50 minSeason 1 • Episode 5
LatestShirato Takamasa is a detective at the Investigation Cooperation Section of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. His job is to catch wanted criminals by only relying on their faces. One day, he sees Sunami's face who was a senior detective, but had a mysterious death 4 years ago.
Acting
Hiroshi Tamaki's thousand-yard stare could solve crimes alone.
Direction
Masaharu Take crafts Tokyo as a city of strangers.
Writing
Economical 5-episode structure respects your time.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on mystery writer Shusuke Michio's novel; the face-recognition premise predates real-world AI surveillance debates by years.
The 'Investigation Cooperation Section' mirrors actual underfunded Japanese police units where detective work meets bureaucratic limbo.
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