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Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Ryo Sato
20 eps
Shizuka Ishibashi
20 eps
Goki Maeda
20 eps
Hyunri
20 eps
Shota Sometani
20 eps
Louis Kurihara
20 eps
Kenichi Takitoh
20 eps
Nijiro Murakami
20 eps
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
20 eps
Nao
20 eps
Lily Franky
20 eps
Jun Murakami
20 eps
Pistol Takehara
20 eps
Kaho
20 eps
Ryuya Wakaba
20 eps
Natsumi Okamoto
20 eps
Tokio Emoto
20 eps
Kazuyuki Asano
20 eps
Tetsuji Tamayama
20 eps
Naoki Tanaka
20 eps
Ryo Kato
20 eps
Yosuke Kubozuka
20 eps
Toru Nomaguchi
20 eps
Sumi Shimamoto
20 eps
Kanji Furutachi
21 eps
Hairi Katagiri
21 eps
Tetta Sugimoto
21 eps
Amane Okayama
21 eps
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
21 eps
Tōru Shinagawa
21 eps
Kisuke Iida
21 eps
Azusa Okamoto
21 eps
Yuri Nakamura
21 eps
Kento Hayashi
21 eps
Kengo Kora
21 eps
Yohta Kawase
21 eps
The story
What it's about
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
The run
Seasons
1 season · 20 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202220 episodes
Shinichi Hoshi is the well-known "God of Short Shorts. The more than 1001 short stories he published during his lifetime have been included in textbooks and continue to be read today. The appeal of his works, which are loved by all generations, is their mysterious and exciting elements of science fiction and fantasy, such as "space," "robots," and "demons. It also has a "funny" and "ironic" look at human beings and society. Above all, the stories are short, surprising, and fascinating. This live-action drama depicts these gems of Shinichi Hoshi's work in the current era of 2025.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Direction
- Kensaku KakimotoDirector
- Mari AsatoDirector
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