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MPD Psycho

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"Malice spreads like disease"

Release

2 May 2000

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Production

WOWOW Prime

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.

Plot

After his wife is murdered, a homicide detective develops multiple personalities and takes revenge on her killer. Years later the killer seems to reappear from the dead.

Cast

Ren ÔsugiNaoki HosakaTomoko Nakajima

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.8/10

Miniseries

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.

Air Date:3 May 2000
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Memories of Sin/Drifting Petals

A sadistic criminal is turning his victims into human flower pots. Detective Amamiya Kazuhiko is called out of early retirement to investigate the case, which is tied to horrific events in his past. His new wife goes missing and a mysterious cult with barcodes tattooed on their eyeballs surfaces to wreak havoc on the city.

Runtime:57m
Air Date:3 May 2000Available

Episodes of Miniseries

6 episodes

EP 1
EP 2
EP 3
EP 4
EP 5
EP 6
S1 E1