Ryūsei no Kizuna
| Ryūsei no Kizuna | |
|---|---|
First edition of novel | |
| Also known as | Ties of Shooting Stars |
| 流星の絆 | |
| Genre | Mystery Suspense |
| Created by | Keigo Higashino |
| Written by | Kankurō Kudō |
| Directed by | Kaneko Fuminori Yasuharu Ishii |
| Starring | Kazunari Ninomiya Ryo Nishikido Erika Toda Akira Emoto Tomokazu Miura |
| Theme music composer | Takuya Harada |
| Opening theme | Beautiful Days by Arashi |
| Composer | Shin Kōno |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Aki Isoyama Jun Nasuda |
| Running time | approx. 49 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TBS |
| Release | 17 October – 19 December 2008 |
Ryūsei no Kizuna (流星の絆, lit. Meteor Bonds) is a detective novel by Keigo Higashino. It was serialized in Weekly Gendai from 16 September 2006 to 15 September 2007 and was published into one tankōbon volume by Kodansha on 5 March 2008. The novel was published in paperback format by Kodansha on 15 April 2011.
The novel was adapted into a Japanese television drama in 2008 starring Kazunari Ninomiya, Ryo Nishikido, and Erika Toda. With the opening theme "Beautiful days" by Arashi and the insert song "Orion" by Mika Nakashima, the drama series began on 17 October 2008.