TV series

Furuhata Ninzaburo Extra: Police Officer Imaizumi Shintaro

1996–2004 · 1 season

A wry, talky comedy of workplace grumbling, where one man's endless complaints bounce off a colleague who could not care less.

Overview: Furuhata Ninzaburo's goofy sidekick Shintaro vents his frustrations to the uninterested forensic technician Kuwabara.
How it feels: Light, satirical, absurd and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Work, obsession, identity, friendship
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
obsession
identity
friendship
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild