Jiu: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The show is based on the Jiu suspense novel series by Honda Tetsuya. Motoko (Kuroki) is a fierce, physically capable investigator with a strong battle instinct, while Misaki (Tabe) is more intellectual, kind-hearted, and naive. The two of them are both working to track down Jiu, the ringleader responsible for a series of brutal crimes.

Series details

• Title: Jiu
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2011-07-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-09-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Asahi
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 22469

Cast and credited roles

• Meisa Kuroki — Motoko Isaki
• Mikako Tabe — Misaki Kadokura
• Yu Shirota — Takashi Amamiya
• Kim Myung Soo — Jiu
• Yukiya Kitamura — Hiroki Azuma

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-07-29; final listed air date 2011-09-23.

Source and licence

Adapted from Jiu 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.