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[08/12/25 - 09:01 PM]
Prime Video to Exclusively Premiere a New Japanese Drama Series "Human Specimens," on December 18
The dark tale follows Professor Shirô Sakaki, a butterfly researcher, who confesses to turning six young boys, including his own son Itaru, into "human specimens."







HUMAN SPECIMENS (AMAZON)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
12/18/25 - ???
STATUS:
on hiatus or fate to be determined
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (5 episodes)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
completed airing its first season on 12/18/25; has yet to be renewed for a second season
DESCRIPTION:
(from Amazon's web site, December 2025) The bodies of young boys were found in six cases. Shiro Sakakil, a professor considered Japan's leading expert on butterflies, turns himself in. He has recorded everything in a report published on the Internet, from his motive to the process of his creation. The interrogation proceeds as if tracing his distorted record, leading to a sensational suspense story where beauty and madness intertwine.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Hidetoshi Nishijima
· Somegorô Ichikawa
CREW INFORMATION:
· Kanae Minato as BOOK
· Ryûichi Hiroki as DIR
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· no information is available