The Neighbours Are Secretly Laughing
Series Overview
The story starts with a serial killer, whose victims are lone women and acts are perpetrated in Mizuno Maki's neighborhood (it is suggested that Motoki is this serial killer). Motoki is a police officer with 2 faces: he has an obsession for housewife Maki and is very gentle with her, and on the other side he rapes & tortures one of her friend, Kanda Uno. His ultimate goal seems to make Maki fall in love with him: so he uses her friend Uno to affect her relationship with her husband & he gradually introduces himself into her life. Another person is also obsessed with Maki (she is a sort of public personality as she runs a cooking club with other housewives and appears in magazines), harassing her all the time on the phone, spying on her, etc...: this person is close to her as he knows things from her past (her son drowned in an accident). Motoki also had an ordeal in his past: his mother was killed in a fire, by her lover.
Broadcast Schedule & Network Information
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1 Season • 10 Episodes
60 min per episode
1999 – 1999
Premiered: Wed, Oct 13, 1999
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Latest Aired Episode
Season 1, Episode 10: “Episode 10”
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Cast & Creators
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Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Makoto Naganuma, Tarō Ōtani
Kei Kunii, Izo Hashimoto
Yoshihiro Ike
Kazuhisa Kitajima
Department Leadership Roster
Kazuhisa Kitajima
Producer
Kei Kunii
Writer
Makoto Naganuma
Director
Tarō Ōtani
Director
Yoshihiro Ike
Original Music Composer
Izo Hashimoto
Writer
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What is The Neighbours Are Secretly Laughing about?
The story starts with a serial killer, whose victims are lone women and acts are perpetrated in Mizuno Maki's neighborhood (it is suggested that Motoki is this serial killer). Motoki is a police officer with 2 faces: he has an obsession for housewife Maki and is very gentle with her, and on the other side he rapes & tortures one of her friend, Kanda Uno. His ultimate goal seems to make Maki fall in love with him: so he uses her friend Uno to affect her relationship with her husband & he gradually introduces himself into her life. Another person is also obsessed with Maki (she is a sort of public personality as she runs a cooking club with other housewives and appears in magazines), harassing her all the time on the phone, spying on her, etc...: this person is close to her as he knows things from her past (her son drowned in an accident). Motoki also had an ordeal in his past: his mother was killed in a fire, by her lover.
How many seasons does The Neighbours Are Secretly Laughing have?
The Neighbours Are Secretly Laughing comprises 1 season available to explore.
Who stars in The Neighbours Are Secretly Laughing?
Key cast members in The Neighbours Are Secretly Laughing include Masahiro Motoki, Nene Otsuka, Aya Hirayama, Miho Kanno, Maki Mizuno.
Who created or directed The Neighbours Are Secretly Laughing?
The Neighbours Are Secretly Laughing was developed and directed by Makoto Naganuma, Tarō Ōtani.