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MPD Psycho

Malice spreads like disease

★7.2 2000 1 Season Takashi Miike TV-MA

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.

Seasons & episodes

1 season · 6 episodes

Memories of Sin/Drifting Petals

Episode 01

Memories of Sin/Drifting Petals

May 2, 2000 · 57 min

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.

How to Create a World

Episode 02

How to Create a World

May 3, 2000 · 55 min

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.

Life Is a Constant Double Helix

Episode 03

Life Is a Constant Double Helix

May 4, 2000 · 54 min

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.

The Crushed Ant

Episode 04

The Crushed Ant

May 5, 2000 · 54 min

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.

Coronation of the Cursed King

Episode 05

Coronation of the Cursed King

May 6, 2000 · 54 min

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.

Soaring Souls and Human Bondage

Episode 06

Soaring Souls and Human Bondage

May 7, 2000 · 54 min

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.

About the series

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Audience score
★ 7.2 /10

based on 6 votes

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

8 principal cast

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Tooru Sasayama

Naoki Hosaka

Naoki Hosaka

Kazuhiko Amamiya / Yôsuke Kobayashi / Shinji Nishizono

Tomoko Nakajima

Tomoko Nakajima

Machi Isono

Sadaharu Shioda

Masaki Manabe

Yoshinari Anan

Kikuo Toguchi

Rieko Miura

Rieko Miura

Chizuko Honda / Chizuko Kobayashi

Lily

Lily

Yôko Yamamoto

Nae Yuuki

Nae Yuuki

Tomoyo Tanabe

Where to watch MPD Psycho

MPD Psycho is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The mystery from Takashi Miike, Eiji Otsuka has 1 season and 6 total episodes, rated 7.2/10 by 6 viewers.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does MPD Psycho have?

MPD Psycho has 1 season with 6 episodes in total.

Is MPD Psycho still on the air?

MPD Psycho has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs MPD Psycho?

MPD Psycho airs on WOWOW Prime.

When did MPD Psycho first air?

MPD Psycho first aired on May 2, 2000.

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