Red Thread of Fate
Series Overview
Akai Ito is Japanese television drama series based on a popular mobile phone novel written by Mei about two soulmates - junior high school students Mei and Atsushi - who must overcome drugs, rape and attempted suicide in order to be together. The love story was an online hit in 2006 and later published as a series of five books which sold 1.8 million copies.
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1 Season • 11 Episodes
37 min per episode
2008 – 2009
Premiered: Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Latest Aired Episode
Season 1, Episode 11: “Even so, it seems nice to be able to love”
Seasons & Episodes Breakdown
Cast & Creators
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Nao Minamisawa
Takemiya Mei
Junpei Mizobata
Nishino Atsushi
Ryo Tajima
Kamiya Mitsuru
Sayuri Iwata
Haruna Takemiya
Ryo Kimura
Riku Takahashi
Rei Okamoto
Mia Amagishi
Anna Ishibashi
Asami Tadokoro
Hitomi Miyauchi
Sara Nakagawa
Yanagishita Tomo
Natsuki Fujiwara
Kasumi Suzuki
Yuri Nakanishi
Hiroshi Yazaki
Yuya Shinozaki
Kaoru Hirata
Miyabi Kawaguchi
Ryuya Wakaba
Shu Yasuda
Mirai Yamamoto
Natsumi Nishino
Shigemitsu Ogi
Takamichi Morisaki
Noriko Watanabe
Sachiko Takemiya
Kenji Matsuda
Koichi Murakoshi
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Shosuke Murakami, Taisuke Kawamura, Yasuhiro Kawamura
Noriko Hanzawa, Chiho Watanabe
Masayuki Sekiya, Yoshihiko Taneda, Aya Moriyasu
Department Leadership Roster
Noriko Hanzawa
Writer
Chiho Watanabe
Writer
Shosuke Murakami
Director
Taisuke Kawamura
Director
Masayuki Sekiya
Producer
Yasuhiro Kawamura
Director
Yoshihiko Taneda
Producer
Aya Moriyasu
Producer
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What is Red Thread of Fate about?
Akai Ito is Japanese television drama series based on a popular mobile phone novel written by Mei about two soulmates - junior high school students Mei and Atsushi - who must overcome drugs, rape and attempted suicide in order to be together. The love story was an online hit in 2006 and later published as a series of five books which sold 1.8 million copies.
How many seasons does Red Thread of Fate have?
Red Thread of Fate comprises 1 season available to explore.
Who stars in Red Thread of Fate?
Key cast members in Red Thread of Fate include Nao Minamisawa, Junpei Mizobata, Ryo Tajima, Sayuri Iwata, Ryo Kimura.
Who created or directed Red Thread of Fate?
Red Thread of Fate was developed and directed by Shosuke Murakami, Taisuke Kawamura, Yasuhiro Kawamura.