Series synopsis
24 JAPAN is a Japanese drama action & adventure war & politics television series that premiered on tv asahi on October 9, 2020. It ended on March 26, 2021. It was created by Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran. It stars Toshiaki Karasawa, Yukie Nakama, Chiaki Kuriyama and Hiroyuki Ikeuchi.
Japanese adaptation of the American TV Series "24". Genba Shido is the director of Team A in the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU). He is excellent at his job and a reasonable person, but he often has to make drastic decisions to save lives.
Premise
Japanese adaptation of the American TV Series "24". Genba Shido is the director of Team A in the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU). He is excellent at his job and a reasonable person, but he often has to make drastic decisions to save lives.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Toshiaki Karasawa as Genba Shidō
- Yukie Nakama as Urara Asakura
- Chiaki Kuriyama as Itsuki Mizuishi
- Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Takumi Nanjō
- Tae Kimura as Rikka Shidō
- Hiyori Sakurada as Miyu Shidō
- Maria Mori as Hina Asakura
- Erika Denya as Chiharu Okusa
Supporting cast
- Michitaka Tsutsui as Yohei Asakura
- Yuki Imai as Yuta Asakura
- Kumi Mizuno as Shigeko Isomura
- Aki Asakura as Sumire Akechi
- Yuki Tokito as Milo
- Yuma Ishigaki as Toru Mikami
- Hiroaki Murakami as Heisuke Satonaka
- Shiro Sano as Genji Onitsuka
- Reika Kirishima as Midoriko Obata
- Kazuyuki Aijima as Naomichi Nakasone
- Rokkaku Seiji as Eiji Banba
- Shuhei Uesugi as Kenya Hasebe
Guest cast
- Kazu Saeba as Hospital Janitor
- Masahiro Furugohri as Genji Hotta
- Noriaki Honma as Plane passenger
- Takaki Uda as Motorbike Cop
- Masataka Tsutsumi as Internal Investigations Agent
- Mijika Nagai as Ayako Tani
- Kohei Arakawa as CTU Staffer
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 24 | October 9, 2020 | March 26, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
00：00A.M.－01：00A.M. Genba Shido (Toshiaki Karasawa) is the director of Team A in the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU). He is excellent at his job. He is a reasonable person, but he often has to make drastic decisions to save lives. |
October 9, 2020 |
| 2 | 01：00A.M.－02：00A.M. | October 16, 2020 |
| 3 | 02：00A.M.－03：00A.M. | October 23, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 9, 2020 |
| Last aired | March 26, 2021 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 23:15:00 |