, also known as , is a Japanese police procedural television series starring Kentaro Sakaguchi, Michiko Kichise and Kazuki Kitamura. It is a remake of the South Korean drama of the same name written by Kim Eun-hee, and aired every Tuesday at 21:00 JST from April 10 to June 12, 2018 on

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. A sequel film, ''

Signal the Movie is a 2021 Japanese police procedural thriller drama film directed by , co-written by Kōsuke Nishi and Hiroshi Hayashi, distributed by Toho, and stars Kentaro Sakaguchi, Michiko Kichise, and Kazuki Kitamura. The film was released in Japan on Ap ...

'', was released in theaters in Japan on April 2, 2021.

Cast

Main

* Kentaro Sakaguchi as Kento Saegusa * Michiko Kichise as Misaki Sakurai * Kazuki Kitamura as Takeshi Ooyama

Supporting

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as Tsutomu Yamada *Yuichi Kimura as Tsutomu Yamada *Tetsuhiro Ikeda as Shinya Kojima *Masahiro Komoto as Kazuo Iwata *Kaede Aono as Rika Anzai *Fuju Kamio as Ryota Kato * Yuito Obara as Yōichi Ogawa

Original soundtrack

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sang the opening theme song of the series entitled " Don't Leave Me".

Ratings

International broadcast

Film

A sequel film, simply titled ''Signal the Movie'', was released in Japan on April 2, 2021. The film was directed by Hajime Hashimoto, co-written by Kōsuke Nishi and Hiroshi Hayashi, and distributed by

Toho is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the produc ...

, with cast members from the television series reprising their respective roles.

Notes

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, tt8315772 2018 Japanese television series debuts Japanese-language television shows Japanese crime television series Japanese fantasy television series Japanese police procedural television series Television series about multiple time paths Japanese time travel television series Fuji TV dramas Japanese television series based on South Korean television series