Strawberry Night

Details

 * Title:  ストロベリーナイト
 * Title (English): Strawberry Night
 * Genre: Crime, Detective
 * Broadcast network: Fuji TV

Special

 * Format: Tanpatsu
 * Viewership rating: 14.0 (Kanto)
 * Broadcast date: 2010-Nov-13
 * Air time: 21:00-23:10
 * Theme song: EUPHORIA by Shibasaki Kou

Synopsis
A non "elite" female detective, Reiko Himekawa (Yuko Takeuchi), stationed at the Metropolitan Police Department has risen fast through the ranks due to her hard work. She becomes involved in a murder case named "Strawberry Night".

Cast

 * Main Cast
 * Takeuchi Yuko as Himekawa Reiko
 * Okamoto Azusa as teen Reiko
 * Nishijima Hidetoshi as Kikuta Kazuo
 * Kiritani Kenta as Otsuka Shinji
 * Ukaji Takashi as Ishikura Tamotsu
 * Hayashi Kento as Kitami Noboru
 * Tanimura Mitsuki as Fukazawa Yukari
 * Sato Yuki as Tatsumi Keiichi
 * Aoi as Maruta Satsuki
 * Tanaka Yoji as Komine Kaoru
 * Magy as Doctor Omuro
 * Suzuki Kosuke as Tashiro Tomohiko
 * Kuninaka Ryoko as Sata Michiko
 * Tezuka Satomi as Himekawa Rue
 * Tsugawa Masahiko as Kunioku Sadanosuke
 * Endo Kenichi as Kusaka Mamoru
 * Watanabe Ikkei as Hashizume Shunsuke
 * Takashima Masahiro as Imaizumi Haruo
 * Namase Katsuhisa as Ioka Hiromitsu
 * Takeda Tetsuya as Katsumata Kensaku


 * Others
 * Yamazaki Naoki as Namekawa Yukio
 * Tsukiyama Mayumi
 * Yamasaki Takafumi (山崎崇史)
 * Sakurai Hijiri
 * Aratani Kiyomi (荒谷清水)
 * Nakayama Takuya
 * Kono Tatsuro
 * Gotou Risa (五嶋りさ)
 * Sakai Koji (境浩二)
 * Yajima Shunsaku (矢嶋俊作)
 * Kawada Yoshiichi (河田義市)
 * Hiwatashi Shinji
 * Yamamoto Hiroshi (山本浩司) as Kanehara Taichi
 * Saeki Arata
 * Kawabuchi Yoshikazu (川渕良和)
 * Nagamachi Taro
 * Tamura Kei (田村圭生) as Shibata
 * Kawasaki Kenichi (川崎賢一)
 * Takebe Kazumi (建部和美)
 * Suda Kunihiro (須田邦裕)
 * Akamaru Masayuki (赤丸正幸)
 * Shiomi Satoshi (潮見諭)
 * Tanaka Yonosuke (田中洋之助) as Fukazawa Yasuyuki
 * Ikenaga Ami
 * Yoneda Takuya (米田拓也)
 * Ishida Masashi (石田将士)
 * Nakamura Kimihiko (中村公彦)
 * Saito Tsutomu (斎藤勉)
 * Maki Toru (牧徹)
 * Hamada Ryuji (濱田龍司)
 * ERINA
 * Okinaka Chieno (沖中千英乃)
 * Saeki Daichi
 * Suzuki Toshiaki (鈴木利明)
 * Kouno Masayuki (河野マサユキ)
 * Izumi Satoshi (伊住聰志)
 * Minemura Junji (峯村淳二)
 * Shiba Tatsuro (椎場辰朗)
 * Shimizu Wakana (清水若菜)

Production Credits

 * Original writing: Novel Strawberry Night by Honda Tetsuya (誉田哲也)
 * Screenwriter: Tatsui Yukari
 * Producers: Takamaru Masataka (高丸雅隆), Emori Hiroko
 * Director: Sato Yuichi
 * Music: Hayashi Yuki

