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The Specialist

2016 · 1 season

A sober, quietly gripping police procedural that rewards close attention with its psychological puzzles and uneasy team dynamics.

Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Yuta Hiraoka, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kaho Minami
Overview
Yoshito (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) is transferred to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department from Kyoto. He is assigned to work in a department that doesn't even have a name. A young female detective, Maria (Natsuna Watanabe), begins to work with Yoshito. Maria ’s uncle is the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency and she seems to have another secret.

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Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Yuta Hiraoka, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kaho Minami
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 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
  • crime
  • mystery
  • deception
  • loyalty
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, crime, mystery
Starring
Yuta Hiraoka, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kaho Minami, Sei Ashina, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Natsuna Watanabe, Masato Wada
Length
1 seasons, 10 episodes
Network
tv asahi
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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