

The Copycat Criminal
2016-09-21 · 239 min / episode · ★ 8.2
Based on the novel "Mohouhan" by Miyuki Miyabe. Journalist Maebata Shigeko, young Tsukada Shinichi and elderly Arima Yoshio all suffer from and become involved in a serial kidnap and murder case. Shinichi first discovers a cut arm and handbag from the murder case. Elderly Yoshio's granddaughter is a murder victim.
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- Creators
- Miyuki Miyabe
- Production companies
- TV Tokyo, TELEPACK
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Ended
Top Cast
Miki NakataniShigeko Maehata
Tatsuomi HamadaShinichi Tsukada
Isao HashizumeYoshio Arima
Shinnosuke MitsushimaKazuaki Takai
Yusuke YamamotoHiromi Kurihara
Tetta SugimotoShoji Maehata
Shigeru MuroiMachiko Furukawa
Kentaro SakaguchiAmikawa Koichi
Yoshiko SengenTakai Yumiko
Sayu KubotaHiguchi Megumi
Tomiyuki KunihiroTanaka
Hidekazu MashimaAkitsu Shingo
Seiya OsadaShinozaki Seiji
Hideyuki KasaharaTagawa Kazuyoshi
Ittoku KishibeEtsuro Takegami
Takashi YamanakaAsakawa
Ikkei WatanabeMasuoka Tadashi
Atsuko TakahataMasako Itagaki
Sei MatobuAsai Yuko
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