Ghost Writer (Japanese TV series)

Ghost Writer (ゴーストライター, Gōsutoraitā) is a 2015 Japanese television drama, starring Miki Nakatani, Asami Mizukawa, Shohei Miura, Nanao, Midoriko Kimura, Kyoko Enami, Ryo Ishibashi and Tetsushi Tanaka. The series was aired on Fuji TV from January 13 to March 17, 2015 on Tuesdays at 21:00 (JST) for 10 episodes.[1][2]

Ghost Writer
Genre	Drama
Written by	Atsuko Hashibe
Directed by	Masato Hijikata Genta Sato Daiden Yamauchi
Starring	Miki Nakatani Asami Mizukawa Shohei Miura Nanao Midoriko Kimura Kyoko Enami Ryo Ishibashi Tetsushi Tanaka
Opening theme	Unlock by Daichi Miura
Ending theme	Ghost by Androp
Country of origin	Japan
Original language(s)	Japanese
No. of episodes	10
Production
Producer(s)	Hiroshi Kobayashi
Running time	54 minutes Tuesdays at 21:00 (JST)
Release
Original network	Fuji TV
Original release	January 13 (2015-01-13) – March 17, 2015 (2015-03-17)
External links
Website

Cast

• Miki Nakatani as Risa Tono
• Asami Mizukawa as Yuki Kawahara
• Shohei Miura as Futo Oda
• Nanao as Manami Tsukada
• Yuichi Haba as Shinya Okano
• Kenji Mizuhashi as Tomiyuki Tsubota
• Yu Koyanagi as Hirosayu Ozaki
• Mahiro Takasugi as Daiki Tono
• Midoriko Kimura as Misuzu Taura
• Kyoko Enami as Motoko Tono
• Ryo Ishibashi as Masayoshi Torikai
• Tetsushi Tanaka as Yuji Kanzaki

Episodes

No.	Original air date	Episode title	Romanized title	Director	Ratings (%)[3]
1	January 13, 2015	罪への秒読み〜偽りの日々の始まり	Tsumi e no byōyomi 〜 itsuwari no hibi no hajimari	Masato Hijikata	10.5%[4]
2	January 20, 2015	夢か結婚か、それとも嘘か…泥沼の決断	Yume ka kekkon ka, soretomo uso ka… doronuma no ketsudan		09.2%
3	January 27, 2015	罠か、チャンスか、デビューの甘い誘惑	Wana ka, chansu ka, debyū no amai yūwaku	Genta Sato	08.7%
4	February 3, 2015	原稿をください…消えた天才作家の誇り	Genkō o kudasai… kieta tensai sakka no hokori	Daiden Yamauchi	07.6%
5	February 10, 2015	舞台に上がったゴースト。逆襲の始まり	Butai ni agatta gōsuto. Gyakushū no hajimari	Genta Sato	07.0%
6	February 17, 2015	私は真実を述べます…嘘つきにくだされる法の裁き	Watashi wa shinjitsu o nobemasu… usotsuki ni kudasa reru hō no sabaki	Masato Hijikata	07.9%
7	February 24, 2015	私は消えたい…勝利のシナリオの結末	Watashi wa kieta... Shōri no shinario no ketsumatsu	Daiden Yamauchi	08.9%
8	March 3, 2015	作家・遠野リサの死。よみがえる若き才能	Sakka Tōno Risa no shi. Yomigaeru wakaki sainō	Masato Hijikata	08.6%
9	March 10, 2015	天才は帰ってくるのか？退屈で平和な日々の果てに	Tensai wa kaette kuru no ka? Taikutsu de heiwana hibi no hate ni	Genta Sato	08.7%
10	March 17, 2015	最終回・女王の帰還。罪深き二人の女の逆襲	Saishūkai joō no kikan. Tsumibukaki futarinoon'na no gyakushū	Masato Hijikata	09.2%[5]
Average: 8.6%[5]（Viewing rates are examined by Video Research in Kantō region）

References

1. "中谷美紀、13年ぶり連ドラ単独主演!フジ系「ゴーストライター」". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). November 29, 2014. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
2. "中谷美紀13年ぶり連ドラ主演 フジ系「ゴーストライター」で天才小説家". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). November 29, 2014. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
3. "ゴーストライター" (in Japanese). Sponichi. March 16, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
4. "［ゴーストライター］初回視聴率10.5% 中谷美紀13年ぶり主演連続ドラマ" (in Japanese). マイナビニュース. January 14, 2015. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
5. "中谷美紀主演「ゴーストライター」最終回は９・２％" (in Japanese). Sponichi. March 18, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Ghost Writer on IMDb

Preceded by Subete ga F ni Naru October 21, 2014 (2014-10-21) – December 23, 2014 (2014-12-23)	Fuji TV Tuesday Drama Tuesdays 21:00 – 21:54 (JST)	Succeeded by Medical Team: Lady Davinci no Shindan October 2016 (2016-10) –  ()