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G-Men '75 (1975)

G-Men '75 poster
Original title
Gメン'75
Genre
drama television series, detective fiction
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 20 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A team of undercover detectives work for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. They solve crimes and take down criminals in Japan.

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What happens

G-Men '75 (Japanese: Gメン'75, Hepburn: G Men nanajūgo) was a Japanese crime drama television series, about a fictional undercover unit of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. It was created by Teruo Kondô, who had previously created the detective show Key Hunter. Tetsurō Tamba starred as Detective Superintendent Tetsuya Kuroki, and was the only actor to appear in all 355 episodes. Other starring roles were played by Yosuke Natsuki, Yasuaki Kurata, Yū Fujiki, Gō Wakabayashi and Bunjaku Han. G-Men aired on Saturday nights in the 9:00–9:54 p.m. time slot on the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) network from May 24, 1975 to April 3, 1982. It was followed by a short-lived sequel series, premiering in 1982, along with several made-for-television films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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