Ichiro Araki
Hachimura Hachirou
He's Like a Devil (1975)
Season 1
Kamon Ryou, a guitar-playing male prostitute in a decadent downtown bar of Yokohama, is a man of many secrets: he was the culprit of the unsolved "300 Million Yen Robbery" of 1968, he has a lot of nasty friends that are trying to steal the money away from him, and he is dying of a malignant brain tumor...
Released June 6, 1975
Episode 50 min
None+
S1E1 - Episode 1
Ryo's boss tries to sell him to a woman; in a mental institution, Ryo's sister damns him; in a motorcycle shop, the proprietor is surprised to learn Ryo's in town. After Ryo collapses on his way to work at the nightclub, he goes to the doctor, who tells him nothing is wrong. Ryo also meets a mysterious, roughneck cop who seems to have all the answers.
June 6, 1975, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
Ryo's set at the bar is interrupted by a violent acquaintance from his past. Detective Shirato intervenes, and starts putting on a show for the bar: a detailed and lively description of the 300 million yen investigation.
June 13, 1975, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
Inspector Shirato invades and decides to live in Hachimura's motorcycle garage. Meanwhile, Ryo gets a new neighbor, learns an unpleasant truth, and flies off the handle.
June 20, 1975, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
Shirato burglarizes and trashes Ryo's apartment. Ryo goes to his boss/pimp/lover Nonomura's place for the night, but Nonomura gets seriously nasty. Upon his return home, Ryo discovers his invalid sister has been moved in without his knowledge...
June 27, 1975, midnight
S1E5 - Episode 5
Hachimura's wife discovers she is pregnant; meanwhile, Ryo is in bed with Izumi's nurse. Meanwhile, Hachimura runs up his already-high tab at a mahjong parlor and goes on a rampage.
July 4, 1975, midnight
S1E6 - Episode 6 (第六回)
Yatou Takeshi, the belligerent Group Sounds singer, returns and commits a class A felony. The world's gayest gangster crashes his car into Hachimura's house and tries to get it on.
July 11, 1975, midnight
S1E7 - Episode 7
July 18, 1975, midnight
S1E8 - Episode 8
July 25, 1975, midnight
S1E9 - Episode 9
Aug. 1, 1975, midnight
S1E10 - Episode 10
Aug. 8, 1975, midnight
S1E11 - Episode 11
Aug. 15, 1975, midnight
S1E12 - Episode 12
Aug. 22, 1975, midnight
S1E13 - Episode 13
Aug. 29, 1975, midnight
S1E14 - Episode 14
Sept. 5, 1975, midnight
S1E15 - Episode 15
Sept. 12, 1975, midnight
S1E16 - Episode 16
Sept. 19, 1975, midnight
S1E17 - Episode 17
Sept. 26, 1975, midnight
Network: TBS
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 55 min.
Released: June 6, 1975
Last Air Date: Sept. 26, 1975, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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