Takashi Miike
Director
MPD Psycho (2000)
Miniseries
Homicide detective Yosuke Kobayashi saw his wife killed by serial killer Shinji Nishizono. From the shock of the incident, he suffers from multiple personality disorder and becomes Kazuhiko Amamiya. Soon after, he goes on the hunt for revenge.
Released May 2, 2000
Episode 54 min
None+
Genres: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Production Companies: Excellent Films, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing, MPD Psycho Project, Pony Canyon Toskadomain Co. Ltd
Network: WOWOW Prime
S1E1 - Memories of Sin/Drifting Petals
A sadistic criminal is turning his victims into human flower pots. Detective Amamiya Kazuhiko is called out of early retirement to investigate the case, which is tied to horrific events in his past. His new wife goes missing and a mysterious cult with barcodes tattooed on their eyeballs surfaces to wreak havoc on the city.
May 2, 2000, midnight
S1E2 - How to Create a World
A brutal serial killer cuts babies from their mothers' womb in what appears to be a copycat crime from five years earlier. All of the women have barcodes tattooed on their eyeballs. The victims, under some sort of hypnosis, purchase the surgical quality knives used to kill them the day before their murders. As Detective Amamiya's wife wanders the city in a trance, he discovers someone from his past is involved in the crime wave.
May 3, 2000, midnight
S1E3 - Life Is a Constant Double Helix
Detective Amamiya and the police team are investigating the mass suicide of forty girls from a posh high school. Amamiya goes undercover as a high school teacher to find out why and learn more about a new generation of barcoders, many of whom are students at this militaristic high school. Chiaki Kuriyama guest stars.
May 4, 2000, midnight
S1E4 - The Crushed Ant
Perfectly severed body parts with numbers cut into them are discovered in a field. In a nearby arcade, two rival youth gangs battle each other and Amamiya's wife is taken prisoner by a gang leader. The Police Chief tries to put together more of Amamiya's hidden past with the assistance of a one-eyed snuff filmmaker.
May 5, 2000, midnight
S1E5 - Coronation of the Cursed King
Cult members spontaneously combust when the barcoder network is infected. The burn victims are taken to the local hospital where a lonely employee's cyber girlfriend tells him to kill people. Detective Amamiya and his team lock down the hospital, while strange things happen on the secret 13th floor.
May 6, 2000, midnight
S1E6 - Soaring Souls and Human Bondage
The Police Department denies that the barcode case ever existed in a massive cover-up attempt. Three remaining members of the investigation team decide to continue working on the case on their own. The Police Chief's entire family dies under mysterious circumstances. Amamiya tracks down the baby stealer to a remote cabin in a snowstorm for a final showdown to recover his own missing child.
May 7, 2000, midnight
Network: WOWOW Prime
Episode Runtime: 54 min.
Season Runtime: 324 min.
Released: May 2, 2000
Last Air Date: May 7, 2000, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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