The Hovering Blade
Following the brutal rape and murder of his teenage daughter, a single father seeks revenge against the responsible youths. His pursuit for justice becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse game with both the perpetrators and the police.
- Year: 2009
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Toei Company, TV Asahi, Onion, Toei Video Company, Kinoshita Komuten, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, KADOKAWA Shoten, ViViA, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Hokkaido Television Broadcasting, Hiroshima Home Television, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, Ehime Asahi Television, TV Asahi Service, Avex Entertainment
- Keyword: based on novel or book, revenge, rape and murder, single father, death of a child, widower with daughter, suspense thriller
- Director: Shoichi Mashiko
- Cast: Akira Terao, Yutaka Takenouchi, Shirō Itō, Miki Sakai, Hatsuo Yamaya, Ryosuke Okada