Hokuto

Drama: Hokuto: Some Murderer's Conversion (literal title)
Romaji: Hokuto Aru Satsujinsha no Kaishin
Japanese: 北斗 ある殺人者の回心
Director: Tomoyuki Takimoto
Writer: Ira Ishida (novel), Tomoyuki Takimoto
Network: WOWOW
Episodes: 5
Release Date: March 25 - April 22, 2017
Runtime: Saturdays 22:00
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
As a child, Hokuto Hashizume (Yuma Nakayama) was abused severely by his own parents. He never experienced being loved. He stayed at a children's home and then as a teen he met his foster parent Ayako Kondo. For the first time, Hokuto learns what love is and feels happiness, but he becomes a murderer.

20-years-old Hokuto tells his lawyer “Please execute me.”

Cast
Yuma Nakayama
Suzuki Matsuo
Jun Murakami
Yuko Nakamura
Sairi Itoh
Satoshi Nikaido
Toshie Negishi
Go Riju
Kenichi Yajima
Fusako Urabe
Kensuke Owada
Anna Yamada
Yumiko Fujita
Ruki Ohnishi
Kyusaku Shimada