Series synopsis
Tokyo Dogs, also known as 東京DOGS is a Japanese drama comedy television series that premiered on Fuji TV on October 19, 2009. It ended on December 21, 2009. It was created by Yusuke Ishii, Takashi Narita. It stars Shun Oguri, Hiro Mizushima, Yuriko Yoshitaka and Tomokazu Miura.
Kanade Takakura is an elite detective from the New York Police department. He has a very keen sense of judgement but is cold and inflexible. Kanade lost his father in a murder as a young boy, which drove him to become a detective.
Maruo Kudo is a former motorcycle gang member now special detective with the Japanese police department. These two opposite characters team up on a case in which secrets are held by a young lady named Yuki Matsunada.
Premise
Kanade Takakura is an elite detective from the New York Police department. He has a very keen sense of judgement but is cold and inflexible. Kanade lost his father in a murder as a young boy, which drove him to become a detective.
Maruo Kudo is a former motorcycle gang member now special detective with the Japanese police department. These two opposite characters team up on a case in which secrets are held by a young lady named Yuki Matsunada.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Shun Oguri as So Takakura
- Hiro Mizushima as Maruo Kudo
- Yuriko Yoshitaka as Yuki Matsunaga
- Tomokazu Miura as Kozo Otomo
- Nene Otsuka as Misa Maijima
- Ryo Katsuji as Keiichi Horikawa
- Mikihisa Azuma as Reiji Mashiko
- Kotaro Shiga as Mitsuo Suzuki
Supporting cast
- Rie Tomosaka as Yuri Nishioka
- Asami Usuda as Maki Tanaka
- Hiroshi Yazaki as Shigeo Kamata
- Haruna Kawaguchi as Karin Takakura
- Takuya Yoshimura as Shota Nakatani
- Yoshiko Tanaka as Kyoko Takakura
- Kensei Mikami as Hiroto Kaizaki
Guest cast
- Hiroki Narimiya as Hideo Tanashima
- Shinsuke Aoki as Hideo's friend
- Kisuke Iida as So's father
- Ai Okawa as High school student
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | October 19, 2009 | December 21, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Birth of the Worst and Best Buddies!! | October 19, 2009 |
| 2 | A Battle Art to Protect Parent and Child | October 26, 2009 |
| 3 | Sad Arrest of a Friend | November 2, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 19, 2009 |
| Last aired | December 21, 2009 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |