Imaginary Ritual

Imaginary Ritual

2023•49m•9.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

9.0/10(1)

Two unemployed men started a "service business" out of desperation - it was a "religion".

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Production

TV Man Union, NHK

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

December 3, 2023

Last Aired

February 11, 2024

Networks

NHK BS, NHK BSP4K

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2023-12-03

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2023-12-10

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2023-12-17

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2023-12-24

E5

Episode 5

Air date: 2024-01-07

E6

Episode 6

Air date: 2024-01-14

E7

Episode 7

Air date: 2024-01-21

E8

Episode 8

Air date: 2024-01-28

E9

Episode 9

Air date: 2024-02-04

E10

Episode 10

Air date: 2024-02-11

Cast

Sho Aoyagi

Sho Aoyagi

Shunsuke Daitoh

Shunsuke Daitoh

Mako Ishino

Mako Ishino

Minami

Minami

Aoba Kawai

Aoba Kawai

Rena Matsui

Rena Matsui

Ririka Kawashima

Ririka Kawashima

Eita Okuno

Eita Okuno

Rie Minemura

Rie Minemura

Toshinori Omi

Toshinori Omi

Yūki Meguro

Yūki Meguro

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

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