Series synopsis
Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance, also known as 罪と罰: A Falsified Romance is a Japanese drama crime television series that premiered on WOWOW Prime on April 29, 2012. It ended on May 27, 2015. It stars Kengo Kora, Asami Mizukawa, Ai Hashimoto and Tetsushi Tanaka.
In this modern adaptation of the Dostoyevsky classic, a loner named Miroku takes it upon himself to kill a teenage girl leading a prostitution ring. She's an insect that hurts everyone around her. She needs to die -- and he's going to kill her. Why is that wrong?
Premise
In this modern adaptation of the Dostoyevsky classic, a loner named Miroku takes it upon himself to kill a teenage girl leading a prostitution ring. She's an insect that hurts everyone around her. She needs to die -- and he's going to kill her. Why is that wrong?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kengo Kora as Tachi Miroku
- Asami Mizukawa as Ameya Echika
- Ai Hashimoto as Baba Hikaru
- Tetsushi Tanaka as Sudou Kai
- Ayumi Ito as Tachi Yoshino
- Akiyoshi Nakao as Yazumi Masamichi
- Shota Sometani as Mikoshiba Haruka
- Keisuke Horibe as Ameya Kikuo
Supporting cast
- Hisako Manda as Tachi Yoshimi
- Aki Asakura as Nakagami Akemi
- Ryushin Tei as Kou
- Tomoharu Hasegawa as Mekata
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | April 29, 2012 | May 27, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Miroku stops attending school and rarely speaks or leaves his room. However, he is prompted to act when he discovers an underage prostitution ring. |
April 29, 2012 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 While Miroku debates what he wants to do to Hikaru, the criminal organization she reports to wants to have a word with him about his interest in her. |
May 6, 2012 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Back when Miroku had an office job and was already an aspiring writer, he met a man named Sudo at work who was unlike anyone he had ever met before. |
May 13, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | WOWOW Prime |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 29, 2012 |
| Last aired | May 27, 2015 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 22:00:00 |