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Details

• Title: 新参者
• Title (romaji): Shinzanmono
• Format: Renzoku
• Genre: Crime
• Episodes: 10
• Broadcast network: TBS
• Broadcast period: 2010-Apr-18 start
• Air time: Sunday 21:00
• Theme song: Machimonogatari by Yamashita Tatsuro

Synopsis

Shinzanmono is the name given to a newcomer. In this case, the newcomer is Kaga Kyoichiro (played by Abe Hiroshi) an experienced detective who is newly transferred to Nihonbashi Police Station in Tokyo. A woman has been murdered and he has been assigned to the team investigating the murder. As the story unfolds he finds out more about the woman, her family, and the last days of her life; hopefully leading up to the apprehension of the culprit. In the process, he uncovers the secrets of some of those who were somehow tied up in the murdered woman's life, who may, or may not have been suspects, but who were hiding truths that needed to be told.

Cast

• Abe Hiroshi
  Hiroshi Abe (actor)
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   as Kaga Kyoichiro
• Kuroki Meisa as Aoyama Ami
• Osamu Mukai
  Osamu Mukai
  is a Japanese actor. He was born in Kanagawa, Japan. Graduated from Meiji University.-Summary:Mukai's first main role was in the 2006 Japanese television drama Nodame Cantabile...
  
   as Kyose Koki
• Junpei Mizobata
  Junpei Mizobata
  Junpei Mizobata is Japanese actor, best known as Saga Kazuma in Hanazakari no Kimitachi e. He also appears in the drama Akai Ito as Atsushi Nishino .-TV shows:* Detective Conan - Kudo Shinichi...
  
   as Matsumiya Juhei
• Kimura Yuichi as Kojima Kazumichi
• Sasano Takashi as Kishida Yosaku
• Harada Mieko as Mitsui Mineko
• Miura Tomokazu

Guests

• Aso Yumi (ep1)
• Tsuda Kanji (ep1)
• Anan Kenji
  Anan Kenji
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   (ep1)
• Kagawa Teruyuki (ep1)
• Anne/Watanabe Anne (ep1)
• Kobayashi Takashi (ep1)
• Ichihara Etsuko (ep1)
• Terajima Susumu (ep2)
• Natsukawa Yui (ep2)
• Ishiguro Hideo (ep2)

Production credits

• Original writing (novel): Shinzanmono by Higashino Keigo
• Screenwriter: Mano Katsunari (真野勝成), Makino Keisuke (牧野圭祐)
• Producers: Iyoda Hidenori (伊與田英徳), Nakai Yoshihiko (中井芳彦)
• Directors: Yamamuro Daisuke (山室大輔), Hirano Shunichi