TV series

Little Giants

2017 · 1 season

A grounded police drama that simmers with quiet tension as office politics and moral conviction collide, asking for steady attention.

Created by: Akihiko Watase, Kenta Tanaka
Genres: Crime, Drama
Starring: Hiroki Hasegawa, Katsumi Kiba, Taro Suruga

Overview: Shinichiro Kosaka is a detective of the major cases unit of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and on the path to become captain of the unit when he makes a mistake during an investigation. Kosaka was subsequently demoted to precinct duty, where he finds his new colleagues taking on small cases tirelessly with a sense of justice untinged by workplace politics and internal disputes.

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Created by: Akihiko Watase, Kenta Tanaka
Genres: Crime, Drama
Starring: Hiroki Hasegawa, Katsumi Kiba, Taro Suruga

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
justice
work
redemption
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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