Six More Actors Join Prime Video Drama Criminal
The casting additions flesh out the supporting roles around the three leads in a high-profile Prime Original crime thriller from a notable director.
Reporting from 1 sources: Eiga Natalie.
Aoki Munetaka, MEGUMI, Maggie, Duncan, Sano Reo, and Iwaki Seina have joined the cast of the Prime Original drama Criminal, a live-action adaptation of Ai Ota's novel directed by Daishi Matsunaga. The crime suspense series stars Issei Takahashi, Takumi Saito, and Koshi Mizukami and premieres worldwide on Prime Video on July 17.
Aoki Munetaka plays Kosuke Odajima, a Toa TV director and former colleague of Takumi Saito's freelance writer character. MEGUMI takes the role of Sakiko Yamashina, representative of the Melt Face Syndrome National Liaison Committee. Maggie portrays Akitsugu Ueue, section chief at Fukaoji Police Station and the superior of Issei Takahashi's detective Soma. Duncan plays detective Keiji Hirayama, whose words significantly move the story. Sano Reo (GENERATIONS) is Police Sergeant Nobuyoshi Akitsu, eager for a promotion to detective, and Iwaki Seina (LIL LEAGUE) plays Shota Shimoda, a caring senior to Koshi Mizukami's survivor character Shuji.
The series adapts Ai Ota's novel with screenplay by Takeharu Sakurai and music by Kenji Kawai. Production is by PROTX. The story follows a detective, a journalist, and the sole survivor of a random stabbing incident in a station square as they investigate and approach a vast darkness. Criminal streams exclusively on Prime Video starting July 17.
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- Eiga Natalie 高橋一生×斎藤工×水上恒司のドラマ「犯罪者」に青木崇高、MEGUMIら6名出演