This is a high quality buddy cop show with great chemistry, fresh cases, and little drama.


There is a lot to love in Keiji Yugami. The direction, the pacing, and the cinematography are of high quality worthy of the high budget production. Expect stylish shots and ultra-modern Tokyo with classy color-grading. The first episode, in particular, beautifully captures the unique world of Japanese subway.

The cases are fresh and not too obvious even if the viewer may occasionally doubt the easiness with which suspects confess. Most importantly, there are lots of female characters and they are rarely victims. This alone adds a lot of variety to the show. The main plot line is not impressive, though, but passable. After all, there is only so many ways a buddy cop show can end.

The main attraction of the show is undoubtedly the detective duo. Played by the two veteran actors Asano Tadanobu and Kamiki Ryunosuke (who gets his veteran title for debuting in the industry when he was two years old), the main characters have great chemistry together. The roles of greedy hypocritical 'upstanding' guys is Kamiki's forte and he doesn't get overshadowed by Asano's charisma and natural acting.

While this drama is not outstanding the way Unnatural or Dele were, it is still damn good and one would be hard-pressed to find a buddy cop J-drama of equal quality.