Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The affluent Ushiromiya family patriarch, Kinzo, is on his deathbed, and his family has assembled at their private island to discuss the division of his estate. As they bicker over their father's immense inheritance, a typhoon closes in, trapping them on the island. They suddenly receive an eerie word of warning...and then, in the dead of night, the murders begin. One by one, family members are discovered murdered in bizarre and inhuman ways. Some within the family turn to superstition, blaming it on a witch rumored to inhabit the island. But one of them - the young Battler Ushiromiya - refuses to accept the supernatural and vows to uncover the real killer behind the seemingly impossible slaughters. He soon finds himself confronted by the apparent witch, and enters into a life-or-death battle for the truth.

Series details

• Title: Umineko no Naku Koro ni
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Horror, Thriller, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2009-07-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-12-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Chiba TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 17896
• IMDb ID: tt1450620
• TVDB ID: 101981

Cast and credited roles

• Yui Horie — Maria Ushiromiya
• Sayaka Ohara — Beatrice
• Daisuke Ono — Battler Ushiromiya
• Yu Kobayashi — Kanon
• Rie Kugimiya — Shannon
• Kenichi Suzumura — George Ushiromiya
• Marina Inoue — Jessica Ushiromiya
• Ami Koshimizu — Rosa Ushiromiya
• Masato Funaki — Genji Ronoue
• Miki Itou — Eva Ushiromiya
• Akihiko Ishizumi — Terumasa Nanjo
• Hitoshi Bifu — Toshiro Gohda

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-07-02; final listed air date 2009-12-24.

Source and licence

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