On September 5th, it was announced that actor Takahashi Katsunori is going to portray a hard-boiled anonymous detective in TV Asahi's upcoming Friday night drama 'Tokumei Tantei' (lit. 'Anonymous Detective').

Takahashi is already very familiar with the Friday, 11:15 pm drama time slot. He has previously played the protagonist in the popular drama 'Tokumei Kakarichou - Tadano Hitoshi' ("tokumei" as in "mission", not "anonymous"), which released four seasons and a final two-part special. The highest rating it recorded on Friday nights was 17.0%, which earned it a top 3 spot in the time slot.

He expressed, "There just aren't that many restrictions when doing a night drama, which makes it more likely to create something new. I hope we'll be able to create another exciting drama in that typical Friday night fashion (laughs)."

The signs are pointing at another successful series, since it will be the exact same staff from 'Tokumei Kakarichou' that will work on 'Tokumei Tantei' together with Takahashi.

Takahashi will portray a private detective, who's working from a shabby rented room in a multi-tenant building. Nobody knows his name, and he only accepts requests from women. His office is also his home, and he does various odd jobs for a "certain establishment" that's being operated in the same multi-tenant building. He loves bourbon, and his favorite music is jazz. Moreover, he only uses foul language and seems like a truly hard-boiled detective, but he's extremely weak and kind in front of women. It has almost become second nature to him to get into trouble because of a woman without even getting paid a lot in the end.

The drama is set along the Chuo Line in Tokyo, a place known for its secondhand clothing and record shops, and countless enticing "massage parlors". Thanks to the recommendations by the beautiful lawyer 'Saejima Kyoko' (Katase Nana), he's never running out of requests by woman who cannot rely on the police. He resorts to all kind of methods to help his clients and knows some unique individuals who can help him out at times. Of course, he always tries to score with his female clients, but his remarkable efforts almost always end up in vain.

Aside from Katase, the supporting cast will be made up of Miura Rieko and Tayama Ryosei, who should also be familiar to fans of 'Tokumei Kakarichou'. Miura is playing a moneylender, while Tayama is playing a veteran police officer. Two more important roles will be portrayed by Moritsugu Kouji (a bartender) and Yamaguchi Daichi (a college student who invents handy tools for the detective). Additional eye-candy will be provided by fashion model Sakai Ayumi and AV actresses�Otowa Reon and Ogawa Asami, who will all three be playing strippers at a local strip club.

TV Asahi will start airing this action and suspense drama sometime in October.

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Source: Mantan-Web