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75% Critic Match
The Swan and the Bat
7.5 / 10• 2026•NR• Japanese
CrimeDramaFamilyMystery
Storyline
A kind-hearted lawyer is found stabbed to death. One man emerges as the prime suspect. With his confession the case should have been solved. But the suspect's son, Kuraki Kazuma and the victim's daughter, Shiraishi Mirei, both sense that something about their fathers' words and actions doesn't add up. When the suspect's son and the victim's daughter join forces, the very notion of the truth begins to unravel.
Cast & Crew
Hokuto Matsumura
Kuraki Kazuma
Lead
Mio Imada
Shiraishi Mirei
Tasuku Emoto
Godai Tsutomu
Tomokazu Miura
Kuraki Tatsuro
Kou Maehara
Nakamachi
Shikan Nakamura VIII
Shiraishi Kensuke
Haruka Igawa
Asaba Orie
Yoh Yoshida
Shiraishi Ayako
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yoshiyuki Kishi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Swan and the Bat is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
