Criminal Code (外事警察, Gaiji Keisatsu)[1] is a Japanese television drama mini-series that aired on NHK from 14 November 2009 to 19 December 2009.[2] It is based on the novel of the same name written and released in Japan by Aso Iku.[3]
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Also known as | Criminal Code |
Original title | 外事警察 |
Genre | Suspense |
Starring | Atsurō Watabe Yuriko Ishida Machiko Ono |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Production location | Tokyo |
Running time | 53 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | NHK |
Original release | November 14, 2009 (2009-11-14) – 19 December 2009 (2009-12-19) |
The TV show follow a female police officer who was recruited into the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's anti-terrorist black ops unit known "publicly" as the Fourth Foreign Affairs Section, created after the 9/11 events in the United States. Its purpose is to tackle espionage and terrorism cases happening in Japan.
The franchise consists of the novel, the TV series and the 2012 movie.
After the September 11, 2001 attacks on American soil, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department creates a secret anti-terrorist division within the Public Security Bureau in order to tackle crime, espionage and terrorism cases to preserve Japan's national security by doing black ops work to locate and apprehend spies and terrorist suspects.
The unit recruits a new officer named Hina Matsuzawa, who wishes to become a full-time detective. Leading the unit is Public Security veteran officer Keiji Sumimoto as the unit is tasked a mysterious terrorist freelancer known with the codename FISH and his cell operating in Tokyo.
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