Monsters (Japanese TV series)
| Monsters | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime Mystery  | 
| Screenplay by | Mitsuharu Makita | 
| Directed by | Katsuo Fukuzawa Shunichi Hirano Yuki Osawa Yasuharu Ishii  | 
| Starring | Shingo Katori Tomohisa Yamashita  | 
| Ending theme | "Monsters" by The Monsters | 
| Composers | Shingo Katori Tomohisa Yamashita  | 
| No. of episodes | 8 | 
| Production | |
| Producers | Akihiko Ishimaru Masanao Takahashi Kenzo Abe  | 
| Running time | 54 minutes | 
| Production company | Toho | 
| Original release | |
| Network | Tokyo Broadcasting System Television | 
| Release | October 21 – December 9, 2012  | 
Monsters is a Japanese television drama series, broadcast on TBS, starring Katori Shingo and Tomohisa Yamashita.[1] The series aired in Autumn 2012.
Cast
- Katori Shingo as Heihachi Hiratsuka
 - Yamashita Tomohisa as Kosuke Saionji
 - Emi Takano as Kanako Yanagihara
 - Tomoya Warabino as Kanji Takakura
 - Daisuke Kikuta as Hayato Kudo
 - Tatsuya Hino as Junichi Fujisaki
 - Tomoya Shiroishi as Shuji Hara
 - Yasukage Hinaka as Koji Kitagawa
 - Makoto Ohtake as Wataru Kenmochi
 - Kenichi Endō as Hajime Kaneda
 
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Ratings | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "An unprecedented thrilling mystery is starting!! An excessively polite detective, a ○○ perpetrator!? A perfect crime lurking in a huge family business. The first culprit is you."  | Katsuo Fukuzawa | Mitsuharu Makita | October 21, 2012 | 13.8%[2] | 
| 2 | "Instantaneous culprit" | Katsuo Fukuzawa | Mitsuharu Makita | October 28, 2012 | 13.4%[3] | 
| 3 | "A mystery writer's too perfect time trick" | Shunichi Hirano | Mitsuharu Makita | November 4, 2012 | 11.2%[4] | 
| 4 | "Murder Case of the invisible man at the university hospital" | Yuki Osawa | Mitsuharu Makita | November 11, 2012 | 11.5%[5] | 
| 5 | "The ultimate gourmet murder case. The last meal is an illusory taste." | Yasuharu Ishii | Mitsuharu Makita | November 18, 2012 | 11.0%[6] | 
| 6 | "Eccentric detective vs. genius inventor!! Is the locked room actually locked?" | Shunichi Hirano | Mitsuharu Makita | November 25, 2012 | 10.3%[7] | 
| 7 | "Does the culprit have a split personality?" | Katsuo Fukuzawa Yuki Osawa  | Masafumi Nishida | December 2, 2012 | 8.0%[8] | 
| 8 | "Farewell rough detective!! The last case is soundly defeated... The strange case that was foretold 20 years ago and the truth about Heihachi"  | Katsuo Fukuzawa Shunichi Hirano  | Masafumi Nishida | December 9, 2012 | 13.5%[9] | 
Reception
A review of the series praised the comedic dimensionl of Kenichi Endo's acting performance.[1]
References
- ^ a b 柳原可奈子、山Pの彼女役で初ヒロイン!「ドッキリじゃなくてひとまず良かった~」 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
 - ^ 香取慎吾&山Pの「MONSTERS」 初回は13・8% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 2012-10-22. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
 - ^ 香取慎吾&山Pの「MONSTERS」 第2話は13・4% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 2012-10-29. Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
 - ^ 香取慎吾&山Pの「MONSTERS」 第3話は11・2% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 2012-11-05. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
 - ^ 香取慎吾&山Pの「MONSTERS」 第4話は11・5% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 2012-11-12. Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
 - ^ 香取慎吾&山Pの「MONSTERS」 第5話は11・0% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 2012-11-19. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
 - ^ 香取慎吾&山Pの「MONSTERS」 第6話は10・3% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 2012-11-26. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
 - ^ 香取慎吾&山Pの「MONSTERS」 第7話は8・0% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 2012-12-03. Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
 - ^ 香取&山Pダブル主演「MONSTERS」 最終回は13・5% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 2012-12-10. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
 
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