Nusumareta Kao

Happy birthday, Tamaki Hiroshi! It’s the big 40 for him, and here’s wishing him many happy returns of the day! And while it’s taken me forever, I finally managed to complete Tamaki’s first WOWOW drama, so here’s a quick write-up.

Shirato Takamasa (Tamaki Hiroshi) is a detective at Tokyo Metropolitan Police’s Criminal Investigation Liaison Division. He is a “recogniser”, someone who memorises the faces of wanted criminals and spots them in the crowds. Along with his two subordinates Ando Kanae (Uchida Rio) and Tani Ryohei (Machida Keita), Shirato works hard to spot the criminals trying to escape detection. One day, he sees the unlikely face of his senior Sunami Toru (Shibukawa Kiyohiko), who died four years ago…

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