TV series
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002NR24 seasons7.5 / 10
Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kameyama. He is a good-natured, hot-tempered, straightforward and somewhat scattered detective. Beginning in Season 8, Takeru Kanbe replaces Kameyama. Contrary to his predecessor, Takeru is a lanky, cool, conceited and confident detective. From Season 11 to Season 13, Ukyo’s partner is a young detective Toru Kai. Toru is a son of Deputy Director-General of The National Police Agency. But he became a detective by his own effort. And starting with Season 14, Ukyo’s current partner is Wataru Kaburagi, an elite bureaucrat who came to the Metropolitan Police Department on temporary assignment. As the first partner without any career of a police officer, he will face challenging cases together with Ukyo.
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Synopsis
Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kameyama. He is a good-natured, hot-tempered, straightforward and somewhat scattered detective. Beginning in Season 8, Takeru Kanbe replaces Kameyama. Contrary to his predecessor, Takeru is a lanky, cool, conceited and confident detective. From Season 11 to Season 13, Ukyo’s partner is a young detective Toru Kai. Toru is a son of Deputy Director-General of The National Police Agency. But he became a detective by his own effort. And starting with Season 14, Ukyo’s current partner is Wataru Kaburagi, an elite bureaucrat who came to the Metropolitan Police Department on temporary assignment. As the first partner without any career of a police officer, he will face challenging cases together with Ukyo.
Cast, crew and production details
About AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
Cast
Yutaka Mizutani杉下右京(Ukyō Sugishita)
Hiroki NarimiyaTōru Kai
Takashi Yamanaka芹泽庆二(Keiji Serizawa)
Sawa SuzukiMiwako Okudera
Yasufumi Terawaki龟山薰(Kaoru Kameyama)
Takashi SorimachiWataru Kaburagi
Yōko MoriguchiMari Koide
Yukiko ShinoharaReon IzumoCredits
- Written by
- Yasuhiro Koshimizu, Takeharu Sakurai, Hakaru Sunamoto, Masaki Fukasawa, Tomihiko Tokunaga, Mutsumi Yamamoto, Makoto Hayashi, Kiyomi Fujii, Hideya Hamada, Yuko Iwashita, Ai Ota, Marie Kamimori, Toshiaki Kondo, Taeko Higashi, Yoshiyuki Mitsumasu, Yasuhiro Koshimizu
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 461
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 相棒
Networks & production
tv asahiJapan
TV AsahiJapan
Toei CompanyJapan
Themes
detectivegovernment conspiracyjapanpolice
Season 23 episodes
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Episode 9
Episode 9
1h 52m
Directed by Akira UchikataWritten by Marie KamimoriGuest stars Masanobu Takashima, Takahiro Fujimoto, Mitsuomi Takahashi, Atsuko Sakurai, Kenjirou Ishimaru
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