
The Snitch's Serenade: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Case File
Seen it?2021 | 2 seasons | 60 min | Crime
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a small audience and a quick end and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans. If you loved Fargo, start here.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 14 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
After a junior detective dies in the line of duty during an active investigation, Detective Masaki Sara of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police First Investigation Division is transferred to Section 1 of the Personnel Division, the internal affairs unit that investigates officers suspected of misconduct. Still traumatized by his past, Masaki is forced to carry out his duties as a lonely outcast as his colleagues shun him as a snitch. One day, a message arrives. It's a tipoff that Saiko Minaguchi, Masaki's former colleague in the First Investigation Division, is leaking confidential information. Although Masaki is reluctant to investigate someone he used to work with, he obeys his boss and starts looking into Saiko. He soon discovers a link to an unresolved murder and some buried facts about the death of his junior detective Saito. What shocking truth awaits Masaki beyond his suspicions and inner conflict?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Season by season
The show overall is a Monday Morning Maybe. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
- Season 12021 · 6 episodes · 7.5 out of 10Sunday
- Season 22024 · 8 episodes · 8.1 out of 10Saturday
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Cast & crew
- Masahiro MatsuokaMasaki Sara
- Toru NakamuraKeiichiro Nouma
- Rika IzumiSaiko Minaguchi
- Tetsuhiro IkedaToru Suga
- Hidekazu MashimaKatsutoshi Kitazawa
- Shota TotsukaKota Saito
- Bunichi HamanakaYohei Mouri
- Makita SportsMichio Haranishi
- Ayumi TanidaYukihiro Yoshinaga