Monsters (Japanese TV series)

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Monsters
Genre Crime
Mystery
Screenplay byMitsuharu Makita
Directed byKatsuo Fukuzawa
Shunichi Hirano
Yuki Osawa
Yasuharu Ishii
Starring Shingo Katori
Tomohisa Yamashita
Ending theme"Monsters" by The Monsters
ComposersShingo Katori
Tomohisa Yamashita
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducersAkihiko Ishimaru
Masanao Takahashi
Kenzo Abe
Running time54 minutes
Production company Toho
Release
Original network Tokyo Broadcasting System Television
Original releaseOctober 21 (2012-10-21) 
December 9, 2012 (2012-12-09)

Monsters is a Japanese television drama series, broadcast on TBS, starring Katori Shingo and Tomohisa Yamashita. [1] The series aired in Autumn 2012.

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Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateRatings
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 FukuzawaMitsuharu MakitaOctober 21, 2012 (2012-10-21)13.8% [2]
2"Instantaneous culprit"Katsuo FukuzawaMitsuharu MakitaOctober 28, 2012 (2012-10-28)13.4% [3]
3"A mystery writer's too perfect time trick"Shunichi HiranoMitsuharu MakitaNovember 4, 2012 (2012-11-04)11.2% [4]
4"Murder Case of the invisible man at the university hospital"Yuki OsawaMitsuharu MakitaNovember 11, 2012 (2012-11-11)11.5% [5]
5"The ultimate gourmet murder case. The last meal is an illusory taste."Yasuharu IshiiMitsuharu MakitaNovember 18, 2012 (2012-11-18)11.0% [6]
6"Eccentric detective vs. genius inventor!! Is the locked room actually locked?"Shunichi HiranoMitsuharu MakitaNovember 25, 2012 (2012-11-25)10.3% [7]
7"Does the culprit have a split personality?"Katsuo Fukuzawa
Yuki Osawa
Masafumi NishidaDecember 2, 2012 (2012-12-02)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 NishidaDecember 9, 2012 (2012-12-09)13.5% [9]

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