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AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

20027.424 Seasons458 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

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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Top Cast

Yutaka Mizutani

Yutaka Mizutani

杉下右京(Ukyō Sugishita)

Takashi Yamanaka

Takashi Yamanaka

芹泽庆二(Keiji Serizawa)

Kazuhisa Kawahara

Kazuhisa Kawahara

伊丹宪一(Kenichi Itami)

Atsushi Yamanishi

Atsushi Yamanishi

角田六郎(Rokuro Kakuta)

Ryuji Katagiri

Ryuji Katagiri

内村完尔(Kanji Uchimura)

Ryo Ono

Ryo Ono

中园照生(Teruo Nakazono)

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

神户尊(Takeru Kambe)

Themes & Keywords

japandetectivepolicegovernment conspiracy

About AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo is a drama, crime, mystery series that first aired in 2002 exploring themes of japan, detective, police, government conspiracy. it stars Yutaka Mizutani, Takashi Yamanaka, Kazuhisa Kawahara. 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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