Gaiji Keisatsu
| Gaiji Keisatsu | |
|---|---|
 Official DVD Cover of Gaiji Keisatsu released in Japan | |
| Also known as | 外事警察 |
| Genre | Suspense |
| Starring |
Atsurō Watabe Yuriko Ishida Machiko Ono |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language(s) | Japanese |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Tokyo |
| Running time | 53 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | NHK |
| Original release | November 14, 2009 – 19 December 2009 |
| External links | |
| Official Website |
www |
Gaiji Keisatsu (外事警察) is a Japanese television drama mini-series that aired on NHK from 14 November 2009 to 19 December 2009.[1] It is based on the novel of the same name written and released in Japan by Aso Iku.
The TV show follow a female police officer who was recruited into the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's anti-terrorist black ops unit known "publicly" as the Fourth Foreign Affairs Section, created after the 9/11 events in the United States. Its purpose is to tackle espionage and terrorism cases happening in Japan.
The franchise consists of the novel, the TV series and the 2012 movie.
Plot
After the September 11, 2001 attacks on American soil, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department creates a secret anti-terrorist division within the Public Security Bureau in order to tackles crime, espionage and terrorism cases to preserve Japan's national security by doing black ops work to locate and apprehend spies and terrorist suspects. The unit recruits a new officer named Hina Matsuzawa, who wishes to become a full-time detective. Leading the unit is Public Security veteran officer Keiji Sumimoto.
Cast
Fourth Foreign Affairs Section
- Atsurō Watabe as Kenji Sumimoto
- Machiko Ono as Hina Matsuzawa
- Reiko Kataoka as Ayane Igarashi
- Toshiyuki Kitami as Ryoga Kanazawa
- Kenichi Takito as Shuma Hisano
- Kiyohiko Shibukawa as Takuya Morinaga
- Hiroshi Yamamoto (actor) as Haruto Otomo
Others
- Yuriko Ishida as Aiko Shimomura
- Kimiko Yo as Kumi Muramatsu (Chief Cabinet Secretary)
- Ryo Ishibashi as Shotaro Ariga (Chief of NPA Security bureau)
- Kenichi Endō as Toshitaka Kurata (Officer of NPA, Chief officer of ZERO section)
References
- ↑ 外事警察(2009). Allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)