is a Japanese television series starring

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, and

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. It was broadcast from 1974 to 1975 on the TBS channel. It was the first of the "Akai" series of television dramas.

Plot

Criminal psychologist Masato Yuki, played by

, returns from a three-year sojourn in America, to his wife and daughter Akiko, played by

. Shortly after his return, his wife is murdered under suspicious circumstances.

Theme music

The opening theme music was written by

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