We start the month, with our opinion on a J-Drama. A detective drama full of humor that will seduce a wide audience! Our father-son duo has not finished entertaining you, as has its colorful team!
Bitter Blood
Original title: Bitter Blood – Partners by Blood – ビター・ブラッド
Country: Japan
Episodes : 11
Release period: April 15 to June 24, 2014
Directors: Kanai Ko, Nagase Kunihiro, Tanimura Masaki
Writers: Shizukui Shusuke (author), Komine Hiroyuki, Koyama Shota
Genre: comedy – detective
Main characters of Bitter Blood
Takeru Satoh (Inuyashiki)
Natsuki Sahara is a young recruit of the Ginza police. He does not have a very good relationship with his father. The partnership with it seems quite difficult. Natsuki seems to like Hitomi a lot.
Atsuro Watabe (Inspector Zenigata)
Akimura Shimao is Junior's partner (Natsuki) but also his father. Although he refuses any connection with him, he is always ready to give him advice in love or for work. The loss of teammate Shuichi Maeda makes him worry about Hitomi.
Shiori Kutsuna (Nezumi-Kozo, Running Around Edo)
Hitomi Maeda is also new to the police force and the daughter of Gentle's former partner (Shimao) who died on a mission. She admires Natsuki's father. His feelings for both men are ambiguous.
Synopsis
Sahara Natsuki has just entered the police, his head still full of ideals of justice. Bad surprise for him, he is assigned to the same police station in Ginza and in the same section as his father Shimao Akimura. Paternal whom he had not seen for several years, after the divorce of his parents. Already not very excited by the idea of finding his father whom he blames for having abandoned his family, Natsuki also learns that they will have to team up together. The most unlikely pair of cops in Japan has just been born, much to the delight of their colleagues who are happy to tease them.
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A crime comedy
Adapted from the novel "Bita Buraddo" by Shusuke Shizukui, Bitter Blood stands out for its potential for comedy and thanks to the humor of its characters. The story is unadorned, with not really enough to torture the brain in investigations (often quite simple, even useless sometimes). It is by playing on this lightness and the daily life of police officers that we get caught up in the game, by discovering the protagonists and the daily work of a police officer. With this drama we have enough to spend a good time relaxing with our Japanese duo. A humor that wants to be potache, childish and complicit in misunderstandings putting this family (that's how this fine team imagines) to the test but, always ready to fight or help anyone! Natsuki and Hitomi will both quickly understand that solidarity, team spirit and communication are essential skills for their new job but also in their daily lives. We appreciate seeing the relationship evolve between the two recruits, that of father and son, but also that of this family and his relatives.
A close-knit family
Let us now return to this police division where each member has his strong point and weaknesses but also knows how to bounce back. When we talked about family, it was also about nicknames for its members. Team leader Kensuke Kagiyama aka Kagiyama works a lot of overtime, loves his job at the expense of his family and especially his son. Hisashi Koga aka Bachelor, the best shooter in the police station, is still single looking for a wife, hence his nickname. Toshifumi Inaki aka Chaser is a spinning genius and a great maniac seeking perfection. Kaoru Togashi aka Skunk is the best interrogator in the division but, has very bad breath which forces the criminals to confess quickly. Koji Takano aka Taka, the seducer of the gang and the one who gave them their nicknames. Akimura Shimao aka Gentle for his gentleman side and the brand of coffee (Gentle coffee) he likes. Finally, Natsuki Sahara aka Junior being a novice in the middle and Hitomi Maeda aka Hitomi the only woman in the gang. Everyone will get to know each other and we enjoy seeing this band of happy lions in action!
Seriousness under the shell
Of course, we must not forget the main theme of Bitter Blood: investigations. Which are numerous ranging from simple shadowing, hostage-taking or a bomb threat. And yes, even if humor is the driving force of the drama, we can not decently forget the investigations, we are in a police station. But, there is still a little seriousness in all this, otherwise would it be a detective drama? The common thread throughout the plot is built around the mysterious lame man with glasses, Takehisa Kaizuka. A character who seems to resent Junior and his father. He is also linked in one way or another to the death of Suichi Maeda (Hitomi's father). A bit crazy and psychopathic, Kaizuka in order to carry out his revenge will give the whole team the son to twist pushing them to make sometimes difficult choices. The seizure of the police station is also the culmination in the relationship of the two men evoked with always a touch of humor but, finally bringing them closer! A drama that brings its share of surprise and laughter while making us spend a pleasant moment in front of our small screen.
When a father and son who barely know each other become partners in the police… A duo that has not finished making waves and that you can find in the J-drama Bitter Blood!
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