History Series / Fujiko

'''''Fujiko''''' is a 2015 [[PsychologicalThriller psychological thriller]]-drama [[MiniSeries miniseries]] distributed by Creator/{{Hulu}} and J:COM. Based on the novel ''Satsujinki Fujiko no Shōdō'' by Yukiko Mari, the show stars Machiko Ono as renowned {{serial killer}} and {{death-row}} inmate Fujiko Uehara; Mitsuki Tanimura as Michiko Takamine, a young prize-winning journalist with [[DarkAndTroubledPast a past of her own]]; and Kyōko Maya as Shigeko Shimoda, Fujiko's hospitable aunt and a member of a [[MysteryCult mysterious religious cult]].

'''''Fujiko''''' is a 2015 [[PsychologicalThriller psychological thriller]]-drama [[MiniSeries miniseries]] distributed by Creator/{{Hulu}} and J:COM. Based on the novel ''Satsujinki Fujiko no Shōdō'' by Yukiko Mari, the show stars Machiko Ono as renowned serial killer and death-row inmate Fujiko Uehara; Mitsuki Tanimura as Michiko Takamine, a young prize-winning journalist with a past of her own; and Kyōko Maya as Shigeko Shimoda, Fujiko's hospitable aunt and a member of a mysterious religious cult.

Three days after the suicide of a daughter of "Fujiko the Killer," Michiko receives the daughter's manuscript for a biography of Fujiko in the mail, and is subsequently tasked with writing a biography on the killer herself. Judging the manuscript to be biased by its author's perspective, Michiko interviews the mass murderer herself to corroborate the facts. As Fujiko's origin story begins to unravel, so do family secrets and the workings of yet another killer.

** [[spoiler:Shigeko]] exemplifies this as well. Though [[spoiler:her final-episode]] [[TheReveal Reveal]] establishes [[spoiler:her]] [[GreaterScopeVillain Greater-Scope Villainy]] and [[spoiler:her [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist not-so-benevolent agenda]]]], [[spoiler:her]] many upstanding acts towards [[spoiler:her family]] retains a large amount of the audience's sympathy. [[spoiler:She [[ParentalSubstitute took both Fujiko and Sakiko in]] and raised them [[LikeASonToMe as if they were her own]], for example. She also defends Sakiko's daughter's worth [[TrueBeautyIsOnTheInside aside from her looks]]; and still believes in and checks in on Fujiko at prison, despite the latter's [[YoureNotMyFather persevering rejection]], her [[MoralEventHorizon many grave crimes]] (especially [[PaterFamilicide against family]]), and decades of [[MotiveDecay unprofitability]].]]

* ReligiousHorror: By technicality...though it deals not with the canon of the faith but with [[spoiler:Fujiko's victims and parents' murders [[UndisclosedFunds funding the cult]] and [[MilkingTheMonster buying]] [[ParentalSubstitute her guardian's]] [[VillainWithGoodPublicity peers' reverence]]. Also, killing fellow believers is apparently [[BlueAndOrangeMorality not frowned]] ([[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney enough]]) [[BlueAndOrangeMorality upon]] in the sect, either]].

* {{Narm}}: The intended WhamLine to end the finale.

* BerserkButton: Fujiko's is her [[spoiler:plastic surgery]]. [[spoiler:Shigeko]] has one for [[spoiler:[[NeverMessWithGranny any suggestion]], however [[IWasJustJoking well-humored]] it may be, that she start a religious sect of her own]]. Coincidentally, both of them involve [[spoiler:[[UndisclosedFunds how each spends her money]] to gain favor among her peers]].

* TheMaidenNameDebate: [[spoiler:When Michiko is debating whether to go by “Michiko Takamine” or “Miyako Takamine,” Haru interjects: "What about ‘Miyako ''Wakamura''’?...[[UnwantedAssistance Or ‘]]''[[UnwantedAssistance Michiko]]'' [[UnwantedAssistance Wakamura,’ of course.]]"]]
* TheSociopath: Fujiko; as well as [[spoiler:Hatsuyo]], probably [[spoiler:Fujiko's mother]], and arguably [[spoiler:Shigeko]].

* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: Although Fujiko [[AbusiveParents insists]] (and firmly believes) that "[[InTheBlood the children of scum are scum]]," the reason Fujiko tried to kill Sakiko years ago was to spare her the very FaceHeelTurn she experienced years ago. She also imparts [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop "good" advice]] to both [[spoiler:Minami and Sakiko]] that they'll never be happy [[BeautyIsBest unless they become beautiful]]. Furthermore, she hopes to protect [[spoiler:adult Miyako/Michiko]] from the [[DysfunctionalFamily family drama]], telling [[spoiler:Sakiko not to involve her in the body of the manuscript]].

A J:COM/Hulu original series, ''Fujiko'' was adapted to television by Izumi Takahashi, comprising six hour-long episodes co-directed by Shōsuke Murakami (''Train Man'', ''One Week Friends'') and Kazuyuki Iwata(''Yo ni mo Kimyō na Monogatari'', ''Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu''). Composer Yutaku Yamada (''Manga/TokyoGhoul'') wrote the musical score, while the closing-credits song, "Cinderella," is performed by Kazuyoshi Saitō.

* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler:Michiko's UncertainDoom. Multiple circumstances suggest either that Michiko was killed by Shigeko, or that Michiko is living as Miyako Uehara but has "killed off" her identity as Michiko Takamine.]]

