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Television Drama

Chiisana Kyojin

Chiisana Kyojin (Japanese: 小さな巨人, literally "Small Giant") is a Japanese police drama series that aired on the TBS network in 2017. The series follows the professional challenges of Shinichiro Kosaka, a detective within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Promotional image for the drama series Chiisana Kyojin
Promotional material for the 2017 drama series Chiisana Kyojin.

Plot

Shinichiro Kosaka, portrayed by Hiroki Hasegawa, is a high-achieving detective in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. His career trajectory is interrupted following a professional error, leading to his demotion to a local police station. In this new environment, he works alongside a team of detectives who, while lacking the prestige of his former division, demonstrate a strong commitment to solving cases.

Production and Broadcast

The series was directed by Kenta Tanaka and Akihiko Watase, with a screenplay written by Kentaro Ushio and Hiroyuki Yatsu. It consisted of 10 episodes and was broadcast on Sundays from 21:00 to 21:54, running from April 16 to June 18, 2017. The series occupied the Sunday 21:00 time slot on TBS, following the conclusion of A Life: A Love and preceding I'm Sorry, I Love You.

Cast

The series features an ensemble cast including:

  • Hiroki Hasegawa as Shinichiro Kosaka
  • Masaki Okada as Haruhiko Yamada
  • Kyoko Yoshine as Yuri Mishima
  • Ken Yasuda as Hisashi Watanabe
  • Taro Suruga as Ryoichi Fujikura
  • Teruyuki Kagawa as Yoshinobu Onoda
Hiroki Hasegawa
Hiroki Hasegawa as Shinichiro Kosaka.
Masaki Okada
Masaki Okada as Haruhiko Yamada.
Kyoko Yoshine
Kyoko Yoshine as Yuri Mishima.
Ken Yasuda
Ken Yasuda as Hisashi Watanabe.
Taro Suruga
Taro Suruga as Ryoichi Fujikura.
Toru Tezuka
Toru Tezuka as Hajime Yanagisawa.
Ryo Ryusei
Ryo Ryusei as Toshiya Nakamura.
Katsumi Kiba
Katsumi Kiba as Atsushi Kosaka.
Shota Shunputei
Shota Shunputei as Yohei Mikasa.
Teruyuki Kagawa
Teruyuki Kagawa as Yoshinobu Onoda.
Yu Kamio
Yu Kamio as Shozo Katayama.
Masaki Kaji
Masaki Kaji as Toshiyuki Higashiyama.
Itta Maru
Itta Maru as Shinnosuke Ishikura.
Natsuo
Natsuo as Kozue Kamio.
Mikako Ichikawa
Mikako Ichikawa as Misa Kosaka.
Bunshi Katsura
Bunshi Katsura as Kazumasa Nakata.
Haruhiko Kato
Haruhiko Kato as Ryuichi Nakata.
Nozomi Sasaki
Nozomi Sasaki as a mysterious woman.
Masaaki Horio
Masaaki Horio as Jin Igarashi.
Tetsuhiro Ikeda
Tetsuhiro Ikeda as Manabu Sugimoto.
Yo Yoshida
Yo Yoshida as Naho Ikezawa.

Reception

According to data from Video Research, Ltd., the series achieved an average household viewership rating of 13.5% in the Kanto region during its initial broadcast run.

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