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犯罪症候群

2017 · 2 seasons

A somber, slow-burning psychological crime drama that weighs revenge against justice, keeping you tense and thoughtful.

Genres
Crime, Mystery
Overview
Muto Takashi is a former police detective who uses illegal methods to solve cases which are difficult to handle by the police. Kaburagi Wataru is a police detective and Muto's buddy, and Tamaki takes charge of the special missions given to Muto. While exploring the lives of these men, the topic of whether revenge is right or wrong is discussed in this drama.

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Genres
Crime, Mystery
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • morality
  • crime
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
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
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, mystery
Written by
Eriko Shinozaki, Junichiro Taniguchi
Starring
Tetsuji Tamayama, Shosuke Tanihara, Atsuro Watabe, Junji Nakano
Music
Yutaka Yamada
Length
2 seasons, 12 episodes
Network
Fuji TV, WOWOW Prime, Tokai Television Broadcasting
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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