Yoko Yama Stars in Drama Adaptation of Tonight I Have a Date with a Serial Killer
The drama marks the first series for the newly established nationwide Wednesday 23:00 slot and adapts a supernatural buddy-suspense manga with a lead known for idol and stage work.
Reporting from 1 sources: Comic Natalie.
The manga "Tonight I Have a Date with a Serial Killer" by Yuji Nakamura, based on an original story by Kon Iguchi, is getting a live-action drama. Yoko Yama plays detective Shiro Isobe, with Nagisa Sekimizu as his partner Hinata Kuroi. The series begins July 1 on the new slot Suidora★Eleven on Kantele and Fuji TV. An original ending has been prepared since the manga is ongoing.
Yoko Yama will star as Shiro Isobe, a patrol sergeant who once worked criminal investigations but transferred to Community Safety after his fiancée disappeared. He now prioritizes revenge over justice, showing up at serial murder scenes. Nagisa Sekimizu plays Hinata Kuroi, a woman who can see the number of victims when she touches a murderer; she partners with Isobe to find the killer of her own loved one. The drama, based on the manga by Yuji Nakamura and Kon Iguchi, premieres July 1 on the new Wednesday 23:00 slot Suidora★Eleven on Kantele and Fuji TV. Because the original manga is still running, the drama will have an original ending.
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