi to cover the abduction case of a high school girl.
Through interviewing a classmate, Takami found out that the girl was bullied. However, another girl who is suspected to be the culprit actually suffered from a rape incident 6 years ago.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yuko Araki as Asakura Takami
- Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Satoya Taichi [Reporter of Teito TV]
- Rin Takanashi as Mishima Nanako [Japan TV reporter]
- Masanobu Takashima as Kudo Kenji [Detective]
- Masahiro Komoto as Higashira Nobuhiro [Ayaka's father]
- Mari Hamada as Higashira Ritsuko [Ayaka's mother]
- Kazuma Sano as Kato Eiji
- Ririka Kawashima
Supporting cast
- Mie Ota
- Hiroyuki Onoue as Akikawa Keigo
- Ikuji Nakamura as Tsumura Hitoshi
- Yuichi Haba as Kirishima Yoshiro
- Toshiyuki Nagashima as Kinoshima Sousuke
- Myra Meadows as Nakata Misora
- Amane Kamiya as Toma Shoko
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | October 18, 2020 | November 8, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
1 Asakura Takami is a reporter working for news programme "Afternoon JAPAN" which is currently in danger due to continous scandals. To recover the honor of "Afternoon JAPAN", Takami decides to follow senior reporter Satoya Taichi to cover the abduction case of a high school girl. Through interviewing a classmate, Takami found out that the girl was bullied. However, another girl who is suspected to be the culprit actually suffered from a rape incident 6 years ago. |
October 18, 2020 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 25, 2020 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | November 1, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | WOWOW Prime |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 18, 2020 |
| Last aired | November 8, 2020 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |