Kaitō Yamaneko

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] In this drama, Kazuya Kamenashi, a member of 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
Genre	Drama
Written by	Shōgo Mutō
Directed by	Ryūichi Inomata Ryō Nishimura Naoko Komuro
Starring	Kazuya Kamenashi Hiroki Narimiya Suzu Hirose
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
Production
Producers	Hibiki Itō Yūta Fukuo Jun Shimoyama
Running time	54 minutes
Release
Original network	NTV
Original release	January 16 – March 19, 2016
External links
Website

Cast

• Kazuya Kamenashi as Yamaneko, a thief and a private detective
• Hiroki Narimiya as Hideo Katsumura, a copywriter
• Suzu Hirose as Mao Takasugi
• Nanao as Sakura Kirishima, a detective
• Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Katsuaki Inui, a detective
• Kuranosuke Sasaki as Shūgo Sekimoto, a detective chief inspector
• Shizuka Nakamura as a mysterious woman

References

1. The Phantom Thief Yamaneko Retrieved 2019-02-14.
2. "KAT-TUN's new single chosen as the theme song to Kamenashi Kazuya's starring drama". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
3. TV 怪盗 山猫. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
4. 亀梨和也が指名手配!? 「怪盗 山猫」ドラマ化決定 (in Japanese). IID, Inc. 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
5. 亀梨和也主演『怪盗山猫』初回視聴率14.3%好発進 [Kamenashi Kazuya starring as "Kaito Yamaneko". Initial audience rating 14.3%. Good start] (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
6. 亀梨和也主演「怪盗 山猫」初回視聴率14.3%の好発進 (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2019-02-14.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• The Phantom Thief Yamaneko
• Kaitō Yamaneko at IMDb