Aku no Hadou ~ Satsujin Bunsekihan Spin-off

In 2014, a series of murders targeting women takes place in Kawasaki City. All the victims have been killed as if they had hanged and these are dubbed the “Hanging Murders” in public. The police investigation runs into difficulties without clues on the murderer. However, Detective Iguchi Tomokazu (Ikeda Tetsuhiro) from the First Investigation Division, has his eye on a man whom he suspects to kill for pleasure. This man is Nogi Naoya (Furukawa Yuki). He lies about his identity, erases his traces in public and lives as if he is holding his breath. Nogi is actually Yaginuma Masato, the victim in the sensational Akishima mother and son kidnapping case. He gets his neighbour Asada Yoshika (Sumire) involved as he tries to escape the police dragnet but comes to realise some facts. What is his true motive?

Synopsis: JDrama Weblog