Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama
Season 1
April 5, 2022
20Episodes
Shinichi Hoshi is the well-known "God of Short Shorts. The more than 1001 short stories he published during his lifetime have been included in textbooks and continue to be read today. The appeal of his works, which are loved by all generations, is their mysterious and exciting elements of science fiction and fantasy, such as "space," "robots," and "demons. It also has a "funny" and "ironic" look at human beings and society. Above all, the stories are short, surprising, and fascinating. This live-action drama depicts these gems of Shinichi Hoshi's work in the current era of 2025.
Episodes
1. Bokko chan
April 5, 2022
15 min
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...
Guest Stars:
Kiko Mizuhara, Kanji Furutachi, Hairi Katagiri, Tetta Sugimoto, Amane Okayama
2. Department of Maintenance of Living
April 12, 2022
15 min
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?
Guest Stars:
Eita Nagayama, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Tōru Shinagawa, Kisuke Iida, Yuri Nakamura
3. Insomnia
April 19, 2022
15 min
A man suffers from extreme insomnia after an accident. He tries a new pillow and sleeping pills, but nothing works. The man is desperate...!
Guest Stars:
Kento Hayashi, Nao Okabe, Ryo Sato, Ryotaro Sakaguchi, Yuichi Yasoda
4. A man from Earth
April 26, 2022
15 min
A man is an industrial spy caught infiltrating a research institute. As punishment, he is banished to another planet by a teleportation device...
Guest Stars:
Kengo Kora, Aoba Kawai, Yohta Kawase, Ron Mizuma, Wakana Matsumoto
5. League of good citizens (Part 1)
May 3, 2022
15 min
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"...
Guest Stars:
Hiromitsu Kitayama, Tina Tamashiro, Akaji Maro
6. League of good citizens (Part 2)
May 10, 2022
15 min
The "Day of Judgment" is finally approaching. What will be the fate of the man and the human race? ...
Guest Stars:
Hiromitsu Kitayama, Tina Tamashiro, Akaji Maro
7. The Way of Escape
May 17, 2022
15 min
A pair of robbers jump onto a train to escape from the police, but something is wrong with the train...
Guest Stars:
Takashi Akai, Hirota Otsuka, Tōru Kageyama, Ryosuke Takei, AMI
8. Lost faces
May 24, 2022
15 min
In the near future, the majority of people have cosmetic surgery. What people are looking for next to plastic surgery...
9. On the dim star
May 31, 2022
15 min
Somewhere in space, on a planet where robots abandoned by humans have washed ashore, two humanoid robots meet by chance...
10. The man in white
June 7, 2022
15 min
After another world war, mankind has created an organization that seeks true peace in order to prevent war from ever happening again...
11. Lazy Taro
June 14, 2022
15 min
A lazy and withdrawn man is offered a job at a bank. What does he do?
12. The window
June 21, 2022
15 min
A woman comes from the countryside and lives alone in the city. With a desire to become famous in her heart, she posts her daily life on social networking sites. One day, a mysterious man asks her, "Are you interested in appearing on TV?" She is approached by a mysterious man who asks her if she is interested in appearing on TV. That night, she sees a man on her TV screen...
13. Frozen time
June 28, 2022
15 min
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...!
14. Night and Sake
July 5, 2022
15 min
A lonely man with no friends or lover. One day, while drinking alone in his room, a woman appears out of nowhere...
Guest Stars:
Kyouka Sumida
15. Misalignment
July 12, 2022
15 min
A young man in despair of his life asks "Shooter Service" to deliver whatever he wants...!
16. Hospitality
July 19, 2022
15 min
A man with no prospects for success becomes "Mr. Burgi" one day, and his daily life changes completely...
17. The Key
July 26, 2022
15 min
One day, a man finds a key. As if obsessed, the man searches for a keyhole that matches the key...
18. I accept the offer
August 2, 2022
15 min
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...
19. The execution (Part 1)
August 9, 2022
15 min
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...
