Strawberry Night
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Details
- Title: ストロベリーナイト
- Title (English): Strawberry Night
- Genre: Crime, Detective
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Special
- Format: Tanpatsu
- Viewership rating: 14.0 (Kanto)
- Broadcast date: 2010-Nov-13
- Air time: 21:00-23:10
- Theme song: EUPHORIA by Shibasaki Kou
Synopsis
A non "elite" female detective,Reiko Himekawa (Yuko Takeuchi), stationed at the Metropolitan Police Department has risen fast through the ranks due to her hard work. She becomes involved in a murder case named "Strawberry Night".
Cast
Main Cast
- Takeuchi Yuko as Himekawa Reiko
- Okamoto Azusa as teen Reiko
- Nishijima Hidetoshi as Kikuta Kazuo
- Kiritani Kenta as Otsuka Shinji
- Ukaji Takashi as Ishikura Tamotsu
- Hayashi Kento as Kitami Noboru
- Tanimura Mitsuki as Fukazawa Yukari
- Sato Yuki as Tatsumi Keiichi
- Aoi as Maruta Satsuki
- Tanaka Yoji as Komine Kaoru
- Magii as Doctor Omuro
- Suzuki Kosuke as Tashiro Tomohiko
- Kuninaka Ryoko as Sata Michiko
- Tezuka Satomi as Himekawa Rue
- Tsugawa Masahiko as Kunioku Sadanosuke
- Endo Kenichi as Kusaka Mamoru
- Watanabe Ikkei as Hashizume Shunsuke
- Takashima Masahiro as Imaizumi Haruo
- Namase Katsuhisa as Ioka Hiromitsu
- Takeda Tetsuya as Katsumata Kensaku
Others
- Yamazaki Naoki as Namekawa Yukio
- Tsukiyama Mayumi
- Yamasaki Takafumi (山崎崇史)
- Sakurai Hijiri (桜井聖)
- Aratani Kiyomi (荒谷清水)
- Nakayama Takuya
- Kono Tatsuro
- Gotou Risa (五嶋りさ)
- Sakai Koji (境浩二)
- Yajima Shunsaku (矢嶋俊作)
- Kawada Yoshiichi (河田義市)
- Hiwatashi Shinji
- Yamamoto Hiroshi (山本浩司) as Kanehara Taichi
- Saeki Arata
- Kawabuchi Yoshikazu (川渕良和)
- Nagamachi Taro
- Tamura Kei (田村圭生) as Shibata
- Kawasaki Kenichi (川崎賢一)
- Takebe Kazumi (建部和美)
- Suda Kunihiro (須田邦裕)
- Akamaru Masayuki (赤丸正幸)
- Shiomi Satoshi (潮見諭)
- Tanaka Yonosuke (田中洋之助) as Fukazawa Yasuyuki
- Ikenaga Ami
- Yoneda Takuya (米田拓也)
- Ishida Masashi (石田将士)
- Nakamura Kimihiko (中村公彦)
- Saito Tsutomu (斎藤勉)
- Maki Toru (牧徹)
- Hamada Ryuji (濱田龍司)
- ERINA
- Okinaka Chieno (沖中千英乃)
- Saeki Daichi
- Suzuki Toshiaki (鈴木利明)
- Kouno Masayuki (河野マサユキ)
- Izumi Satoshi (伊住聰志)
- Minemura Junji (峯村淳二)
- Shiba Tatsuro (椎場辰朗)
- Shimizu Wakana (清水若菜)
Production Credits
- Original writing (Novel): Strawberry Night by Honda Tetsuya (誉田哲也)
- Screenwriter: Tatsui Yukari
- Producers: Takamaru Masataka (高丸雅隆), Emori Hiroko
- Director: Sato Yuichi
- Music: Hayashi Yuki
Season 1
- Format: Renzoku
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership rating: 15.3% (kanto)
- Broadcast period: 2012-Jan-10 to 2012-Mar-20
- Air time: Tuesday 21:00
- Theme song: Misenai Namida wa, Kitto Itsuka by GReeeeN
Synopsis
Originally broadcast in autumn of 2010 as a special drama, "Strawberry Night" returns to Fuji on Tuesday nights. Based on the best selling mystery novel by Honda Tetsuya which sold over 1.5 million copies. Himekawa Reiko is a police officer working for squad 1 of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. As the only female squad leader in charge of inspecting a crime scene, Reiko uncovers the mystery behind a merciless murder, a man who was found dead covered in a plastic sheet in the bushes near a pond. Reiko realizes that the crime is not an independent incident, but one that had just begun. The code "Strawberry Night" eventually surfaces from the investigations, a word that eventually leads to another police officer, an elite detective.