A J:COM/Hulu original series, ''Fujiko'' was adapted to television by Izumi Takahashi, comprising six hour-long episodes co-directed by Shōsuke Murakami (''Train Man'', ''One Week Friends'') and Kazuyuki Iwata(''Yo ni mo Kimyō na Monogatari'', ''Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu''). Composer Yutaku Yamada (''Tokyo Ghoul'') wrote the musical score, while the closing-credits song, "Cinderella," is performed by Kazuyoshi Saitō.

A J:COM/Hulu original series, ''Fujiko'' was adapted to television by Izumi Takahashi, comprising six hour-long episodes directed by Shōsuke Murakami (''Train Man'', ''One Week Friends''). Composer Yutaku Yamada (''Tokyo Ghoul'') wrote the musical score, while the closing-credits song, "Cinderella," is performed by Kazuyoshi Saitō.

* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: Although Fujiko [[AbusiveParents insists]] (and firmly believes) that "[[InTheBlood the children of scum are scum]]," the reason Fujiko tried to kill Sakiko years ago was to spare her the very FaceHeelTurn she experienced years ago. She also imparts [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop "good" advice]] to both [[spoiler:Minami and Sakiko]] that they'll never be happy [[BeautyIsBest unless they become beautiful]].
** [[spoiler:Fujiko]] is another object of this.

* TheSociopath: Fujiko; as well as [[spoiler:Hatsuyo]], probably [[spoiler:Fujiko's mother]], and arguably [[spoiler:Shigeko]].

* MysteryCult: Water of Heaven, a cult to which Shigeko, [[spoiler:Hatsuyo]], and later Sakiko belonged. Their doctrine is largely unknown, but the Hindu-Buddhist concepts of reincarnation and karma seem to be among its principles.

* AmbiguousEnding:

* TheSociopath: Fujiko; as well as [[spoiler:Hatsuyo]], probably [[Fujiko's mother]], and arguably [[spoiler:Shigeko]].

'''''Fujiko''''' is a 2015 [[PsychologicalThriller psychological thriller]]-drama [[MiniSeries miniseries]] distributed by Creator/{{Hulu}} and J:COM. Based on the novel ''Satsujinki Fujiko no Shōdō'' by Yukiko Mari, the show stars Machiko Ōno as renowned serial killer and death-row inmate Fujiko Uehara; Mitsuki Tanimura as Michiko Takamine, a young prize-winning journalist with a past of her own; and Kyōko Maya as Shigeko Shimoda, Fujiko's hospitable aunt and a member of a mysterious religious cult.

A J:COM/Hulu original series, ''Fujiko'' was adapted to television by Izumi Takahashi, comprising six hour-long episodes directed by Shōsuke Murakami (''Train Man'', ''One Week Friends''). Composer Yutaku Yamada (''Tokyo Ghoul'') wrote the musical score, while the closing-credits song, "Cinderella," is performed by Kazuyoshi Saitō.

Three days after the suicide of a daughter of "Fujiko the Killer," Michiko receives the daughter's manuscript for a biography of Fujiko in the mail, and is subsequently tasked with writing a biography on the killer herself. Judging the manuscript to be biased by its author's perspective, Michiko interviews the mass murderer herself to corroborate the facts. As Fujiko's origin story unravels through interviews, so do family secrets and the workings of yet another killer.

'''''Fujiko''''' is a 2015 [[PsychologicalThriller psychological thriller]]-drama [[MiniSeries miniseries]] distributed by [[{{Creator/Hulu}} Hulu]] and J:COM. Based on the novel ''Satsujinki Fujiko no Shōdō'' by Yukiko Mari, the show stars Machiko Ōno as renowned serial killer and death-row inmate Fujiko Uehara; Mitsuki Tanimura as Michiko Takamine, a young prize-winning journalist with a past of her own; and Kyōko Maya as Shigeko Shimoda, Fujiko's hospitable aunt and a member of a mysterious religious cult.

'''''Fujiko''''' is a 2015 [[PsychologicalThriller psychological thriller]]-drama [[MiniSeries miniseries]] distributed by [[{{Creator/Hulu}} Hulu]] and J:COM. Based on the novel ''Satsujinki Fujiko no Shōdō'' by Yukiko Mari, the show stars Machiko Ōno as renowned serial killer and death-row inmate Fujiko Uehara; Mitsuki Tanimura as Michiko Takamine, a young journalist with a past of her own; and Kyōko Maya as Shigeko Shimoda, Fujiko's hospitable aunt and a member of a mysterious religious cult.

Three days after the suicide of a daughter of "Fujiko the Killer," Michiko receives the daughter's manuscript in the mail, and is subsequently tasked with writing a biography on the killer herself. Judging the manuscript to be biased by its author's perspective, Michiko interviews the mass murderer herself to corroborate the facts. As Fujiko's origin story unravels through interviews, so do family secrets and the workings of yet another killer.

A J:COM/Hulu original series, ''Fujiko'' was adapted to television by Izumi Takahashi, comprising six hour-long episodes directed by Shōsuke Murakami (''Train Man'', ''One week Friends''). Composer Yutaku Yamada (''Tokyo Ghoul'') wrote the musical score, while the closing-credits song, "Cinderella," is performed by Kazuyoshi Saitō.

'''''Fujiko''''' is a 2015 [[PsychologicalThriller psychological thriller]]-drama miniseries distributed by [[{{Creator/Hulu}} Hulu]] and J:COM. Based on the novel ''Satsujinki Fujiko no Shōdō'' by Yukiko Mari, the show stars Machiko Ōno as renowned serial killer and death-row inmate Fujiko Uehara; Mitsuki Tanimura as Michiko Takamine, a young journalist with a past of her own; and Kyōko Maya as Shigeko Shimoda, Fujiko's hospitable aunt and a member of a mysterious religious cult.