Today is to recommend a classic Japanese drama, the SPRING 2017 TBS Day 9 "Little Giant", a big cool drama, Buya Jun feels that it can be called the Metropolitan Police Department version of "Naoki Hanzawa".
Starring: Hiromi Kayatanigawa
Co-stars: Masao Koda / Teruyuki Kagawa / Atsushi Yasuda / Shota Shun-tei / Taro Kaji / Kyoko Yoshine / Masanori Kaji / Maruichita / Yuki Ichikawa / Yuki Sasaki
The story structure, plot, cast and crew composition of "Little Giant", and even the black-and-white color scheme of the poster of this drama are the same as that of "Naoki Hanzawa".
In fact, when this drama was first broadcast, it did not avoid the topic of "Naoki Hanzawa", and directly promoted it with the theme of "doubling the betrayal of the boss". (Works of the same TV station, the same production team, and the same screenwriter, there is no infringement problem)
If you want to do a palette comparison analysis similar to online novels, "Little Giant" and "Naoki Hanzawa" are surprisingly consistent in synchronicity.
The two dramas also use a number of identical actors, such as the familiar Kagawa Teruyuki.
In the story, the same is the contradiction between the superior and the inferior, the difference is that "Little Giant" moved the story stage to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Set against the backdrop of the conflict between the Metropolitan Police Agency and its subordinate sub-bureaus, the protagonist, who, like Naoki Hanzawa, is sent to the local sub-bureaus to fight and uphold justice with the high-level police who have been corrupt and decayed for many years.
"Little Giant" is a common term used in Japanese sports circles to describe athletes who are short in stature but have outstanding abilities, and the term has also been used to describe inconspicuous but remarkable figures in various fields.
The protagonist, Shinichiro Kasaka (Hiroshi Hasegawa), is an elite criminal police officer who searches for a lesson and is quite capable.
Influenced by his father, who was also a criminal police officer, Kasaka had been working hard since he was a child to become the head of the search section, but one day, he was transferred away from the headquarters for making a mistake.
Another important role is Played by Shosei Okada, the driver of Onoda, the head of the Search Class.
Yamada graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo, his father was the deputy chief cabinet secretary, and with a prominent academic background and family lineage, he did not choose to become a civil servant, but became a policeman, with the goal of returning to the search lesson.
He is calculating, knows the structure of the police organization well, never gets involved in difficult cases, and is a friend and foe with Kasaka.
The character who is considered a villain in this drama is Yoshinobu Onoda, the current head of the Search Class, played by Teruyuki Kagawa.
Although Onoda only has a high school education, he relied on his "intuition" about the case and climbed up step by step, standing at the top of the "pyramid" of the country's 300,000 policemen.
Naoki Hanzawa firmly chose the industrial central bank because the bank indirectly forced his father to die, and the leader was Owada Tsunade, played by Teruyuki Kagawa.
Kasaka also chose to enter the Metropolitan Police Department because of her father, who single-handedly pulled Onoda when he was in office, and after Onoda became the head of the search section, he became an enemy that Kasaka had to take down, and this enemy was still played by Teruyuki Kagawa.
Determined to rehabilitate her father and return to the search class after being demoted, and even aiming to become the head of the search class, Kasaka will face Off on Onoda.
The character of Onoda cannot be said to be a complete villain, just like Owada in "Naoki Hanzawa", but he also believes in his own "justice", all for the benefit of the organization.
In the story mode, after one problem occurs, more problems follow; solving one problem often means that other problems are also solved. This is the law of the plot in Naoki Hanzawa, and this law also applies to Little Giant.
Externally, it is to deal with various cases, and internally, it is to fight against the hostile forces in the Metropolitan Police Department, and the internal and external lines are intertwined and parallel.
Outside of Kasaka's work line, "Little Giant" still chooses a character relationship setting similar to "Naoki Hanzawa", and Misha, the wife played by Ichikawa Shito, has similarities with Kohana played by Ueto-sai, and is the spiritual fulcrum of Kenuchisuke and the male protagonist.
If you like "Naoki Hanzawa", then this "Little Giant" Department Yajun is quite recommended, and the theme song "ノンフィクション" sung by Ken Hirai always appears at the right time at the end of the film.