Gaiji Keisatsu

{{Short description|Japanese television series}}

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| image = Gaiji Keisatsu DVD.jpg

| caption = Official DVD Cover of Gaiji Keisatsu released in Japan

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|外事警察}}

| alt_name = Criminal Code

| genre = Suspense

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| starring = Atsurō Watabe
Yuriko Ishida
Machiko Ono

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| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 6

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| location = Tokyo

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| runtime = 53 minutes

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| channel = NHK

| first_aired = {{start date|2009|11|14}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2009|12|19|df=y}}

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{{Nihongo|Criminal Code|外事警察|Gaiji Keisatsu}}{{Cite web|url=https://pf.nhk-ep.co.jp/detail/1365|title = Criminal Code|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123010230/https://pf.nhk-ep.co.jp/detail/1365|accessdate=2023-12-02|archivedate=2019-01-23}} is a Japanese television drama mini-series that aired on NHK from 14 November 2009 to 19 December 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=335436 |script-title=ja:外事警察(2009) |accessdate= 2011-11-03|work=Allcinema.net |publisher=Stingray |language=Japanese}} It is based on the novel of the same name written and released in Japan by Aso Iku.{{Cite web|url=https://www.japanbullet.com/life-style/gaiji-keisatsu-movie-adaptation-in-2012|title=Gaiji Keisatsu movie adaptation in 2012}}

The TV show follow a female police officer who was recruited into the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's anti-terrorist black ops unit known "publicly" as the Fourth Foreign Affairs Section, created after the 9/11 events in the United States. Its purpose is to tackle espionage and terrorism cases happening in Japan.

The franchise consists of the novel, the TV series and the 2012 movie.

Plot

After the September 11, 2001 attacks on American soil, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department creates a secret anti-terrorist division within the Public Security Bureau, known as the Fourth Foreign Affairs Section,{{cite web | url=https://www2.nhk.or.jp/archives/articles/?id=C0010468 | title=【正義に燃える!】刑事ドラマ特集|番組|Nhkアーカイブス }} in order to tackle crime, espionage and terrorism cases to preserve Japan's national security by doing black ops work to locate and apprehend spies and terrorist suspects.

The unit recruits a new officer named Hina Matsuzawa, who wishes to become a full-time detective. Leading the unit is Public Security veteran officer Keiji Sumimoto as the unit is tasked a mysterious terrorist freelancer known with the codename FISH and his cell operating in Tokyo.

Cast

Fourth Foreign Affairs Section

Others

Development

On October 17, 2009, a press conference was held with Atsuro Watanabe, Yuriko Ishida and Machiko Ono attending and answering questions from the press regarding the show.{{cite web | url=https://eiga.com/news/20091017/6/ | title=渡部篤郎、ダークな役に苦笑「難しい…」 Nhkドラマ「外事警察」会見 : 映画ニュース }}

On May 3, 2012, the show was aired with the six episodes condensed under 89 minutes under the title {{Nihongo|Gaiji Keisatsu Special 89 Minutes Remix Edition|外事警察スペシャル 89分リミックス版|Gaiji keisatsu supesharu 89-bu rimikkusu-ban}}.{{cite web | url=https://thetv.jp/news/detail/29988/136422/ | title=画像・写真 渡部篤郎主演のサスペンスドラマ「外事警察」のスペシャル版を放送!! (1/2) }}

Awards

The show received the Excellence Award in the Drama Category at the 27th ATP Awards Television Grand Prix in 2010.https://web.archive.org/web/20120701141410/https://www.atp.or.jp/award/award_027.html

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