Series synopsis
Dying Eye, also known as ダイイング・アイ is a Japanese mystery television series that premiered on WOWOW Prime on March 16, 2019. It ended on April 20, 2019. It stars Haruma Miura, Maryjun Takahashi, Katsuhisa Namase and Hayato Kakizawa.
One night, Amemura Shinsuke, a bartender at a Nishi Azabu bar in Tokyo, is attacked by a male stranger and loses a part of his memories. However, he soon learns that he caused the death of a woman called Kishinaka Minae in a traffic accident one and a half years ago. And the man who came to attack him and later committed suicide, was her husband Reiji. For some reason, Shinsuke is frequently advised by the people around him that it is better not to recall bad things. He begins to have misgivings ...
Premise
One night, Amemura Shinsuke, a bartender at a Nishi Azabu bar in Tokyo, is attacked by a male stranger and loses a part of his memories. However, he soon learns that he caused the death of a woman called Kishinaka Minae in a traffic accident one and a half years ago. And the man who came to attack him and later committed suicide, was her husband Reiji. For some reason, Shinsuke is frequently advised by the people around him that it is better not to recall bad things. He begins to have misgivings about the truth of the accident. Then when Shinsuke returns to the bar on one rainy night, Ruriko, a woman in mourning clothes and of unwordly beauty, shows up all of a sudden. From the time of her appearance, Shinsuke descends into a world of madness and anguish. Does she truly exist or is she a figment of imagination conjured by a guilty conscience?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Haruma Miura as Shinsuke Amemura
- Maryjun Takahashi as Ruriko / Minae Kishinaka
- Katsuhisa Namase as Koichi Eshima
- Hayato Kakizawa as Reiji Kishinaka
- Marika Matsumoto as Narumi Murakami
- Yuichi Kimura as Yohei Kozuka
- Yasushi Fuchikami as Haruhiko Kiuchi
- Hayato Onozuka as Yoshiyuki Okabe
Supporting cast
- Keiko Horiuchi as Chizuko Ono
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | March 16, 2019 | April 20, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A woman dies in a traffic accident. Over a year later, bartender Shinsuke Amemura is brutally attacked and awakes in the hospital with memory loss. |
March 16, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 A familiar-looking woman walks into Shinsuke's bar just before closing time and gives him her phone number. He questions his fragmented memories. |
March 23, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Wondering why he was the only target of Reiji's wrath, Shinsuke goes to the address of the other man involved in the accident and finds Kozuka there. |
March 30, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | WOWOW Prime |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 16, 2019 |
| Last aired | April 20, 2019 |
| Runtime | 51 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 22:00:00 |