Season 1

 * Format: Renzoku
 * Episodes: 11
 * Viewership rating: 15.3% (kanto)
 * Broadcast period: 2012-Jan-10 to 2012-Mar-20
 * Air time: Tuesday 21:00
 * Theme song: Misenai Namida wa, Kitto Itsuka by GReeeeN

Synopsis
Originally broadcast in autumn of 2010 as a special drama, "Strawberry Night" returns to Fuji on Tuesday nights. Based on the best selling mystery novel by Honda Tetsuya which sold over 1.5 million copies. Himekawa Reiko is a police officer working for squad 1 of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. As the only female squad leader in charge of inspecting a crime scene, Reiko uncovers the mystery behind a merciless murder, a man who was found dead covered in a plastic sheet in the bushes near a pond. Reiko realizes that the crime is not an independent incident, but one that had just begun. The code "Strawberry Night" eventually surfaces from the investigations, a word that eventually leads to another police officer, an elite detective.

The drama is not only full of suspense, but breathtakingly tells a story of each character's concerns and sorrow, the troubles and tasks they must face. It takes a closer look at Reiko's mental state, the relationship between her and those surrounding her, a detective's faith, pride and sincerity towards one's profession...All in all, it's a profound human / profession drama that will touch the hearts of many. --Fuji TV

Cast

 * Takeuchi Yuko as Himekawa Reiko
 * Okamoto Azusa as teen Reiko (ep1,4-5,9-11)
 * Nishijima Hidetoshi as Kikuta Kazuo
 * Koide Keisuke as Hayama Noriyuki
 * Ukaji Takashi as Ishikura Tamotsu
 * Maruyama Ryuhei as Yuda Kohei
 * Tanaka Yoji as Komine Kaoru (ep1,9)
 * Toda Masahiro as Asakura Keigo (ep1-3)
 * Nakabayashi Taiki as Oyama Satoshi (ep1,3,7)
 * Watanabe Ikkei as Hashizume Shunsuke (ep1-3,7,9-11)
 * Endo Kenichi as Kusaka Mamoru (ep1,7-11)
 * Takashima Masahiro as Imaizumi Haruo
 * Tsugawa Masahiko as Kunioku Sadanosuke (ep2-3,7-8,11)
 * Namase Katsuhisa as Ioka Hiromitsu (ep2-3,7-11)
 * Takeda Tetsuya as Katsumata Kensaku (ep2-5,10-11)
 * Owada Baku as Himekawa Tadayuki (ep1,9,11)
 * Tezuka Satomi as Himekawa Mizue (ep1,5,9-11)


