Season 5 • Episode 11
LatestIzumi Sakuragi is a new police sergeant with the Special Investigations Office, which was set up within the Metropolitan Police in November last year. The new investigation team uses DNA analysis and the latest in forensics science to investigate cold cases as well as cases suspected to involve missing persons.
Acting
You Yokoyama's controlled stillness as the haunted team anchor.
Writing
Cold cases that refuse tidy resolution — messy, human, real.
Production
Clinical labs vs. decaying crime scenes, stark visual rhythm.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 2010 creation coincided with Japan's real push to solve pre-DNA-era crimes using new technology, making it quietly topical.
Yasuko Sawaguchi, who plays the veteran Nami, was a massive 80s-90s film star — her casting signals this wasn't standard procedural territory.
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