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Mike Hama, Private Detective, is a chain-smoking, wisecracking tough guy with a weakness for the ladies and a soft spot in his heart, especially for his kid sister Akane.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 46GoodWatch 66
IMDb4.6
Time to watch it all
11 h
12 episodes, about 54 min each
An episode a night: about 2 weeks.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
First aired
2002
July 1, 2002
Ended 2002
Genre
CrimeLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 75 more86 people
- Masatoshi NagaseMike Hama12 episodes
- Mika NakashimaAkane Hama12 episodes
- Miwako IchikawaMiruku12 episodes
- Jun MurakamiJoji12 episodes
- Shunsuke MatsuokaTadashi12 episodes
- Haruka IgawaHiru Hiruma12 episodes
- Miyuki MatsudaSayoko12 episodes
- Sadao AbeMakoto12 episodes
Wakana SakaiMint12 episodes
Aki KawamuraNoriko12 episodes
Tatsuya NakamuraNobu12 episodes
Masashi YamamotoYamamoto12 episodes
Kyoko KoizumiSaki12 episodes
Kiyotaka NanbaraHikaru Hoshino12 episodes
YOUNarrator (voice)12 episodes
Renji Ishibashi2 episodes
Hairi Katagiri2 episodes
Miho Kanno1 episode
Teruyuki Kagawa1 episode
Shigeru Izumiya1 episode
Yasuko Tomita1 episode
Kanako Higuchi1 episode
UA1 episode
Masatô Ibu1 episode
Directing · 12
- Alex Cox Director, Writer
- Tetsuya Nakashima Director, Writer
- Go Riju Director, Writer
- Ryo Iwamatsu Director, Writer
- Shinji Aoyama Director, Writer
- Gakuryu Ishii Director
Writing · 6
- Kishū Izuchi Writer
- Akio Satsukawa Writer
- Shoichi Mashiko Writer
- Naito Yamada Writer
- Kenji Aoki Writer
- Miyagi Yoshihiko Writer
Production · 6
- Yoshinori Horiguchi Executive Producer
- Akira Okano Producer
- Takenori Sentô Producer
- Shunsuke Koga Producer
- Motohiro Hatanaka Producer
- Hiroyuki Fujikado Producer
Art · 1
- Glen Luchford Opening Title Sequence
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Yuzo Otsuka Costume Design
- Akemi Makeup Designer
Other crew · 2
- Kaizo Hayashi Original Story, Creator
- Yohei Taneda Conceptual Design
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