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Kinpika

2016 · 1 season

A grim, deliberate crime drama about wounded men settling scores, unfolding with quiet tension and a heavy sense of consequence.

Created by
Masaki Nishiura
Genres
Crime
Overview
Kenta Sakaguchi was a yakuza member and he spent 13 years in prison for killing a rival yakuza boss. Hidehiko Hirohashi was a secretary for a politician. He took the blame for the politician’s act. Isao Okawara was a self-defense official, but he took in arms against the government. Kenta Sakaguchi, Hidehiko Hirohashi and Isao Okawara gather under retired ex-detective Gonzaemon Mukai. Kenta, Hidehiko and Isao get even with people who betrayed and deceived them.

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  • Mhz Choice
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Created by
Masaki Nishiura
Genres
Crime
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • revenge
    • betrayal
    • corruption
    • redemption
    • friendship
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension7
    Darkness7
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    crime
    Created by
    Masaki Nishiura
    Written by
    Shinichi Hisamatsu
    Starring
    Katsuhiko Watabiki, Pierre Taki, Kiichi Nakai, Naoko Iijima, Yusuke Santamaria
    Music
    Masahiro Tokuda
    Length
    1 seasons, 5 episodes
    Network
    WOWOW Prime
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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