Set along a backdrop of a fictitious second world war at an international city in Asia. In Japan, Lieutenant Colonel Yuki (Yusuke Iseya) recommends the creation of spy training school "D Kikan". Meanwhile, Kato (Kazuya Kamenashi) is facing capital punishment for his refusal to follow a superior's order. Kato is then scouted by "D Kikan". He goes through a harsh training regiment and faces his first mission as a spy. In order to seize American ambassador Graham's confidential documents "Black Note." Kato infiltrates into an international city. A battle to gain possession of the "Black Note" ensues between Kato, a mysterious woman named Rin (Kyoko Fukada), the British Spy Agency, the Soviet Spy Agency and the radical army in Japan.
Direction
Yū Irie's clinical restraint lets dread accumulate
Cinematography
Shadow-heavy frames that hide as much as they reveal
Costume
Military precision meets international intrigue aesthetics
Director
Yū Irie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Koji Yanagi's novel series; D Kikan is fictional but loosely inspired by real Japanese spy schools like the Nakano School.
The film's 'fictitious WWII' setting mirrors how Japan's entertainment industry often handles imperial history—close enough to recognize, vague enough to avoid direct accountability.
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