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Time Limit Investigator

2006–2019 · 3 seasons

A quirky, offbeat detective show where mundane office life meets gentle mystery, with dry humor and whimsical charm.

Created by: Satoshi Miki
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Starring: Joe Odagiri, Kumiko Aso, Ken Mitsuishi

Overview: Shūichirō Kiriyama works at the Limitation Task Force, the place where the cases which have reached the statute of limitations are destroyed. Getting bored of his job, he decides to find a hobby, because it seems important to him to have a hobby. So he decides to puzzle out the unsolved cases on his free time, helped by his coworker Mikazuki, who seems to have a crush on him.

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Created by: Satoshi Miki
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Starring: Joe Odagiri, Kumiko Aso, Ken Mitsuishi

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
work
obsession
justice
identity
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, crime, drama
Created by: Satoshi Miki
Written by: Renpei Tsukamoto, Ryo Iwamatsu, Satoshi Miki, Akane Yamada
Starring: Joe Odagiri, Kumiko Aso, Ken Mitsuishi, Ryo, Eri Fuse, Kosuke Toyohara, Noriko Eguchi, Ryo Iwamatsu
Music: Spam KASUGAI, Koji Ueno
Length: 3 seasons, 26 episodes, 60 min each
Network: tv asahi
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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