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BOSS

2009–2011 · 2 seasons

A polished, briskly professional police procedural with a charismatic female lead, balancing casework tension against light workplace comedy and personal longing.

Created by
Yusuke Ishii, Takashi Narita
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Yuki Amami, Tetsuji Tamayama, Yutaka Takenouchi
Overview
Osawa Eriko is a beautiful career woman who has just returned from training in the U.S. and is appointed as the "boss" of this division. But despite her intelligence and capabilities, she can never understand a man's heart, so she remains unable to find a husband.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Yusuke Ishii, Takashi Narita
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Yuki Amami, Tetsuji Tamayama, Yutaka Takenouchi
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How it feels

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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
    • work
    • identity
    • gender
    • friendship
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • procedural
    • ensemble
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour4
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, drama
    Created by
    Yusuke Ishii, Takashi Narita, Michio Mitsuno, Hoshino Kazunari
    Starring
    Yuki Amami, Tetsuji Tamayama, Yutaka Takenouchi, Erika Toda, Kendo Kobayashi, Michiko Kichise, Junpei Mizobata, Yoichi Nukumizu
    Music
    Keinosuke Wada, Hiroyuki Sawano
    Length
    2 seasons, 22 episodes, 54 min each
    Network
    Fuji TV
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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