Adapted from the novel series "Keishicho Ikimono Gakari" by Okura Takahiro.

MPD: Animal Unit

7.3 (6 votes)• 2017• 45m•Ended

Mystery Comedy Crime

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Tomozo Sudo is a detective. Due to an incident, he is excluded from investigative work. He is then assigned to work in a division responsible for taking care of animals whose owners are suspects or missing. Keiko Usuki is a police constable and works in the same division. She loves animals more than humans. Keiko develops inferences from clues from animals left behind at crime scenes. Tomozo and Keiko work together to solve cases.

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Production Details

Languages: Japanese

Director: Takao Kinoshita

Starring Cast: Atsuro Watabe, Kanna Hashimoto, Atsuko Asano, Tomoharu Hasegawa, Sho Kiyohara, Shohei Miura

Cast

Atsuro Watabe

Tomozo Sudo

Kanna Hashimoto

Keiko Usuki

Atsuko Asano

Hiroko Tamaru

Tomoharu Hasegawa

Hajime Nitto

Sho Kiyohara

Kaoru Sakurai

Shohei Miura

Kazuo Ishimatsu

Susumu Terajima

Tsutomu Kito

Ren Ishikawa

Yayoi Mikasa

Daisuke Yokoyama

Takuro Shijima

Denden

Shokichi Nidegawa

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