Bloody Monday (2008– )
"Buraddi mandei" (original title)

A brilliant high school hacker, Fujimaru Takagi (Haruma Miura), gets drafted by the Japanese equivalent of the FBI(Third-I), to help them stop a group of terrorists intending to attack ... See full summary »

Stars:

Mina Fujii, Haruma Miura, Takeru Sato

Cast

Series cast summary:
Mina Fujii	...	Aoi Asada (20 episodes, 2008-2010)
Haruma Miura	...	Fujimaru Takagi (12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Takeru Sato	...	Otoya Kujo (12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Michiko Kichise	...	Maya Orihara (12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Umika Kawashima	...	Haruka Takagi (12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Yutaka Matsushige	...	Kano Ikuma (12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Sei Ashina	...	Minami Kaoru (12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Eri Tokunaga	...	Anzai Mako (12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Raita Ryû	...	Kujo Akihito (Minister of Justice) (12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Takeo Nakahara	...	Sonoma Takao (12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Hisashi Yoshizawa	...	Kirishima Goro (12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Marie Abe	...	Miyamoto (11 episodes, 2008)
Atsuko Anami	...	Sawakita Miki (11 episodes, 2008)
Noriko Eguchi	...	Yasuda Yukiko (11 episodes, 2008)
Akira Hamada	...	Yasuoka Keitaro (Chief Cabinet Secretary) (11 episodes, 2008)
Yukijirô Hotaru	...	Detective Funaki (11 episodes, 2008)
Satoshi Jinbo	...	Shikimura Sosuke (11 episodes, 2008)
Takanobu Kaneko		(11 episodes, 2008)
Seki Keisuke	...	Teacher (11 episodes, 2008)
Koichi Kojima		(11 episodes, 2008)
Jôji Kokubo	...	Ikeda Katsuhiko (Chief of Detectives) (11 episodes, 2008)
Masashi Kubota	...	Kudo Akira (11 episodes, 2008)
Shunsaku Kudô	...	Okita Koichi (11 episodes, 2008)
Iona Mihara	...	Ishikawa Matsuko (11 episodes, 2008)
Daisuke Nagakura	...	Tanabe Ryo (11 episodes, 2008)
Tôru Nakane	...	Osugi Kenichi (PSIA Chief Director) (11 episodes, 2008)
Shirô Namiki	...	Hikage Kiyoshi (11 episodes, 2008)
Tôru Nomaguchi	...	Ishikawa (11 episodes, 2008)
Sayuri Oyamada	...	Yamamura Yoko (11 episodes, 2008)
Usô Ozaki	...	Detective Iba (11 episodes, 2008)
Arata Saeki	...	Asakura (11 episodes, 2008)
Ayumu Saitô	...	Junichiro Kamata (11 episodes, 2008)
Kyusaku Shimada	...	Kamishima Shimon (11 episodes, 2008)
Yasunari Takeshima	...	Sada (11 episodes, 2008)
Ken'ichi Takitô	...	Shirota Manabu (11 episodes, 2008)
Tetsushi Tanaka	...	Takagi Ryonosuke (11 episodes, 2008)
Shota Taniguchi	...	Kobayashi Daisuke (11 episodes, 2008)
Yasuaki Tozawa	...	Nishida (11 episodes, 2008)
Rie Tsuneyoshi	...	Arimura Nozomu (11 episodes, 2008)
Satoshi Wada	...	Yoshioka Keisuke (11 episodes, 2008)
Tet Wada	...	Sniper (11 episodes, 2008)
Shiho Watanabe	...	Murakami Anri (11 episodes, 2008)
Ryûto Yamaguchi	...	Ando Ken (11 episodes, 2008)
Atsushi Yamanaka	...	Kurosaki (11 episodes, 2008)
Hiroko Yashiki	...	Police woman (11 episodes, 2008)
Makoto Akita		(9 episodes, 2010)

Storyline

A brilliant high school hacker, Fujimaru Takagi (Haruma Miura), gets drafted by the Japanese equivalent of the FBI(Third-I), to help them stop a group of terrorists intending to attack Tokyo with a biological weapon. When his friends and family members come under attack, Fujimaru realizes the seriousness of the situation he has been asked to participate in. A race against time begins as he helps the Third-I track down those responsible for the impending attack while the true purpose of the terrorist's plan comes to light.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

11 October 2008 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Bloody Monday

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company, Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo (digital)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

Watchable but not great.

This has some good bits and some bad. The acting is of variable quality with the bad guys generally being stupidly bad and really overacting, the good guys are mostly OK.

The script also varies from some slick plot points to some cringe worthy dialogue that the lead does his best to deliver.

The hacking is less idiotic than the usual Hollywood interpretation although it is still unrealistic, but if it wasn't there'd be no story.

The core plot is decent, a terrorist attack in Japan with biological weapons, but it unravels slightly at the end and the final confrontation is real stupid.

A watchable bit of TV but nothing to get excited about.