Gankutsuou: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Trying to escape his uneventful life, Albert, the son of a renowned general from Paris, makes a journey with his friend Franz. During his travels, he meets an immensely wealthy nobleman named The Count of Monte Cristo. Living in luxurious hotels, surrounded by beautiful women and strong bodyguards, the charming but enigmatic count fascinates Albert. Albert invites the count to join the high society of Paris. However, unknown to Albert, his father had once framed the count and took the Count's fiancée as his own.

Series details

• Title: Gankutsuou
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Anime, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2004-10-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-03-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Asahi
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19370
• IMDb ID: tt0437719
• TVDB ID: 79178

Cast and credited roles

• Jouji Nakata — Count of Monte Cristo
• Jun Fukuyama — Albert Morcerf
• Daisuke Hirakawa — Franz d'Epinay
• Mai Nakahara — Peppo
• Shinpachi Tsuji — Baron Danglars
• Jūrōta Kosugi — Fernand Morcerf
• Kikuko Inoue — Mercedes Morcerf
• Akiko Yajima — Haydée Tebelin
• Chie Nakamura — Eugénie Danglars

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2004-10-06; final listed air date 2005-03-30; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Gankutsuou on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.