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### About Series "Dorokei (2018)"
Tsutomu Madara (Kento Nakajima) is a rookie detective in the 3rd investigative division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Investigation Section 3 deals with petty crimes such as theft. Tsutomu Madara lost enthusiasm for his work. One day, Tsutomu Madara meets master thief Garasu Kemuri (Kenichi Endo). Tsutomu Madara doesn't know why, but Garasu Kemuri helps him solve cases.
Native Title: ドロ刑 ー警視庁捜査三課ー
Dorokei (2018) Also Known As: Dorokei: Keishicho Sosa Sanka , Cops 'n Robbers
Drama: Dorokei
Country: Japan
Episodes: 10
Aired: Oct 13, 2018 - Dec 15, 2018
Nakajima Kento as Madarame Tsutomu
Endo Kenichi as Kemuri Garasu
Nakamura Tomoya as Ojiyama Takatoshi
Itao Itsuji as Samon Yosaku
Maruyama Tomomi as Katteda Toshiharu
Eguchi Noriko as Takaradzuka Yoko
Ishibashi Anna as Kodaira Miki
Nomaguchi Toru as Hosoomote Ryuichi
Inamori Izumi as Kujiraoka Senri
Tanaka Michiko as Kasumi Saori
Koichi Mantaro as Muraoka Seijuurou (Ep.1)
Sato Kanichiro as "Tanaka" / Kawahara Junpei (Ep.3)
Sugimoto Tetta as Daimon Ginji (Ep.4)
Deai Masayuki as Detective Toyama (Ep.4)
Morioka Ryu as Detective Kimoto (Ep.5)
Kawashima Umika as (Ep.6)
Otani Taro
**#Review: **
Dorokei is really something special. The rare sort of drama where almost everything just clicks, and because of that it's difficult to review - where do I even start?
The focus on theft-based crime solving is refreshing, for one. Without being able to rely on the shock value of more violent offenses, it creates for some really unique and memorable scenarios. I can still vividly recall several of the one-off episodic criminals despite it having been months since I last watched.
There's just so much... relatable humanity, in Dorokei. Madarame is one of my favorite drama protagonists of all time - equal parts endearingly stupid, then remarkably sharp when the circumstances call for it; unmotivated when it comes to work, then suddenly passionate when that work involves empathy for someone in front of him. And all of those aspects manage to work together seamlessly. Nakajima Kento did an amazing job portraying him.
As did just about everyone else in their roles. Mr Endo was maybe born to play a sketchy thief with a heart of gold. And often in comedic-leaning detective shows the eclectic side characters will be a bit of a mixed bag, but here I find all of them charming in some way, even Ojiyama, who I definitely wish had been given a less creepy "quirk" but who is also given enough genuinely amusing moments that by the end I couldn't help but like him a bit, too.
The show looks beautiful: so many scenes are lit with these lovely glowing colours, and I feel the absence of aesthetic in other shows a lot harder since this one. Why can't every detective drama look like this, I ask myself. The music is great. The humor is on point. And I imagine not everyone will consider Dorokei a romance, as I do, but it is certainly a show about love and the power that it can have, and I think that's the sort of fiction we all could use a little more of.
If I have any real gripe about Dorokei, it's that I wish it had been an episode or two longer, to give me more time with these characters. Or that a season 2 would hurry up and be announced. (I'm still keeping my fingers crossed.)
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