Category Archives: Fall 2010 Dramas

July 14: The mystery of ‘Marks’ has been handled with a deft, assured touch and brought to life by the solid acting of a cast that includes the likes of Kora Kengo, as the gaunt, haunted Mizusawa and even Kohinata … Continue reading →

Episode 5: The confession Goda and the detectives of the Seventh Division search Machiko’s home and discover a blood-stained ice piton which is thought to be the murder weapon in the series of incidents. It is evidence that Mizusawa is … Continue reading →

Episode 4: The truth The alumni of Gyosei University’s Seiso Alpine Club – lawyer Rinbara; Saeki, president of Saeki Chuo Construction; Gyosei University Chairman Kihara; Matsui, head of the Ministry of Justice’s Criminal Affairs Bureau; and Asano, director of Asano … Continue reading →

Episode 3: The past Suzaki, who has been investigating Gyosei University’s Seiso Alpine Club alumni, is stabbed by someone but survives. In a strange turn of events, his attacker – a former Serizawa-kai Fujita-gumi gang member – surrenders to the … Continue reading →

Episode 2: The link Two bizarre murders of Hatakeyama Hiroshi, a former gang member, and Matsui Koji, the head of the Ministry of Justice’s Criminal Affairs Bureau, have occurred in the Tokyo metropolis. Goda believes the killings are the work … Continue reading →

Episode 1: The cases A skeleton is found in the woods of Kitadake in Yamanashi prefecture. There are few personal effects and the identity of the body is not known.

Kazuya and I will be subbing WOWOW’s Marks no Yama. Adapted from Takamura Kaoru’s famous bestseller, the drama is a psychological thriller which intersperses police investigation with the gradual unravelling of a troubled young man who calls himself Marks. Takamura … Continue reading →