Shinigami-kun

Shinigami-kun (死神くん) is a Japanese television drama series based on the manga of the same name by Koichi Endo.[1][2] The screenwriter is Hiroshi Hashimoto who is known for Thermae Romae 2 (2014) and Flying Colors (2015).[3] Satoshi Ohno, who is a member of the Japanese idol group Arashi, played the lead role.[4] Mirei Kiritani also appeared in a supporting role.[1] It received an average viewership rating of 9.7%.[5]

Shinigami-kun
Genre	Supernatural Drama
Written by	Hiroshi Hashimoto
Starring	Satoshi Ohno Mirei Kiritani Masaki Suda Yutaka Matsushige
Ending theme	"Daremo Shiranai" by Arashi
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	9
Production
Producers	Sō Īda Kimiko Nishikawa Jun Shimoyama
Release
Original network	TV Asahi
Original release	18 April – 20 June 2014
External links
Website

Plot

Shinigami-kun, also known as Shinigami-kun #413, is a rookie grim reaper whose job is to inform people of their impending death and to bring their souls to the spirit world upon their death. He appears with his signature phrase "Congratulations! I'm here to call on you." However, because he is a rookie reaper, he has a tendency to make biased decisions toward the human side, breaking the rule of his world and causing him to get reprimanded by his superior.

Cast

Main cast

• Satoshi Ohno as Shinigami-kun (the reaper)
• Mirei Kiritani as Kanshi-kan (death watcher)
• Masaki Suda as Akuma (devil)
• Yutaka Matsushige as Shunin (supervisor)

Guest appearances

• Riho Takada as Mami Kobayashi (ep.1)
• Shu Watanabe as Naoyuki Sanjō (ep.1)
• Kei Yamamoto as Tomekichi Satō (ep.5)
• Yu Takahashi as Sayaka Kirino (ep.6)
• Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (ep.7)
• Noriko Nakagoshi as Miho Uchida (ep.8)

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Original air date	Ratings (%)
1	"心美人お迎えに参りました!あなたの命はあと3日 最期は僕が傍にいる"	Hideo Nakata	18 April 2014	11.2%[6]
2	"悪魔誕生 デスノートで上司のいじめに復讐する男!?"	Jōta Tsunehiro	25 April 2014	10.1%[7]
3	"あの海へ 余命2日の令嬢と愛の逃避行〜死神VS悪魔"	Masaya Kakehi	2 May 2014	9.9%[8]
4	"神の選択 密室火災…取り残された5人の運命は!?"	Keita Motohashi	9 May 2014	10.3%[9]
5	"老夫婦の幸せ ～オレオレ詐欺の孫に悪魔が囁く…!!"	Hideo Nakata	23 May 2014	9.4%[10]
6	"だまされ上手!? ～結婚詐欺師に1000万貢ぐいい女"	Jōta Tsunehiro	30 May 2014	9.7%[11]
7	"芸能界の女帝バトル…!? 栄光の人気歌手の最期の歌"	Masaya Kakehi	6 June 2014	8.9%[12]
8	"最終章!! ピーマンと僕の生きる道"	Keita Motohashi	13 June 2014	8.4%[13]
9	"さらば優しい死神!! 最期は僕の傍にいて"	Keita Motohashi	20 June 2014	9.6%[5]

References

1. "Kiritani Mirei and more added as cast members for Ohno Satoshi's upcoming drama". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
2. TV 死神くん. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
3. 有村架純の『ビリギャル』は笑って泣ける"ハウツー"感動映画 (in Japanese). Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
4. "Arashi's Ohno, Ring's Nakata Make Live-Action Shinigami-kun". Anime News Network. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
5. 死神くん (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
6. 大野智主演「死神くん」初回11.2% 深夜枠で好発進 (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
7. 大野智主演「死神くん」第2話は10.1% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
8. 大野智主演「死神くん」第3話は9.9% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
9. 大野智主演「死神くん」第4話は10.3% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
10. 大野智主演「死神くん」第5話は9.4% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
11. 大野智主演「死神くん」第6話は9.7% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
12. 大野智主演「死神くん」第7話は8.9% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
13. 大野智主演「死神くん」第8話は8.4% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Shinigami-kun at IMDb