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Tokusou - Season 1

Special prosecutors are called the most powerful investigating authority. Oda Toshiya has transferred over from the Chiba Public Prosecutors Office and is quickly assigned to the team led by Onizuka Tsuyoshi, the deputy of the Special Investigation Department. Onizuka’s elite unit has set to work on a bribery case involving Dainippon Construction, a major construction company which was responsible for the construction of a dam, and a prefectural governor. Oda has misgivings about Onizuka’s investigation and embarks on his own search. He finally arrives at a subcontractor, but…

Top Cast

  • Tomokazu Miura

    Tomokazu Miura

  • Hidetaka Yoshioka

    Hidetaka Yoshioka

  • Yutaka Matsushige

    Yutaka Matsushige

Overview

Special prosecutors are called the most powerful investigating authority. Oda Toshiya has transferred over from the Chiba Public Prosecutors Office and is quickly assigned to the team led by Onizuka Tsuyoshi, the deputy of the Special Investigation Department. Onizuka’s elite unit has set to work on a bribery case involving Dainippon Construction, a major construction company which was responsible for the construction of a dam, and a prefectural governor. Oda has misgivings about Onizuka’s investigation and embarks on his own search. He finally arrives at a subcontractor, but…

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