Karma

Both shows revolve around one sided crushes and longing woth lgbtq+ themes. Beware as both are filled with angst and heartbreaks...

Both involve stories about someone who kills a person who turns out to be a criminal, and believes it to be an act of divine intervention. However, the two stories do turn out differently, nonetheless both deserve a watch.

Both dramas deal with couples having marital issues and contemplating divorce. Both stories are dealt with quirk and humour as well.

both shows revolve around people who stumble upon dirty money and end up in sticky situations........................

both shows revolve around people who stumble upon dirty money and end up in sticky situations.........

Although Highway Family particularly focuses on a homeless family and Nobody Knows focuses on child abandonment they share a lot of common themes based on helpless children and who really is to blame?

Both are movies about people coming to terms with an accidental death, about what it means to live with grief and regret.

Both shows explore a crime in a country side/ village lole setting and also share a common theme of familial relations.

Both films revolve around the themes of regret and guilt and have characters that try to come to terms with it.

They are both stories of two people marginalized and outcaste by society and their own families in love. It shows the happiness in simplistic things.

They both have similar atmosphere in terms of mystery and attraction. They're both about men being attracted to women who are suspected of a crime.

They are both dramas that showcase the emotional aspect of crimes-the impact the crime has on the victim’s family and the impact it has on the people investigating the crime.
Through the darkness covers multiple cases and is semi-non fictional and ANKH covers one case. I also found Muro Tsuyoshi’s character and portrayal to be similar to Kim Nam Gil’s character too.

Both are nuanced and realistic.