The drama is not only full of suspense, but breathtakingly tells a story of each character's concerns and sorrow, the troubles and tasks they must face. It takes a closer look at Reiko's mental state, the relationship between her and those surrounding her, a detective's faith, pride and sincerity towards one's profession...All in all, it's a profound human / profession drama that will touch the hearts of many. --Fuji TV
Cast
- Takeuchi Yuko as Himekawa Reiko
- Okamoto Azusa as teen Reiko
- Nishijima Hidetoshi as Kikuta Kazuo
- Koide Keisuke as Hayama Noriyuki
- Ukaji Takashi as Ishikura Tamotsu
- Maruyama Ryuhei as Yuda Kohei
- Tanaka Yoji as Komine Kaoru
- Toda Masahiro as Asakura Keigo
- Nakabayashi Taiki as Oyama Satoshi
- Watanabe Ikkei as Hashizume Shunsuke
- Endo Kenichi as Kusaka Mamoru
- Takashima Masahiro as Imaizumi Haruo
- Tsugawa Masahiko as Kunioku Sadanosuke
- Namase Katsuhisa as Ioka Hiromitsu
- Takeda Tetsuya as Katsumata Kensaku
- Owada Baku as Himekawa Tadayuki
- Tezuka Satomi as Himekawa Rue
Featured Guests
- Takito Kenichi as Tokuyama Kazutaka (ep1)
- Fujimoto Izumi (藤本泉) as Ogawa Miharu (ep1)
- Kitagami Fumio (北上史欧) as Yoneda Yasushi (ep1)
- Morishita Tetsuo as Mizusawa Yusuke (ep1)
- Fukami Motoki as Tada Akio (ep1)
- Kiritani Kenta as Otsuka Shinji (ep1, flashback)
- Kuninaka Ryoko as Sata Michiko (ep1, flashback)
- Kitami Toshiyuki as Shimosaka Yuichiro (ep2)
- Omasa Aya as Shimosaka Miki (ep2-3)
- Ogi Shigemitsu as Shima Chiaki (ep2-3)
- Yamada Meikyo as Uwajima Kouhei (ep2-3)
- Sugimoto Tetta as Kurata Shuji (ep4-5)
- Ishiguro Hideo as Kurata Hideki (ep4-5)
- Sakata Masanobu as detective Mizumoto (ep4-5)
- TOMO as Yasui Goro (ep4)
- Satsuki Haruko (五月晴子) as a farmer (ep4)
- Oguchi Eriko (おぐちえりこ) as Kurata Kanako (ep4-5)
- Yoshimitsu Ryota (吉満涼太) as Shimada Katsuya (ep4-5)
- Watanabe Sugie (渡辺杉枝) as Shimada Sumiko (ep5)
- Minagawa Reina (皆川玲奈) as Shimada Ayaka (ep5)
- Mashita Rena as Yukawa Tomomi (ep5)
- Kato Ai as Takano Mayumi (ep6)
- Yashiba Toshihiro as Yabe Masato (ep6)
- Sasaki Katsuhiko as Nagatsuka Toshikazu (ep6)
- Kimura Tae as Harukawa Mitsuyo (ep7-8)
- Matsuda Kenji as Murata Kazuo / Kishitani Seiji (ep7-8)
- Inoue Koh (井上康) as Toyama Yoshiyuki (ep4,7,9-11)
- Hankai Kazuaki as Lieutenant Hayashi (ep8)
- Ishiguro Ken as Takaoka Kenichi / Naito Kazutoshi (ep9-11)
- Hamada Gaku as Mishima Kosuke (ep9-11)
- Hayashi Roi (林遼威) as 9-year old Kosuke (ep9,11)
- Kaneko Shotaro (金子尚太郎) as 15-year old Kosuke (ep9,11)
- Renbutsu Misako as Nakagawa Michiko (ep9-11)
- Ikeda Tetsuhiro as Tobe Makio (ep9-11)
- Omiya Taro as Mishima Tadaharu (ep9,11)
- Nozoe Yoshihiro as Matsumoto Osamu (ep9-11)
- Tanaka Sotaro (田中壮太郎) as Sawai Yuji (ep9-10)
- Kirishima Reika as Kobayashi Mikako (ep10-11)
Production Credits
- Original writing (Novel): Symmetry by Honda Tetsuya (誉田哲也)
- Screenwriters: Tatsui Yukari, Hayashi Makoto (林誠人), Oki Shizuka ( 旺季志ずか), Kuroiwa Tsutomu
- Producers: Takamaru Masataka (高丸雅隆), Emori Hiroko
- Directors: Sato Yuichi, Ishikawa Junichi (石川淳一)
- Music: Hayashi Yuki
Episode Information
| Case | Subtitle | Ratings (Kanto) |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Symmetry | 16.8 |
| 02 | I don't punch with my right | 16.9 |
| 03 | 16.4 | |
| 04 | Taking justice too far | 16.3 |
| 05 | 15.4 | |
| 06 | The infection game | 14.0 |
| 07 | The bad seed / Japanese star anise | 15.6 |
| 08 | 14.8 | |
| 09 | Soul Cage | 13.8 |
| 10 | 12.9 | |
| 11 | 15.9 | |
| Average | 15.3 | |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Notes
- Following the end of the Strawberry Night series aired in 2012, a movie has been announced.
Recognitions
- 72nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Director - Sato Yuichi, Ishikawa Junichi
External Links
| Autumn 2011 | Fuji TV | Spring 2012 |
| Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de | Tuesday 21:00 | Legal High |
