Bitter Blood (2014 TV series)

Bitter Blood
Also known as Partners by Blood
Genre Drama, mystery, comedy
Created by Shusuke Shizukui
Based on Bitā Buraddo (novel)
Written by Shota Koyama, Hiroyuki Komine
Directed by Hiro Kanai, Masaki Tanimura
Starring Takeru Satoh, Atsuro Watabe
Opening theme Do You Ever Shine? by Mayday
Country of origin Japan
Original language(s) Japanese
No. of episodes 11
Production
Producer(s) Toshiyuki Nakano
Running time 54 minutes
Production company(s) Fuji Television
Release
Original network Fuji Television
Original release 15 April (2014-04-15) – 24 June 2014 (2014-06-24)
External links
Website

Bitter Blood (ビター・ブラッド, Bitā Buraddo), also known as Partners by Blood, is a Japanese television drama based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Shusuke Shizukui. The series was broadcast by Fuji Television from 15 April to 24 June 2014.[1]

Plot

Natsuki Sawara (Takeru Satoh) is a rookie detective who was assigned to the Ginza Police Station, where he finds himself partnered with his estranged father Akimura Shimao (Atsuro Watabe).[2] Natsuki is a caring emotional type, who tries to do the right thing, while his father (referred to as Gentle-san because he is always drinking Gnetle coffee) is a bit lacadaisical about his job, and largely focussed on fashion. The two are generally opposite type of characters, and to heighten the friction, Natsuki holds the fact his father, Akimua abandoned his family (including his sister, Sahara Suzu Hirose) when they were young against them, they work well together in cases, successfully solving a number co crimes. The team includes judo expert Hitomi Maeda (Shiori Kutsuna), who Natsuki is attracted to, but soon finds out she is in fact attracted to his father, who is oblivious to this.

Maeda is also connected to Akiumura with her own father. Her father and akimura were both police working together, when he was killed by a mysterious serial killer (Kaizuka Takehisa played by Oikawa Mitsuhiro) who kills people while listening to Opera. The Serial killer reappears, and the three aim to arrest him.

The three work together in the investigative team at the Ginza police station, with a slightly unusual team, including Hisashi Koga "the Bachelor", Toshifumi Inaki the "chaser", and their boss, Kaoru Togashi.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Bitter Blood" (in Japanese). Fuji Television.
  2. ↑ ""Bitter Blood" between father-son detectives". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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