 * Featured Guests
 * Takito Kenichi as Tokuyama Kazutaka (ep1)
 * Fujimoto Izumi (藤本泉) as Ogawa Miharu (ep1)
 * Kitagami Fumio (北上史欧) as Yoneda Yasushi (ep1)
 * Morishita Tetsuo as Mizusawa Yusuke (ep1)
 * Fukami Motoki as Tada Akio (ep1)
 * Kiritani Kenta as Otsuka Shinji (ep1, flashback)
 * Kuninaka Ryoko as Sata Michiko (ep1, flashback)
 * Kitami Toshiyuki as Shimosaka Yuichiro (ep2)
 * Oomasa Aya as Shimosaka Miki (ep2-3)
 * Ogi Shigemitsu as Shima Chiaki (ep2-3)
 * Yamada Meikyo as Uwajima Kouhei (ep2-3)
 * Sugimoto Tetta as Kurata Shuji (ep4-5)
 * Ishiguro Hideo as Kurata Hideki (ep4-5)
 * Sakata Masanobu as detective Mizumoto (ep4-5)
 * TOMO as Yasui Goro (ep4)
 * Satsuki Haruko (五月晴子) as a farmer (ep4)
 * Inoue Koh (井上康) as Toyama Yoshiyuki (ep4,7,9-11)
 * Oguchi Eriko (おぐちえりこ) as Kurata Kanako (ep4-5)
 * Yoshimitsu Ryota (吉満涼太) as Shimada Katsuya (ep4-5)
 * Watanabe Sugie (渡辺杉枝) as Shimada Sumiko (ep5)
 * Minagawa Reina (皆川玲奈) as Shimada Ayaka (ep5)
 * Mashita Rena as Yukawa Tomomi (ep5)
 * Kato Ai as Takano Mayumi (ep6)
 * Yashiba Toshihiro as Yabe Masato (ep6)
 * Sasaki Katsuhiko as Nagatsuka Toshikazu (ep6)
 * Kimura Tae as Harukawa Mitsuyo (ep7-8)
 * Matsuda Kenji as Murata Kazuo / Kishitani Seiji (ep7-8)
 * Hankai Kazuaki as Lieutenant Hayashi (ep8)
 * Ishiguro Ken as Takaoka Kenichi / Naito Kazutoshi (ep9-11)
 * Hamada Gaku as Mishima Kosuke (ep9-11)
 * Hayashi Roi (林遼威) as 9-year old Kosuke (ep9,11)
 * Kaneko Shotaro (金子尚太郎) as 15-year old Kosuke (ep9,11)
 * Renbutsu Misako as Nakagawa Michiko (ep9-11)
 * Ikeda Tetsuhiro as Tobe Makio (ep9-11)
 * Omiya Taro as Mishima Tadaharu (ep9,11)
 * Nozoe Yoshihiro as Matsumoto Osamu (ep9-11)
 * Tanaka Sotaro (田中壮太郎) as Sawai Yuji (ep9-10)
 * Kirishima Reika as Kobayashi Mikako (ep10-11)
 * ''Supporting Cast & Guests

Production Credits

 * Original writing: Novel Symmetry by Honda Tetsuya (誉田哲也)
 * Screenwriters: Tatsui Yukari, Hayashi Makoto, Oki Shizuka (旺季志ずか), Kuroiwa Tsutomu
 * Producers: Takamaru Masataka (高丸雅隆), Emori Hiroko
 * Directors: Sato Yuichi, Ishikawa Junichi
 * Music: Hayashi Yuki

Episode Information
Source: Video Research, Ltd.

Strawberry Night Saga

 * Title: ストロベリーナイトサーガ
 * Title (English): Strawberry Night Saga
 * Format: Renzoku
 * Episodes: 11
 * Broadcast period: 2019-Apr-11 to 2019-Jun-20
 * Air time: Thursday 22:00
 * Theme song: Rain by Kamenashi Kazuya

Cast

 * Nikaido Fumi as Himekawa Reiko
 * Kamenashi Kazuya as Kikuta Kazuo
 * Shishido Kai (宍戸開) as Ishikura Tamotsu
 * Nakabayashi Taiki as Yuda Kohei
 * Shigeoka Daiki as Otsuka Shinji
 * Yamaguchi Makiya as Imaizumi Haruo
 * Okada Kohki as Hashizume Shunsuke
 * Eguchi Yosuke as Katsumata Kensaku
 * Konno Hiroki as Ioka Hiromitsu
 * Bando Ryota (坂東龍汰) as Kitami Noboru
 * Hayama Shono as Hayama Noriyuki
 * Ino Yukihiro (猪 征大) as Tatsumi Keiichi
 * Kikuchi Momoko as Himekawa Rue
 * Ibu Masato as Kunioku Sadanosuke

Production Credits

 * Original Work: Himekawa Reiko Series by Honda Tetsuya (誉田哲也)
 * Screenwriter: Tokunaga Yuichi, Hikawa Kayo (ひかわかよ), Seki Erika
 * Producer: Yamazaki Junko
 * Director: Ishikawa Junichi, Yamauchi Daisuke, (山内大典)
 * Music: Suehiro Kenichiro

Recognitions

 * 15th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jan-Mar 2012): Best Actress - Takeuchi Yuko
 * 72nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Director - Sato Yuichi, Ishikawa Junichi