is a Japanese streaming television series directed and written by Hitoshi One. Produced by

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and Booster Project for

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, and stars

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and Etsushi Toyokawa. The series was released worldwide on July 25, 2024.

Cast

as Takumi Tsujimoto * Etsushi Toyokawa as Harrison Yamanaka *

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as Takeshita * Eiko Koike as Reiko *

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as Goto * Shota Sometani as Nagai *Izumi Matsuoka as Natsumi Kawai *Kaito Yoshimura as Kaede *Anthony as Orochi * Satoru Matsuo as Sunaga *

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as Maki *Makita Sports as Hayashi *

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as Detective Kuramochi * Lily Franky as Detective Tatsu * Koji Yamamoto as Takashi Aoyagi

Production

In February 2024, The series was announced on

. It is based on Ko Shinjo's ''Tokyo Swindlers''. The filming of the series concluded in 2023.

Reception

James Hadfield writing for ''

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'' rated the series 3 stars (out of 5). Daniel Hart of ''Ready Steady Cut'' assigns the series 3.5 stars. Jenny Nixon of ''

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'' gave the series a four out of five stars. Jan Lee of ''

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'' gave the series a rating of 4/5 stars. Joel Keller of ''

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'' and

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of ''

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'' reviewed the series.

References

External links

* * 2020s crime drama television series 2024 Japanese television series debuts Japanese crime television series Netflix television dramas Television series based on actual events {{Japan-tv-prog-stub