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Shin Hanshichi torimono chô

1997 · 1 season

A gentle, methodical detective drama set in old Edo, with a lonely hero and quiet emotional undercurrents.

Created by
Kidou Okamoto
Genres
Drama
Overview
This series is based on the series of 68 novels written by Okamoto Kido in the early 20th century. The hero is Hanshichi, a young but highly skilled Edo-era detective. Widowed for two years, Hanshichi lives alone in a tenement house. His sister-in-law Okume, who has a crush on him, looks in on him from time to time. Sanada Hiroyuki (known to action movie fans as Henry Sanada) stars as Hanshichi.

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Created by
Kidou Okamoto
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • mystery
  • loneliness
  • justice
  • family
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Kidou Okamoto
Starring
Hiroyuki Sanada, Riho Makise, Mitsunori Isaki
Length
1 seasons, 18 episodes, 45 min each
Network
NHK
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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