MPD Psycho

Overview

MPD Psycho (full title: Multiple Personality Detective Psycho – Kazuhiko Amamiya Returns) is a six-part Japanese surrealist horror miniseries directed by Takashi Miike, based on Eiji Ōtsuka's manga series of the same name. 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.

Created by Takashi Miike, Eiji Otsuka

Network

• WOWOW Prime

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• 

  Ren Osugi

  Tooru Sasayama

  6 eps

• 

  Naoki Hosaka

  Kazuhiko Amamiya / Yôsuke Kobayashi / Shinji Nishizono

  6 eps

• 

  Tomoko Nakajima

  Machi Isono

  6 eps

• Sadaharu Shioda

  Masaki Manabe

  6 eps

Themes

• serial killer
• miniseries
• based on manga
• dissociative identity disorder
• multiple personality disorder
• body horror
• surrealist horror

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