Its been a while since I can remember WOWOW doing a show that was outside their usual police show with corrupt bosses or the cover up conspiracy story. Eerie Mienai Kao is more of a suburban suspense show with three main characters, a University lecturer played by Odagiri Joe, a nurse played by Kuroshina Yuina and this schoolgirl who gets involved with this bullying problem at school.
From the first episode, what stands out for Eerie Mienai Kao is the mood. The director who also did Miss Sherlock is very good at creating little moments of tension where something just feels a little off.
We find out quickly that the recently widowed Odagiri has been doing the deed with his sister-in-law played by Naka Riisa, Kuroshina Yuina can't say no to anyone and the high school bullying problem is getting worse. What makes Eerie Mienai Kao intriguing besides the suspense is how all three storylines will intersect and what the hell is actually going on.
There is a discourse about human behaviour going on in the story. There are some things in the ending that puzzled me especially the chikan part. I would probably need to do a rewatch of the show to fully appreciate it and see if the writer left any obvious clues that I missed.
I can't call it must watch but Eerie Mienai Kao is a very well done 5 episode series which I enjoyed very much. No subtitles are out for it as far as I know.
