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 | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Shōgo Mutō |
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| Starring | |
| Opening theme | Antonín Dvořák "Symphony No. 9" the fourth movement |
| Ending theme | "Unlock" by KAT-TUN |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Running time | 54 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NTV |
| Release | January 16 – March 19, 2016 |
Cast
edit- Kazuya Kamenashi as Yamaneko, a thief and a private detective
- Hiroki Narimiya as Hideo Katsumura, a copywriter
- Suzu Hirose as Mao Takasugi
- Nanao as Sakura Kirishima, a detective
- Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Katsuaki Inui, a detective
- Kuranosuke Sasaki as Shūgo Sekimoto, a detective chief inspector
- Shizuka Nakamura as a mysterious woman
References
edit- ^ The Phantom Thief Yamaneko Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ "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.
- ^ TV 怪盗 山猫. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- The Phantom Thief Yamaneko
- Kaitō Yamaneko at IMDb