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Magistrate Ooka Echizen

2005–2006 · 2 seasons

A stately, deliberate period procedural that unfolds like a calm official inquiry, rewarding patience with quiet moral satisfaction.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Ooka Echizen is the commissioner of the two-acre Minami-machi Magistrate’s Office, located in Edo Castle. He keeps order within the town.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • justice
    • power
    • crime
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • procedural
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Hajime Hashimoto
    Written by
    Katsuaki Chaki
    Starring
    Takami Mizuhashi, Kōen Okumura, Kinya Kitaoji, Mayo Suzukaze, Sho Tomita
    Length
    2 seasons, 20 episodes, 45 min each
    Network
    tv asahi
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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