Series synopsis
Ties of Shooting Stars, also known as 流星の絆 is a Japanese comedy family mystery television series that premiered on TBS on October 17, 2008. It ended on December 19, 2008. It was created by Kazunari Ninomiya. It stars Kazunari Ninomiya, Ryo Nishikido, Erika Toda and Tomokazu Miura.
Based on a novel by mystery writer Keigo Higashino, Ryūsei no Kizuna tells the story of three orphans, whose parents were murdered long ago. Together, the three vowed on a shooting star to one day avenge their parents. After many years, the two brothers have found the murderers, and are set to carry out their plan for vengeance when they realize they've made a serious miscalculation; you see, their sister...
Premise
Based on a novel by mystery writer Keigo Higashino, Ryūsei no Kizuna tells the story of three orphans, whose parents were murdered long ago. Together, the three vowed on a shooting star to one day avenge their parents. After many years, the two brothers have found the murderers, and are set to carry out their plan for vengeance when they realize they've made a serious miscalculation; you see, their sister...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kazunari Ninomiya as Ariake Koichi
- Ryo Nishikido as Ariake Taisuke
- Erika Toda as Ariake Shizuna
- Tomokazu Miura as Kashiwabara Yasutaka
- Jun Kaname as Togami Yukinari
- Kenta Kiritani as Takayama Hisanobu
- Toshinori Omi as Hayashi George
- Akira Emoto as Togami Masayuki
Supporting cast
- Ryo as Toko Ariake
- Susumu Terajima as Ariake Yukihiro
- Mika Nakashima as Sagi
- Riku Kashima as 有明泰輔
- Sea Kumada as 有明静奈
- Aiko Morishita as 戸神貴美子
- Tomiyuki Kunihiro as 矢崎信郎
- Yumi Aso as 矢崎秀子
- Osamu Shitara as 萩村信二
- Akio Kaneda as 係長
- Taiyo Sugiura as 西郷一矢
- David Ito as 沢井武雄
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | October 17, 2008 | December 19, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Higashino Keigo x Kudo Kankuro! ~ The No.1 Tearful, Moving, Epic Mystery | October 17, 2008 |
| 2 | The Umbrella, the Portrait, and the Mysterious Woman | October 24, 2008 |
| 3 | Parents' Secret and the Hashed Meat Prince | October 31, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 17, 2008 |
| Last aired | December 19, 2008 |
| Runtime | 49 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 22:00:00 |