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Hancho

2009–2013 · 6 seasons

A steady, humane police procedural that moves at an unhurried pace and rewards patient attention to character and quiet detail.

Genres
Crime
Starring
Kuranosuke Sasaki, Shunsuke Nakamura, Manami Higa
Overview
This is a story about the detectives at the Jinnan Police Station in Harajuku, Tokyo. Azumi Tsuyoshi, head of the Criminal Affairs Department trusts his staff and usually does not interfere with their investigation. However, one day, a dead body is found in the neighborhood. Toyo Ota, a neighbor, is spotted screaming into a microphone towards the victim's house. Azumi who thought this was strange felt the need to investigate this case himself. He starts talking to her and they become friends, but the next day, Toyo surprises him by saying that she is the one who killed the woman and surrenders to the police.

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Genres
Crime
Starring
Kuranosuke Sasaki, Shunsuke Nakamura, Manami Higa
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • mystery
    • deception
    • justice
    • loyalty
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • procedural
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    crime
    Starring
    Kuranosuke Sasaki, Shunsuke Nakamura, Manami Higa, Koide Kosuke
    Music
    Koji Endo
    Length
    6 seasons, 72 episodes
    Network
    TBS, JNN
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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