Meitantei no Okite (2009)

Original title

名探偵の掟

Directed by

Miyashita Kensaku, Tsunehiro Jota, Shichitaka Go

Cast

Matsuda Shota, Kashii Yu, Kimura Yuichi, Takagi Shinpei, Takagi Manpei, Chisun, Irie Jingi

Genre

drama television series

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 10 episodes

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective show that knowingly makes fun of detective show cliches. It follows a detective who is aware he is in a TV series and comments on the conventions and rules of mystery stories.

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What happens

Lessons for a Perfect Detective Story (名探偵の掟, Meitantei no Okite) is a Japanese television drama series that aired on TV Asahi from 17 April 2009 to 19 June 2009. It is based on a book by Keigo Higashino. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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