Posted on August 18, 2026
fujoshi interlude –
call of the NIGHT HEAD
(this is the first entry in a series discussing night head and its female fanbase)
In his book George Iida Talks About NIGHT HEAD, the creator of the series mentions not really being able to get a sense of how audiences were reacting to the show as it aired. However, this all changed by chapter 25:
“It was after the turn of the year that a buzz of activity began to stir around NIGHT HEAD … Suddenly, several doujinshi (self-published fan works) arrived at Kyodo Television …”
Posted on August 17, 2026
NIGHT HEAD synopsis – episode 11
Episode 11 – Drug
broadcast date: december 17th 1992
Director / Screenplay:
Katsuyuki Motohiro (本広克行) / George Iida (飯田譲治)
Naoto Kirihara – Etsushi Toyokawa (豊川悦司)
Naoya Kirihara – Shinji Takeda (武田真治)
additional cast can be viewed here
Posted on August 14, 2026
NIGHT HEAD synopsis – episode 10
Episode 10 – Prophecy
broadcast date: december 10th 1992
Director / Screenplay:
Masato Hijikata (土方政人) / Takeo Kasai (笠井健夫)
Naoto Kirihara – Etsushi Toyokawa (豊川悦司)
Naoya Kirihara – Shinji Takeda (武田真治)
additional cast can be viewed here
trigger warning: murder-suicide
Read MorePosted on August 10, 2026
NIGHT HEAD synopsis – episode 9
Episode 9 – Trigger
broadcast date: december 3rd 1992
Director / Screenplay:
Katsuyuki Motohiro (本広克行) / George Iida (飯田讓治)
Naoto Kirihara – Etsushi Toyokawa (豊川悦司)
Naoya Kirihara – Shinji Takeda (武田真治)
additional cast can be viewed here
trigger warnings: sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse
Read MorePosted on August 5, 2026
NIGHT HEAD synopsis – episodes 7 & 8
trigger warnings: gaslighting, sexual assault, suicide
Read MorePosted on August 2, 2026
NIGHT HEAD synopsis – episode 6
Episode 6 – Missing
broadcast date: November 11th 1992
Director / Screenplay:
Katsuyuki Motohiro (本広克行) / George Iida (飯田讓治)
Naoto Kirihara – Etsushi Toyokawa (豊川悦司)
Naoya Kirihara – Shinji Takeda (武田真治)
additional cast can be viewed here
Posted on July 30, 2026
NIGHT HEAD synopsis – episodes 4 & 5
trigger warnings: childhood sexual abuse, suicide
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Posted on July 21, 2026
NIGHT HEAD synopsis – episode 1
Episode 1 – Real PSI
broadcast date: october 8th 1992
Director / Screenplay:
George Iida (飯田讓治)
Naoto Kirihara – Etsushi Toyokawa (豊川悦司)
Naoya Kirihara – Shinji Takeda (武田真治)
additional cast can be viewed here
There have been quite a few adaptations of NIGHT HEAD over the years, so I thought it would be a good idea to write up some synopses of the episodes to be able to refer back to. Trust me, with the amount of overlap, repetition and later in-universe metacontext, things can get… confusing. I’m also particularly fascinated with how certain recurring scenes will change across the various iterations. Episode one is a good example of this, featuring one of George’s favorite tableau – a psychic bar scuffle – which is repeated so often that, ironically, you could probably make a drinking game out if it.
Read MorePosted on July 14, 2026
dark NIGHT HEAD of the soul
What do you do when you want to watch a Japanese drama from 1992? You pray for raws. And where do you turn when there’s no english subs? You pray for a miracle… or try and do it yourself!
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