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Kao

Kao

20036.51 Season11 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A drama set in a police department depicts how a woman grows and matures as a human being as she suffers from the gap between reality and ideals in an environment where women are looked down upon. Mizuho Hirano, a woman police officer whose work consists of drawing composite sketches of criminal suspects, has the unique ability to look deep into people's hearts.

Created by Hideo Yokoyama
Written by Hideo Yokoyama
NetworksFuji TV

Top Cast

Yukie Nakama

Yukie Nakama

Mizuho Hirano(平野 瑞穂)

Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri

Kousuke Nishijima(西島 耕輔)

Kotomi Kyono

Kotomi Kyono

Kanako Kanzaki(神崎 加奈子)

Ken Kaito

Ken Kaito

Hideo Uchimura(内村 秀夫)

Kimiko Yo

Kimiko Yo

Kyoko Higuchi(樋口 京子)

Hiroshi Shinagawa

Hiroshi Shinagawa

Shogo Ozaki(尾崎 省吾)

Mami Kurosaka

Mami Kurosaka

Sakiko Aida(相田 咲子)

Ritsuko Tanaka

Ritsuko Tanaka

Yuko Nanao(七尾 友子)

Kenichi Yajima

Kenichi Yajima

Ken Kameda(亀田 賢)

Tetsushi Tanaka

Tetsushi Tanaka

Koji Komatsu(小松 浩二)

About Kao

Kao is a crime, drama, mystery series that first aired in 2003. Created by Hideo Yokoyama, it stars Yukie Nakama, Joe Odagiri, Kotomi Kyono. A drama set in a police department depicts how a woman grows and matures as a human being as she suffers from the gap between reality and ideals in an environment where women are looked down upon. Mizuho Hirano, a woman police officer whose work consists of drawing composite sketches of criminal suspects, has the unique ability to look deep into people's hearts.

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