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The Specialist (2016)
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Original name: スペシャリスト
Genre: Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Years ago, Takuma Yoshito (Kusanagi Tsuyoshi) was arrested and prosecuted for attempted murder. He received a 15-year prison sentence, but it was proven that he was wrongfully convicted and he got out of prison with his name cleared. Takuma was reinstated to the Kyoto Prefectural Police. A specialist who understands criminal psychology, all information regarding criminals are imprinted in his memory. This time, he leaves Kyoto and goes to Tokyo where he is assigned to a newly established unit that doesn't even have a name. The devastating death of an important person is the greatest catalyst for his decision to get into the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in order to expose a big conspiracy surrounding him. A young female detective, Maria, begins to work with Yoshito. Her uncle is the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency and she seems to have another secret.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime drama, psychological, bleak, captivating, suspense, psychological thriller, dark, noir ...
Plot:
criminal psychology, conspiracy, police detective, investigation, corruption, police procedural, police officer, police, prisoner, jailed, jail, ex convict, confined, police investigation, imprisoned, criminal conspiracy, political intrigue, urban, wrongful conviction, revenge, female detective, mature, family secret, power struggle, cat and mouse ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
tokyo
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