Show Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy Mystery
Hoshi Shinichi is the "God of Short Stories" who published more than 1001 short stories during his lifetime, some of which are included in textbooks and continue to be read today. His stories often feature mystery, science fiction, or fantasy elements. A sometimes "humorous" and sometimes "cynic" look at society and mankind. Always short, but always surprising and unpredictable. Is it a poisonous allegory or a wake-up call? See some of his greatest gems come to life in this 2022 live-action adaptation
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Kiko Mizuhara Kanji Furutachi Amane Okayama Hairi Katagiri Tetta Sugimoto Eita Kiyohiko Shibukawa Tōru Shinagawa Kisuke Iida Azusa Okamoto Yuri Nakamura Naomi Nishida Kento Hayashi Ryo Sato Kengo Kora Yohta Kawase Wakana Matsumoto Hiromitsu Kitayama Tina Tamashiro Akaji Maro Seminosuke Murasugi Shizuka Ishibashi Goki Maeda Hyunri Shota Sometani Louis Kurihara Naoko Yamazaki Kenichi Takitoh Nijiro Murakami Yoshiyoshi Arakawa Nao Lily Franky Jun Murakami Pistol Takehara Kaho Wakaba Ryuuya Natsumi Okamoto Tokio Emoto Kazuyuki Asano Tetsuji Tamayama Naoki Tanaka Ryo Kato Yosuke Kubozuka Toru Nomaguchi Sumi Shimamoto
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