TV series

Omiyasan

2002 · 9 seasons

A patient, procedural comfort watch that digs through old case files, rewarding close attention with quiet satisfaction as cold trails slowly warm.

Genres: Drama
Starring: Tsunehiko Watase, Atsuko Sakurai

Overview: The head of the Information Division of the Kyoto Prefectural Police, Grass Wall Office (commonly known as the "Maze Division"), Kansaburo Torii, and his subordinate Yoko Nanao, use information of previous investigations to find the truth and solve the story of the pending cases that are about to expire.

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Genres: Drama
Starring: Tsunehiko Watase, Atsuko Sakurai

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

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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