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is a Fuji TV Japanese television drama
, which stars Oguri Shun and Mizushima Hiro
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Japanese television drama
, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...
, which stars Oguri Shun and Mizushima Hiro
Mizushima Hiro
, is a Japanese writer and former model and actor. He appeared in a number of Japanese TV dramas, such as Hanazakari no Kimitachi e and Zettai Kareshi, before giving up his acting career to become a writer...
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Synopsis
Takakura So (Oguri) witnessed his father's murder at a young age. Pledging to catch the killer, he grows up to become an elite cop in New York City, where the criminal lives. His character is cool-headed and disciplined, yet adapts well. Because of major drug dealings, he gets sent to Tokyo to conduct a joint investigation with the Japanese police. There, he gets teamed up with, Kudo Maruo (Mizushima), a detective from a special investigative division. Kudo is a hot-blooded fighting expert due to his earlier days as a delinquent, but he makes a strong impression with his stylish appearance and is always interested in going on group dates. His personality, interests, and investigation methods are completely mismatched with Takakura's, but the two somehow work together to crack the case they've been given. With the appearance of a woman who apparently lost all her memories yet seemed to be greatly linked to the murderer of Takakura's father, the story of the worst,yet the best, partnership between the New York elite and the Japanese detective begins...Cast
- Oguri Shun as Takakura So
- Mizushima HiroMizushima Hiro, is a Japanese writer and former model and actor. He appeared in a number of Japanese TV dramas, such as Hanazakari no Kimitachi e and Zettai Kareshi, before giving up his acting career to become a writer...
as Kudo Maruo - Yoshitaka Yuriko as Matsunaga Yuki
- Katsuji Ryo as Horikawa Keiichi
- Azuma Mikihisa as Mashiko Reiji
- Shiga Kotaro as Suzuki Mitsuo
- Usuda Asami as Tanaka Maki
- Tomosaka Rie as Nishioka Yuri
- Mikami Kensei as Kaizaki Hiroto
- Yazaki Hiroshi as Kamata Shigeo
- Kawaguchi Haruna as Takakura Karin
- Yoshimura Takuya as Nakatani Shota
- Tanaka Yoshiko as Takakura Kyoko
- Otsuka Nene as Maijima Misa
- Miura Tomokazu as Otomo Kozo
- Shibuya Takeru as Young So
- Bunya Manami as Young Yuki