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“Malice spreads like disease”

MPD Psycho (2000)

First aired May 2, 200054m/ep1 season · 6 epsEnded
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Overview

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.

Created By

Takashi Miike, Eiji Otsuka

Top Billed Cast

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Tooru Sasayama

Naoki Hosaka

Naoki Hosaka

Kazuhiko Amamiya / Yôsuke Kobayashi / Shinji Nishizono

Tomoko Nakajima

Tomoko Nakajima

Machi Isono

Sadaharu Shioda

Sadaharu Shioda

Masaki Manabe

Yoshinari Anan

Yoshinari Anan

Kikuo Toguchi

Rieko Miura

Rieko Miura

Chizuko Honda / Chizuko Kobayashi

Lily

Lily

Yôko Yamamoto

Nae Yuuki

Nae Yuuki

Tomoyo Tanabe

Satoshi Matsuda

Satoshi Matsuda

Tatsuya Ueno

Fujiko

Fujiko

Mami Sasayama

Shun Satô

Shun Satô

Saku Ooe

Satoshi Ichijo

Satoshi Ichijo

Hisashi Shimazu

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

Japanese

Type

Miniseries

Last Air Date

May 7, 2000

Networks

WOWOW Prime

Production

Excellent FilmsKADOKAWA ShotenMPD Psycho ProjectPony Canyon Toskadomain Co. Ltd

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