Ryūsei no Kizuna 流星の絆 |
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Also known as | Ties of Shooting Stars |
Genre |
Mystery Suspense |
Created by | Keigo Higashino |
Written by | Kankurō Kudō |
Directed by | Kaneko Fuminori Yasuharu Ishii |
Starring |
Kazunari Ninomiya Ryo Nishikido Erika Toda |
Theme music composer | Takuya Harada |
Opening theme | Beautiful Days by Arashi |
Composer(s) | Shin Kōno |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language(s) | Japanese |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Aki Isoyama Jun Nasuda |
Running time | approx. 49 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | TBS |
Original release | October 17 | – December 19, 2008
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Maō |
Followed by | Love Shuffle |
External links | |
Website |
Ryūsei no Kizuna (流星の絆 lit. Meteor Bonds?) is a detective novel by Keigo Higashino. It was serialized in Weekly Gendai from September 16, 2006 to September 15, 2007 and was published into one tankōbon volume by Kodansha on March 5, 2008. The novel was published in paperback format by Kodansha on April 15, 2011.
The novel was adapted into a Japanese television drama in 2008 starring Kazunari Ninomiya, Ryo Nishikido, and Erika Toda. With the opening theme "Beautiful days" by Arashi and the insert song "Orion" by Mika Nakashima, the drama series began on October 17, 2008.
It was broadcast in Taiwan through Videoland Japan from Monday through Friday from August 3 to 14, 2009. It was broadcast in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico through TV Japan, US affiliate of NHK, every Saturday from October 10, 2009.