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SPEC: Heaven

2012 · 119 min

A quirky, fast-moving detective romp where odd powers and deadpan banter keep the mystery playful and slightly eerie.

Directed by: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Fantasy
Starring: Erika Toda, Ryo Kase, Ryunosuke Kamiki

Overview: Saya Toma is a female detective with an IQ of 201. Takeru Sebumi is a career detective with a distinguished background. They work on cases by postulating the "SPEC" of the unknown criminals and then deduce the criminal's unknown "SPEC" to make arrests. A mystery occurs when bodies are found on a cruiser in the ocean. Saya Toma and Ryo Kase of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department are brought in to solve the case.

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Directed by: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Fantasy
Starring: Erika Toda, Ryo Kase, Ryunosuke Kamiki

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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
crime
power
identity
deception
Places: big city
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Horror	3
Humour	6
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: crime, mystery, fantasy, comedy, drama
Directed by: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Written by: Yumie Nishiogi
Starring: Erika Toda, Ryo Kase, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Chiaki Kuriyama, Saki Fukuda, Atsushi Ito, Takahiro Miura, Kippei Shiina
Cinematography: Shigetomo Madarame
Runtime: 119 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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