Mukou no Hate follows the story of a woman with many sides to her. She is described, by people who have been close to her, as a liar, as slutty, brutal and gentle; but we see how everything she is or isn't is because of her experiences, and that, in the end, she is a woman who smiles like the sun. Warm and bright, the person she was meant to be if the world had been kinder to her.
Even though Ryosuke is not required to do so, he goes deeper and deeper into Ikematsu Ritsuko’s history, trying to scrape at the truth. The nature of the crime and his (and our) perception of it changes as the puzzle pieces of the backstory are put in place and we see the larger picture.
“Mukou no Hate” was all jumbled up in the genres. It was neither a romance, nor psychological nor was it completely a mystery thriller. It feels like a life story but neither can it be tagged under that genre. The tone of the drama was consistently dark.
“Tell Ritsuko, live!”
As a viewer, I was not sure about the message of the story, except that it showed us a fragmented human, a person who neither wants to backward in time nor is willing to go forward, who neither has solace in the past nor do they wish to continue to live. It was quite tragic and bleak, as wowow dramas tend to be. Supplemented with excellent cinematography and awesome acting from Matsumoto Marika as Ikematsu Ritsuko, it makes for a great watch. I would best describe it as bittersweet.
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Depressing & Sad.
Dark..Disturbing..Heavy.I was so sure i would love it.
Has everything i ask from a psychological thriller.
Yet,felt too little.
And iam mad about me because i really wanted to like it.
Is not bad,especially if you are not familiar with the genre,is a strong drama.
It didn't work for me.(After watching literally hundreds with similar story)
For such a short series too much time spent on side characters instead of the main.
We get to know about Ritsuko only through others.For 6 episodes (out of total 8) me as a viewer couldn't form an opinion about her character.I only saw her as the most unfortunate creature on earth.
But i couldn't connect with her.Couldn't feel and sympathize her.
A damaged character beyond any repair.Too pathetic.I wanted some fire.In the character and in the acting too.
It would be the perfect mini drama if this char revealed to be insane!Unfortunately this wasn't the case.Lol.
And although i do like clichés,here everything is based on the most common.It was too much.
Too short so not much time wasted..
When it comes to such Dramas,yes iam too demanding.
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