Kaitō Yamaneko (怪盗 山猫, English title "The Phantom Thief Yamaneko"[1]) is a Japanese television drama series that premiered on NTV on 16 January 2016.[2][3] It is based on the mystery novel by Manabu Kaminaga, who is known for Psychic Detective Yakumo.[4] Kazuya Kamenashi, a member of the musical group KAT-TUN, played the lead role. Suzu Hirose and Hiroki Narimiya appeared in supporting roles.[5] The first episode received a viewership rating of 14.3%.[6]

Kaitō Yamaneko
GenreDrama
Written byShōgo Mutō
Directed by
  • Ryūichi Inomata
  • Ryō Nishimura
  • Naoko Komuro
Starring
Opening themeAntonín Dvořák "Symphony No. 9" the fourth movement
Ending theme"Unlock" by KAT-TUN
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of series1
No. of episodes10
Production
Producers
  • Hibiki Itō
  • Yūta Fukuo
  • Jun Shimoyama
Running time54 minutes
Original release
NetworkNTV
ReleaseJanuary 16 (2016-01-16) –
March 19, 2016 (2016-03-19)

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References edit

  1. ^ The Phantom Thief Yamaneko Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  2. ^ "KAT-TUN's new single chosen as the theme song to Kamenashi Kazuya's starring drama". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  3. ^ TV 怪盗 山猫. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  4. ^ 亀梨和也が指名手配!? 「怪盗 山猫」ドラマ化決定 (in Japanese). IID, Inc. 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  5. ^ 亀梨和也主演『怪盗山猫』初回視聴率14.3%好発進 [Kamenashi Kazuya starring as "Kaito Yamaneko". Initial audience rating 14.3%. Good start] (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  6. ^ 亀梨和也主演「怪盗 山猫」初回視聴率14.3%の好発進 (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2019-02-14.

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Preceded by
Okitegami Kyōko no Bibōroku
(October 10, 2015 (2015-10-10) - December 12, 2015 (2015-12-12))
NTV Saturday Dramas
Saturdays 21:00 - 21:54 (JST)
Succeeded by
Omukae desu
April 2016 (2016-04) -