Shining Brightly

5.0
19981h

Production

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The job of a medical jurisprudence involves a lot of complicated crimes such as murder and accidents. Hikaru (Fukatsu Eri) is a graduate of a medical university, also focused her discipline on neurology. One night during a student reunion, a dead body was found in the kitchen. Hikaru, who is a little regretting that she choose her focus in neurology was moved by another doctor's words, Dead bodies will not tell us what happened, that is why we have to piece together its last words.(Dramawiki)

Seasons

10 Episodes • Premiered 1998

Still image for Shining Brightly season 1 episode 1: Women who are Stylish, Love and Conduct Autopsies

1. Women who are Stylish, Love and Conduct Autopsies

Still image for Shining Brightly season 1 episode 2: Murder? Accident? The Corpse Tells

2. Murder? Accident? The Corpse Tells

Still image for Shining Brightly season 1 episode 3: Link between Cat and Drowned Body?

3. Link between Cat and Drowned Body?

Still image for Shining Brightly season 1 episode 4: Beautiful Medical Coroner Presses for Truth in Rape Case

4. Beautiful Medical Coroner Presses for Truth in Rape Case

Still image for Shining Brightly season 1 episode 5: To Kill Hikaru

5. To Kill Hikaru

Still image for Shining Brightly season 1 episode 6: Letter from Dead Lover

6. Letter from Dead Lover

Still image for Shining Brightly season 1 episode 7: Legitmate Self-Defence? Suspicious, Adulterous Wife

7. Legitmate Self-Defence? Suspicious, Adulterous Wife

Still image for Shining Brightly season 1 episode 8: Corpse is the Lover My Younger Sister Stole

8. Corpse is the Lover My Younger Sister Stole

Still image for Shining Brightly season 1 episode 9: Tsukiyama Noriko is beaten, Last Words of the Teeth

9. Tsukiyama Noriko is beaten, Last Words of the Teeth

Still image for Shining Brightly season 1 episode 10: Female Detective Bleeds to Death? Truth of the Love and Hate between Mother and Daugther from Eastern Europe to Kobe

10. Female Detective Bleeds to Death? Truth of the Love and Hate between Mother and Daugther from Eastern Europe to Kobe

Cast

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Reviews

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ParkMin

5/10

The cases were initially interesting but as the drama progressed the interest dwindled and the later cases were generally weaker. Which contributed to giving the feel that it was longer that it is. The attempts at humor often felt forced, and the serious moments from the main cast were undermined by the lack of emotional buildup, the guests of each case were kinda okay in that regard. The awkward pacing and stilted dialogue didn’t allow the story to breathe either. I found the duo female dynamic to be problematic and sloppy. They just didn't click well on screen and were generally unlikable. The other two 2-hours TV-specials were more or less the same but were an unnecessary lazy addition that didn't fix anything nor show anything worthwhile.

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