Strawberry Night (2012 Japanese TV Series)

Strawberry Night is a Japanese television crime drama series that aired on Fuji TV from January 10 to March 20, 2012. The series is based on the novel of the same name by Tetsuya Honda, which is part of the author's Himekawa Reiko Series. The drama follows the investigations led by Reiko Himekawa, a detective with the Metropolitan Police Department.

Promotional image for the 2012 Strawberry Night drama — Promotional visual for the 2012 television series.

Production and Background

The 2012 series was directed by Junichi Ishikawa and Yuichi Sato, with a screenplay written by Yukari Tatsui, Makoto Hayashi, Tsutomu Kuroiwa, and Shizuka Ouki. The source material, Tetsuya Honda's novel, was first published by Kobunsha on February 25, 2006. The series achieved an average television rating of 15.3% during its broadcast run.

Cast

The series features an ensemble cast led by Yuko Takeuchi as the protagonist, Reiko Himekawa, and Hidetoshi Nishijima as Detective Kazuo Kikuta.

Yuko Takeuchi as Reiko Himekawa — Yuko Takeuchi portrays the lead investigator, Reiko Himekawa.

Hidetoshi Nishijima as Kazuo Kikuta — Hidetoshi Nishijima appears as Detective Kazuo Kikuta.

Related Works

The Strawberry Night franchise includes several adaptations and iterations:

Strawberry Night (2010 television special)
Strawberry Night (2012 television series)
Strawberry Night (2013 feature film)
Strawberry Night Saga (2019 television series)