Hoshi Shinichi is the "God of Short Stories" who published more than 1001 short stories during his lifetime, some of which are included in textbooks and continue to be read today. His stories often feature mystery, science fiction, or fantasy elements. A sometimes "humorous" and sometimes "cynic" look at society and mankind. Always short, but always surprising and unpredictable. Is it a poisonous allegory or a wake-up call? See some of his greatest gems come to life in this 2022 live-action adaptation
Seasons & Episode
Bokko-chan is a humanoid robot created by a bar master. She looks beautiful, but her abilities are not so good. She can only parrot what people say. Even so, she quickly becomes popular with the veteran hostess at the bar. One day, a young man comes to the bar accompanied by his father...
Two men work for a government office called "Ministry of Maintenance of Living. Today, they are on duty again in their car. What are their duties?
A man suffers from extreme insomnia after an accident. He tries a new pillow and sleeping pills, but nothing works. The man is desperate...!
A man is an industrial spy caught infiltrating a research institute. As punishment, he is banished to another planet by a teleportation device...
A salesman for a corrupt real estate company who has had a bad habit since he was a child. His destiny is greatly changed when he meets a mysterious organization called the "League of Good Citizens"...
The "Day of Judgment" is finally approaching. What will be the fate of the man and the human race? ...
A pair of robbers jump onto a train to escape from the police, but something is wrong with the train...
In the near future, the majority of people have cosmetic surgery. What people are looking for next to plastic surgery...
Somewhere in space, on a planet where robots abandoned by humans have washed ashore, two humanoid robots meet by chance...
After another world war, mankind has created an organization that seeks true peace in order to prevent war from ever happening again...
A lazy and withdrawn man is offered a job at a bank. What does he do?
Mundt (Jun Murakami), a man who became a cyborg after an accident, lives alone in a basement. When he notices something unusual and goes outside...!
A lonely man with no friends or lover. One day, while drinking alone in his room, a woman appears out of nowhere...
A young man in despair of his life asks "Shooter Service" to deliver whatever he wants...!
A man with no prospects for success becomes "Mr. Burgi" one day, and his daily life changes completely...
One day, a man finds a key. As if obsessed, the man searches for a keyhole that matches the key...
He is 42 years old and single. He is an assistant section chief at a company and a baseball nerd who was an alternate on the baseball team in junior high school, high school, and college. His biggest hobby and the center of his life was "intending savings," saving money in a piggy bank as if he had done something. One day, the God of Death suddenly appears in front of him...
A man who has committed a crime on Earth is sent to a red planet where he is to be exiled. He has only one silver ball in his hand...
The red planet, the place of execution. A man is left behind with only a silver ball in his hand, and all he can remember is his days on Earth...
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