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Wounded Angels

1974–1975 · 1 season

A scrappy, offbeat crime series that blends yakuza danger with deadpan comedy and a raw 70s Tokyo vibe.

Created by
Susumu Kodama, Kinji Fukasaku
Genres
Action & adventure, Crime, Comedy
Starring
Yutaka Mizutani, Kenichi Hagiwara, Shin Kishida
Overview
Two lovable idiot "private detectives" (or at least, that's their cover story —more like gangsters) try to make ends meet on the mean streets of Tokyo.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Susumu Kodama, Kinji Fukasaku
Genres
Action & adventure, Crime, Comedy
Starring
Yutaka Mizutani, Kenichi Hagiwara, Shin Kishida
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • friendship
  • class
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action & adventure, crime, comedy, drama
Created by
Susumu Kodama, Kinji Fukasaku, Tatsumi Kumashiro, Hideo Suzuki, Togoro Tsuchiya, Hideo Onchi
Written by
Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Takeo Ohno, Toshio Kamata, Motozo Mineo
Starring
Yutaka Mizutani, Kenichi Hagiwara, Shin Kishida, Kyôko Kishida, Yuki Horn, Kō Nishimura
Length
1 seasons, 26 episodes
Network
Nippon News Network
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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