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Joker: Yurusarezaru Sousakan (2010)

Joker: Yurusarezaru Sousakan poster
Original title
ジョーカー 許されざる捜査官
Cast
Sakai Masato, Imai Yuki, Inowaki Kai, Anne, Hirayama Hiroyuki, Tsuchiya Yuichi, Nagaoka Takuya, Suzuki Rin
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 10 episodes
Rated
14
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mild-mannered detective uses unorthodox and morally questionable methods to catch criminals. His partner and a journalist start to notice his double life.

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What happens

Joker: Yurusarezaru Sōsakan (Japanese: ジョーカー 許されざる捜査官; Joker: Unforgiven Investigator) is a 2010 Japanese crime drama television series developed by Hideaki Tatematsu and Masaru Ōta from Fuji TV and Kyodo Television respectively. It stars Masato Sakai in his first leading role as mild-mannered detective Date Kazuyoshi of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police, Investigation Division 1. Starring alongside Sakai is Ryō Nishikido and Anne Watanabe, the latter using the mononym "Anne". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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