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Tokyo Dogs

TV·2009–2009·1 season, 10 episodes·Fuji TV·Drama, Comedy·45m·Created by Yusuke Ishii, Takashi Narita

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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.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Tokyo Dogs S01E01The Birth of the Worst and Best Buddies!!S01E01 · 8.0
  2. 02Tokyo Dogs S01E02A Battle Art to Protect Parent and ChildS01E02 · 8.0
  3. 03Tokyo Dogs S01E03Sad Arrest of a FriendS01E03 · 8.0

Castfull cast & details

Shun OguriShun OguriSo TakakuraHiro MizushimaHiro MizushimaMaruo KudoYuriko YoshitakaYuriko YoshitakaYuki MatsunagaTomokazu MiuraTomokazu MiuraKozo OtomoNene OtsukaNene OtsukaMisa MaijimaRyo KatsujiRyo KatsujiKeiichi HorikawaMikihisa AzumaMikihisa AzumaReiji MashikoKotaro ShigaKotaro ShigaMitsuo Suzuki

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2009Aired 7.9Season avg
  1. S01E01Tokyo Dogs S01E01Season's bestThe Birth of the Worst and Best Buddies!!October 19, 2009 8.0
  2. S01E02Tokyo Dogs S01E02A Battle Art to Protect Parent and ChildOctober 26, 2009 8.0
  3. S01E03Tokyo Dogs S01E03Sad Arrest of a FriendNovember 2, 2009 8.0
  4. S01E04Tokyo Dogs S01E04An Old Enemy's Written ChallengeNovember 9, 2009 8.0
  5. S01E05Tokyo Dogs S01E05Grumblings of a Runaway GirlNovember 16, 2009 8.0
  6. S01E06Tokyo Dogs S01E06A Catch-22 Undercover InvestigationNovember 23, 2009 8.0
  7. S01E07Tokyo Dogs S01E07How to Get Along with the PastNovember 30, 2009 7.0
  8. S01E08Tokyo Dogs S01E08The Promise That Was RememberedDecember 7, 2009—
  9. S01E09Tokyo Dogs S01E09A Trap from the Past ApproachesDecember 14, 2009—
  10. S01E10Tokyo Dogs S01E10A Settlement on ChristmasDecember 21, 2009—Final

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

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