Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The story opens after a young female student kills herself by jumping off a balcony. It's soon discovered that she was in fact stabbed, and the room arranged to make it look like a suicide. And so we begin. A few minor details lead Detective Kanzo to suspect that Ryo, an enigmatic chef's assistant, knows more about her death.The two have run into each other by chance a few times, and each time left Kanzo with an uncomfortable feeling. Every clue that is revealed seems to lead to more questions about Ryo, his obsessive girlfriend, his callous and manipulative relations with several women, and about a painful memory from Kanzo's past. Things get more complicated when a powerful love/hate relationship develops between Ryo and Kanza's little sister, the beautiful Yuko (Fukatsu Eri). What exactly is their connection? As the evidence (and body count) rises, Kanzo tries desperately to save his sister from Ryo's influence. He's no saint, but is he the Devil Kanzo thinks he is? And why? The answers will floor you, even when you think you've got them figured out already.

Series details

• Title: Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Romance, Thriller, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2002-04-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-06-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37505
• TVDB ID: 106031

Cast and credited roles

• Takuya Kimura — Ryo Katase
• Eri Fukatsu — Yuko Dojima
• Sanma Akashiya — Kanzo Dojima

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-04-15; final listed air date 2002-06-24; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi 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.