S01E01 Bokko chan
Bokko-chan is a humanoid robot created by a bar master. She looks beautiful, but her abilities are not so good. She can only parrot what people say. Even so, she quickly becomes popular with the...
Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama
S01E19: The execution (Part 1)
A man who has committed a crime on Earth is sent to a red planet where he is to be exiled. He has only one silver ball in his hand...
Overview
Hoshi Shinichi is the "God of Short Stories" who published more than 1001 short stories during his lifetime, some of which are included in textbooks and continue to be read today. His stories often feature mystery, science fiction, or fantasy elements. A sometimes "humorous" and sometimes "cynic" look at society and mankind. Always short, but always surprising and unpredictable. Is it a poisonous allegory or a wake-up call? See some of his greatest gems come to life in this 2022 live-action adaptation
Episodes
S01E02 Department of Maintenance of Living
Two men work for a government office called "Ministry of Maintenance of Living. Today, they are on duty again in their car. What are their duties?
S01E03 Insomnia
A man suffers from extreme insomnia after an accident. He tries a new pillow and sleeping pills, but nothing works. The man is desperate...!
S01E04 A man from Earth
A man is an industrial spy caught infiltrating a research institute. As punishment, he is banished to another planet by a teleportation device...
S01E05 League of good citizens (Part 1)
A salesman for a corrupt real estate company who has had a bad habit since he was a child. His destiny is greatly changed when he meets a mysterious organization called the "League of Good...
S01E06 League of good citizens (Part 2)
The "Day of Judgment" is finally approaching. What will be the fate of the man and the human race? ...
S01E07 The Way of Escape
A pair of robbers jump onto a train to escape from the police, but something is wrong with the train...
S01E08 Lost faces
In the near future, the majority of people have cosmetic surgery. What people are looking for next to plastic surgery...
S01E09 On the dim star
Somewhere in space, on a planet where robots abandoned by humans have washed ashore, two humanoid robots meet by chance...
S01E10 The man in white
After another world war, mankind has created an organization that seeks true peace in order to prevent war from ever happening again...
S01E12 The window
A woman comes from the countryside and lives alone in the city. With a desire to become famous in her heart, she posts her daily life on social networking sites. One day, a mysterious man...
S01E13 Frozen time
Mundt (Jun Murakami), a man who became a cyborg after an accident, lives alone in a basement. When he notices something unusual and goes outside...!
S01E14 Night and Sake
A lonely man with no friends or lover. One day, while drinking alone in his room, a woman appears out of nowhere...
S01E15 Misalignment
A young man in despair of his life asks "Shooter Service" to deliver whatever he wants...!
S01E16 Hospitality
A man with no prospects for success becomes "Mr. Burgi" one day, and his daily life changes completely...
S01E17 The Key
One day, a man finds a key. As if obsessed, the man searches for a keyhole that matches the key...
S01E18 I accept the offer
He is 42 years old and single. He is an assistant section chief at a company and a baseball nerd who was an alternate on the baseball team in junior high school, high school, and...
S01E19 The execution (Part 1)
A man who has committed a crime on Earth is sent to a red planet where he is to be exiled. He has only one silver ball in his hand...
S01E20 The execution (Part 2)
The red planet, the place of execution. A man is left behind with only a silver ball in his hand, and all he can remember is his days on Earth...
Cast
Kiko Mizuhara
Kanji Furutachi
Amane Okayama
Hairi Katagiri
Tetta Sugimoto
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Tōru Shinagawa
Kisuke Iida
Azusa Okamoto
Yuri Nakamura
Naomi Nishida
Kento Hayashi
