The Copycat Criminal (2016)

Name: The Copycat Criminal
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Released: 2016-09-21
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Miki Nakatani, Tatsuomi Hamada, Isao Hashizume, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Yusuke Yamamoto

CrimeMystery

Based on the novel "Mohouhan" by Miyuki Miyabe. Journalist Maebata Shigeko, young Tsukada Shinichi and elderly Arima Yoshio all suffer from and become involved in a serial kidnap and murder case. Shinichi first discovers a cut arm and handbag from the murder case. Elderly Yoshio's granddaughter is a murder victim.

First Air Date: September 21, 2016
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 2
Rating: 8.5/10 (4 votes)

Cast: Miki Nakatani, Tatsuomi Hamada, Isao Hashizume, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Yusuke Yamamoto, Tetta Sugimoto, Shigeru Muroi, Kentaro Sakaguchi

Networks: TV Aichi, TVQ, TV Osaka, TVh, TSC

Production: TV Tokyo, TELEPACK

based on novel or book serial killer criminal

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Seasons

Season 1

2 episodes

2016

Full Cast (33 people)

Miki Nakatani as Shigeko Maehata
Tatsuomi Hamada as Shinichi Tsukada
Isao Hashizume as Yoshio Arima
Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Kazuaki Takai
Yusuke Yamamoto as Hiromi Kurihara
Tetta Sugimoto as Shoji Maehata
Shigeru Muroi as Machiko Furukawa
Kentaro Sakaguchi as Amikawa Koichi
Yoshiko Sengen as Takai Yumiko
Sayu Kubota as Higuchi Megumi
Tomiyuki Kunihiro as Tanaka
Hidekazu Mashima as Akitsu Shingo
Seiya Osada as Shinozaki Seiji
Hideyuki Kasahara as Tagawa Kazuyoshi
Ittoku Kishibe as Etsuro Takegami
Takashi Yamanaka as Asakawa
Ikkei Watanabe as Masuoka Tadashi
Atsuko Takahata as Masako Itagaki
Sei Matobu as Asai Yuko
Leo Morimoto as President Ezaki
Nicole Ishida as Kishida Akemi
Yoichi Nukumizu as Sakazaki Hiroki
Kumiko Fujiyoshi as Kimura Eri
Narimi Arimori as Hidaka Michiko
Toru Masuoka as Kanzaki
Kotaro Yoshida as Kida Takao
Kanako Higashi as Kozai Mikako
Masanobu Sakata as Sakaki Tatsuo
Mizuki Komatsu as Hidaka Chiaki
Kazutoyo Yoshimi as Yoshikawa Shigeru

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The Copycat Criminal

Crime

Mystery

The Copycat Criminal

239 min

1 seasons

239 min

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Networks

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Show Information

StatusEnded

TypeMiniseries

First Aired9/21/2016

Last Aired9/22/2016

Seasons1

Episodes2

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

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Written by

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Seasons

Episodes

239m

Per Episode

2016

First Aired

Keywords

based on novel or book serial killer criminal

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Cast

Miki Nakatani

as Shigeko Maehata

Tatsuomi Hamada

as Shinichi Tsukada

Isao Hashizume

as Yoshio Arima

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

as Kazuaki Takai

Yusuke Yamamoto

as Hiromi Kurihara

Tetta Sugimoto

as Shoji Maehata

Shigeru Muroi

as Machiko Furukawa

Kentaro Sakaguchi

as Amikawa Koichi

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1 seasons

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2016

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Copycat Criminal about?▾

How many seasons does The Copycat Criminal have?▾

How many episodes does The Copycat Criminal have?▾

Is The Copycat Criminal still running?▾

No, it ended in 2016.

When did The Copycat Criminal first air?▾

September 21, 2016

Who created The Copycat Criminal?▾

Miyuki Miyabe

Who stars in The Copycat Criminal?▾

Miki Nakatani, Tatsuomi Hamada, Isao Hashizume

What genre is The Copycat Criminal?▾

Crime, Mystery