Synopsis

BLOOD & SWEAT is a crime-suspense drama co-produced by Japan and Finland that will air on WOWOW in April 2026.
 
It follows two detectives from different cultures and backgrounds as they join hands to uncover the truth behind a series of mysterious serial murders.
 
Detective Suzumiya Aki (Watanabe Anne), an investigator with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s First Investigation Division, arrives at a riverside scene alongside her partner Takagi (Hamada Gaku) to examine a mysterious corpse. The body has been completely drained of blood, marked with a strange brand, and is found clutching a flower symbolizing “love” against its chest.
 
At the same time, another suspicious death is discovered in Finland. Because the victim is Japanese, the case is reported to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. However, the condition of the body and the method of the crime perfectly match the corpse found by the river in Japan.
Aki advocates for the creation of a joint task force with the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation, but her request to travel to Finland is denied – blocked through the influence of her biological father, Suzumiya Tokuro (Kunimura Jun), a former chief of Public Security.
 
Undeterred, Aki defies her superiors and travels to Finland alone under the pretense of taking leave. There, she joins the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation’s investigative team and begins working the case alongside Jon Laine (Jasper Pääkkönen) and others…