Series synopsis
Bitter Blood, also known as ビター・ブラッド is a Japanese drama crime mystery television series that premiered on Fuji TV on April 15, 2014. It ended on June 24, 2014. It was created by Ko Kanai, Masaki Tanimura, Kunihiro Nagase, Shota Koyama, Hiroyuki Komine. It stars Takeru Satoh, Atsuro Watabe, Shioli Kutsuna and Mitsuru Fukikoshi.
A rookie detective assigned to the Ginza Police Station finds himself partnered with his estranged father. Together with the rest of the team, they solve crimes as an old adversary plots to take revenge on father and son.
Premise
A rookie detective assigned to the Ginza Police Station finds himself partnered with his estranged father. Together with the rest of the team, they solve crimes as an old adversary plots to take revenge on father and son.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Takeru Satoh as Natsuki Sahara
- Atsuro Watabe as Akimura Shimao
- Shioli Kutsuna as Hitomi Maeda
- Mitsuru Fukikoshi as Toshifumi Inaki
- Tetsushi Tanaka as Hisashi Koga
- Sarutoki Minagawa as Kaoru Togashi
- Keiji as Koji Takano
- Katsumi Takahashi as Kagiyama Kensuke
Supporting cast
- Yuki Furukawa as Namekawa
- Suzu Hirose as Sahara Shinobu
- Mitsuhiro Oikawa as Kaiduka Takehisa
- Reiko Kusamura as Yamamura Machi
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | April 15, 2014 | June 24, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Partner of Father!? The Strongest Buddies Combo is Born!! A young and idealistic recruit, Sahara Natsuki, joins the police force, but gets partnered with his father, Shimao Akimura, who he hasn't seen since childhood. |
April 15, 2014 |
| 2 |
Bonds of Desperation After a horrible kidnapping of a young boy, the parents and Kagiyama Police Team soon learn they aren't messing with an amateur. |
April 22, 2014 |
| 3 |
Devil's Appearance Maeda Hitomi works with a secret informant in order to learn more about her father's murder, unaware that the informant is actually the murderer himself. |
April 29, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 15, 2014 |
| Last aired | June 24, 2014 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 21:00:00 |