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Three murders, three girls, one desperate plea: write our story before it's too late.
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Influence (2021)

unhinged girlhoodslow-burn dreadtoxic friendship

Latest Episode

Episode 5
46 min

Season 1 • Episode 5

Latest

Episode 5

Apr 17, 2021

Overview

Drama

Yuri goes to a female novelist and tells her that she and two of her friends committed three murders. Yuri asks the novelist to write a story about them.

Flag of JPJPJapanese
Content warning
based on novel or bookmurderbullyingsuspense
the ethics of storytellinggenerational traumafemale ragecomplicity

Standout Aspects

Acting

Kanna Hashimoto's dead-eyed calm will haunt you

Direction

Naruhide Mizuta weaponizes stillness and silence

Writing

The novel-within-a-novel structure twists beautifully

Best for:Solo: Late night, lights off, trust no one energy·Binge: All five episodes — the structure demands it·Streaming: Pause often to scream at your screen
Heads up:Violence: Bullying and murder, mostly off-screen but emotionally brutal·Disturbing: Teenage girls in genuinely horrifying situations
First AiredMar 20, 2021
StatusEnded

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Seasons1·Episodes5
WOWOW Prime

Top Cast

Kanna Hashimoto

Kanna Hashimoto

Yuri Totsuka

Wakana Aoi

Wakana Aoi

Maho Sakazaki

Ai Yoshikawa

Ai Yoshikawa

Satoko Hino

Nene Otsuka

Nene Otsuka

Adult Yuri Totsuka

Honami Suzuki

Honami Suzuki

Tomomi Oikawa

Miyachika Kaito

Miyachika Kaito

Ayumu Ogata

Jin Shirasu

Jin Shirasu

Toshiya Natsume

Akana Ikeda

Akana Ikeda

Young Tomomi Oikawa

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Adapts Fumio Yamamoto's 1987 novel, a landmark of Japanese 'girl crime' fiction that influenced the entire joshi criminal genre.

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