is a

Japanese television drama , also called , are television programs that are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, jidaigeki, thriller ...

series that premiered on

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on 14 January 2016. It was previously aired as Saturday Night drama from 2013 to 2015. In this drama,

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, a member of

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, played the lead role,

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and

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appeared in supporting roles. The first episode received a viewership rating of 17.1%, and its overall average was 12.0%. It was

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’s final television role before her death in 2020.

Plot

In this drama series, Yoshito Takuma (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) works together with his former team, consisting of Chinami Anekoji (Kaho Minami), Yuiko Matsubara (Sei Asahina), Kohei Horikawa (Yuta Hiraoka) and newcomer Maria Azuma (Natsuna Watanabe), to solve a variety of cases.

Cast

as Yoshito Takuma *

as Chinami Anekōji *

as Kōhei Horikawa *

as Maria Azuma *

as Yuiko Matsubara *

Masato Wada is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known for his role as Sengoku Kiyosumi in ''The Prince of Tennis'' musical series, Tenimyu (and making a cameo in the ''Prince of Tennis'' live action film adaptation). He is also part of a young men's sta ...

as Nozomu Nogata *

Mitsuru Fukikoshi is a Japanese actor. Career Born in Aomori Prefecture, Fukikoshi moved to Tokyo at age 19 and joined the Wahaha Honpo theater troupe. Since leaving Wahaha in 1999, he has appeared in many films and television dramas, while continuing to act on ...

as Hiroki Takidō

Episodes

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