Kaitō Yamaneko (怪盗 山猫, English title "The Phantom Thief Yamaneko"[1]) is a Japanese television drama series that premiered on NTV on 16 January 2016.[2][3] It is based on the mystery novel by Manabu Kaminaga, who is known for Psychic Detective Yakumo.[4] Kazuya Kamenashi, a member of the musical group KAT-TUN, played the lead role. Suzu Hirose and Hiroki Narimiya appeared in supporting roles.[5] The first episode received a viewership rating of 14.3%.[6]
Kaitō Yamaneko | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Shōgo Mutō |
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Opening theme | Antonín Dvořák "Symphony No. 9" the fourth movement |
Ending theme | "Unlock" by KAT-TUN |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Running time | 54 minutes |
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Original network | NTV |
Original release | January 16 (2016-01-16) – March 19, 2016 (2016-03-19) |
Preceded by | NTV Saturday Dramas Saturdays 21:00 - 21:54 (JST) |
Succeeded by Omukae desu April 2016 (2016-04) - |