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Fixer

2023 · 3 seasons

A tense, intricate political thriller that demands close attention as it unravels webs of corruption and power.

Created by
Yumiko Inoue
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Toshiaki Karasawa, Keita Machida, Kotaro Koizumi
Overview
Who will run Japan? The prime minister or a mastermind? A political thriller about the "fixer" pulling strings behind the scenes controlling the political, business, and legal worlds as the greed of money and power intersect.

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Created by
Yumiko Inoue
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Toshiaki Karasawa, Keita Machida, Kotaro Koizumi
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • conspiracy
  • politics
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, crime, mystery
Created by
Yumiko Inoue
Written by
Yumiko Inoue
Starring
Toshiaki Karasawa, Keita Machida, Kotaro Koizumi, Yuki Uchida, Jun Kaname, Yuki Saito, Kaoru Kobayashi, Naohito Fujiki
Music
Masahiro Tokuda
Length
3 seasons, 15 episodes, 60 min each
Network
WOWOW Prime
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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