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Detective versus Detectives

2015 · 1 season

A somber, methodical investigative drama that trades action for psychological tension and quiet determination.

Genres
Mystery, Crime
Overview
Kitagawa Keiko plays Sasaki Rena, a detective who risks her life investigating detectives for her dead sister. Beautiful, intelligent, and with a great memory, the talented woman judges situations and chooses the most appropriate course of action. Her brutal past surrounding her sister's death inspires her to learn everything she can about detectives, leading her to visit the Suma Research Company. As the sole member of the Anti-Detective Department responsible for investigating and pursuing unethical detectives, she is a solitary lady detective.

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Genres
Mystery, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • justice
  • corruption
  • grief
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
mystery, crime
Created by
Keisuke Matsuoka
Written by
Yuichi Tokunaga
Starring
Keiko Kitagawa, Haruna Kawaguchi, Takahiro Miura, Dean Fujioka, Masayuki Itô, Shinji Rokkaku, Yuko Takayama, Kento Shibuya
Length
1 seasons, 11 episodes, 55 min each
Network
Fuji TV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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