My Friend "A"

May 25, 2018

2h 9m

★ 7.2

Can you still open your heart to a friend who turns out to be "Boy A," the young murderer of that notorious case?

Overview

Masuda, an aspiring journalist, plans to write an article in order to expose his co-worker Suzuki, who is a psychopathic murderer according to Masuda.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Twins Japan

WOWOW

Happinet

GAGA Corporation

J Storm

Shueisha

TBS Radio

Yomiuri Shimbun Company

My Friend "A" Trailers

Cast

Masuda Junichi

Toma Ikuta

Suzuki Hideto / Aoyagi Kentaro

Eita Nagayama

Fujisawa Miyoko

Kaho

Sugimoto Kiyomi

Mizuki Yamamoto

Shiraishi Yayoi

Yasuko Tomita

Yamauchi Shuji

Koichi Sato

Bartender Kosugi

Munetaka Aoki

Editor-in-Chief Sudo

Kanji Furutachi

President Kawashima

Mantaro Koichi

Director Murakami

Kenichi Yajima

Tatsuya Karaki

Shugo Oshinari

Takeshi

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