Jidoufukushishi: Inukita Etsuko

It's sick to think that this kind of thing is actually happening on a daily basis behind closed doors in our towns. How can they do this with impunity? Why doesn't anyone try to save them? The harsh reality of child abuse confronts Itsuko Mukonda, who became a child welfare officer because she was unable to save her friend, who was abused and starved to death by her parents when she was a girl... This is a socially-conscious and moving drama that confronts the darkness of “child abuse” that still exists in modern society today. When “turning a blind eye” is also a form of violence that kills children....

(Source: Sukima, translated)