TV series

Dangerous Detective

1986–1989 · 2 seasons

A breezy, banter-heavy buddy-cop ride where the jokes and car chases come faster than the plot, making it an easy, fun watch.

Overview: Abunai Deka, often shortened to AbuDeka, is Japanese television drama aired by Nippon Television between 1986 and 1987. Starring Hiroshi Tachi and Kyohei Shibata, the series became very popular and spawned films, spin-offs series, and books. The series follows a pair of detectives, Takayama and Oshita, from the Naka-ku branch of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police.
How it feels: Light, cynical, campy and tense. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Crime, friendship, justice, loyalty
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
friendship
justice
loyalty
power
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild