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COLLECTION · Series · 2025

Shadow Work

シャドウワーク

A battered wife who's lost her sense of self after years of domestic abuse finds hope when she escapes to a seaside house where women in similar situations help her rediscover her identity, but the home's hidden rules force her to confront painful truths in a heart-wrenching journey toward healing.

Source: TMDB
* 8.3 (3)DramaMysteryJapan
Directors
Atsuhiro Yamada
Countries
Japan
Studios
WOWOW Prime · WOWOW · Amuse Creative Studio · TFC
Release
23/11/2025
Score
8.3 / 10 (3)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
5 episodes · 2025
Episode 1
Episode 1. Episode 1
2025-11-23 · 51 min

Noriko (Tabe Mikako), who was suffering from severe violence from her husband, barely escapes with her life and ends up in a shelter for victims of domestic violence in Enoshima. It is a shared house run by Akie (Terajima Shinobu), where…

Episode 2
Episode 2. Episode 2
2025-11-30 · 54 min

Even now, Noriko is tormented by memories of the domestic violence, but as she works with Nami (Reina Triendl), Yoko (Mitsunori Uehara), and Masayo (Risa Sudo), she begins to connect with them and gradually regains her true self.…

Episode 3
Episode 3. Episode 3
2025-12-07 · 55 min

Kaoru is attacked by someone and severely injured. She suspects Shinichi of being involved in the crime, but there is no solid evidence. Kaoru is doggedly pursuing the case, and her superior, Saito (Miyazaki Tomu), worries about her…

Episode 4
Episode 4. Episode 4
2025-12-14 · 54 min

Suddenly, Shinichi appears before Kaoru. As Kaoru is paralyzed with fear, Shinichi leaves her with threatening words before leaving. Afterwards, Kaoru visits Akie's share house and sees Noriko and the others living resilient lives, but on…

Episode 5
Episode 5. Episode 5
2025-12-21 · 55 min

Kaoru is invited to stay at the share house where Akie and her friends live. Unable to understand their intentions, she returns to the share house. While she suspects that the women may have been involved in the deaths of the house…

Cast by season
Mikako Tabe
Mikako Tabe
Noriko
Yuki Sakurai
Yuki Sakurai
Kaoru Kitagawa
Shinobu Terajima
Shinobu Terajima
Akie
Hikari Ishida
Hikari Ishida
Michiko
Takumi Kawanishi
Takumi Kawanishi
Yuma Araki
Terunosuke Takezai
Terunosuke Takezai
Shinichi Kitagawa
Reina Triendl
Reina Triendl
Nami
Miku Uehara
Miku Uehara
Yoko
Risa Sudou
Risa Sudou
Masayo
Shion Machida
Shion Machida
Chieko Nishiyama
Ryu Morioka
Ryu Morioka
Seimei
Tomu Miyazaki
Tomu Miyazaki
Yoshihisa Saito
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Keywords
based on novel or bookdomestic violencepolice investigationrulessisterhoodshared housebattered womenmystery thriller
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