Prayer Beads — Season 1, Episode 7: Echoes
Mystery • 30 min • 1 season, 9 episodes
Episode synopsis
A young woman named Yumika is lured into the subway and murdered. Coincidentally (or was it by some supernatural force?) her arm is found near the home of her grandparents. Clutched in her hand is a note describing her killer's tattoo. So, Grandpa begins searching the city to find a man with a tattoo which matches. Meanwhile, Yumika's twin sister comes to visit Yumika's boyfriend and they begin a torrid romance.
About Prayer Beads
Prayer Beads, also called "omoinotama" or "nunju" in Japanese, are the small wooden beads strung on a loop used in Buddhist worship. The number of beads is typically 108, corresponding to the 108 earthly desires or sins that the beads have the power to extinguish. "Prayer Beads" is a series of 9 episodes of 30-minute dramas strung together, with the characters in each episode designing one thread of fate. The short independent episodes are skillfully linked together to become one story. The protagonists' dreams and fears and feelings about this life are all taken up and spun around to reach a dramatic conclusion in the final story.