Series synopsis
MPD Psycho, also known as 多重人格探偵サイコ is a Japanese mystery crime drama television series that premiered on WOWOW Prime on May 2, 2000. It ended on May 7, 2000. It was created by Takashi Miike, Eiji Otsuka. It stars Ren Osugi, Naoki Hosaka, Tomoko Nakajima and Sadaharu Shioda.
MPD Psycho (full title: Multiple Personality Detective Psycho – Kazuhiko Amamiya Returns) is a six-part Japanese surrealist horror miniseries directed by Takashi Miike, based on Eiji Ōtsuka's manga series of the same name.
Homicide detective Yosuke Kobayashi saw his wife killed by serial killer Shinji Nishizono. From the shock of the incident, he suffers from multiple personality disorder and becomes Kazuhiko Amamiya. Soon after, he goes on the hunt for revenge.
Premise
MPD Psycho (full title: Multiple Personality Detective Psycho – Kazuhiko Amamiya Returns) is a six-part Japanese surrealist horror miniseries directed by Takashi Miike, based on Eiji Ōtsuka's manga series of the same name.
Homicide detective Yosuke Kobayashi saw his wife killed by serial killer Shinji Nishizono. From the shock of the incident, he suffers from multiple personality disorder and becomes Kazuhiko Amamiya. Soon after, he goes on the hunt for revenge.
Premise: Malice spreads like disease
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ren Osugi as Tooru Sasayama
- Naoki Hosaka as Kazuhiko Amamiya / Yôsuke Kobayashi / Shinji Nishizono
- Tomoko Nakajima as Machi Isono
- Sadaharu Shioda as Masaki Manabe
- Yoshinari Anan as Kikuo Toguchi
- Rieko Miura as Chizuko Honda / Chizuko Kobayashi
- Lily as Yôko Yamamoto
- Nae Yuuki as Tomoyo Tanabe
Supporting cast
- Satoshi Matsuda as Tatsuya Ueno
- Fujiko as Mami Sasayama
- Shun Satô as Saku Ooe
- Satoshi Ichijo as Hisashi Shimazu
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | May 2, 2000 | May 7, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Memories of Sin/Drifting Petals A sadistic criminal is turning his victims into human flower pots. Detective Amamiya Kazuhiko is called out of early retirement to investigate the case, which is tied to horrific events in his past. His new wife goes missing and a mysterious cult with barcodes tattooed on their eyeballs surfaces to wreak havoc on the city. |
May 2, 2000 |
| 2 |
How to Create a World A brutal serial killer cuts babies from their mothers' womb in what appears to be a copycat crime from five years earlier. All of the women have barcodes tattooed on their eyeballs. The victims, under some sort of hypnosis, purchase the surgical quality knives used to kill them the day before their murders. As Detective Amamiya's wife wanders the city in a trance, he discovers someone from his past is involved in the crime wave. |
May 3, 2000 |
| 3 |
Life Is a Constant Double Helix Detective Amamiya and the police team are investigating the mass suicide of forty girls from a posh high school. Amamiya goes undercover as a high school teacher to find out why and learn more about a new generation of barcoders, many of whom are students at this militaristic high school. Chiaki Kuriyama guest stars. |
May 4, 2000 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | WOWOW Prime |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 2, 2000 |
| Last aired | May 7, 2000 |
| Runtime | 54 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday at 23:00:00 |