TV series
Jiu: Special Investigation Team
2011, Japanese, on tv asahi. Created by Tetsuya Honda.
The show is based on the "Jiu" suspense novel series by Honda Tetsuya. Motoko (Kuroki) is a fierce, physically capable investigator with a strong battle instinct, while Misaki (Tabe) is more intellectual, kind-hearted, and naive. The two of them are both working to track down Jiu, the ringleader responsible for a series of brutal crimes.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 9
- Episode length
- 54 min
- Status
- Ended in 2011
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Latest episode
S1 E9: Episode 9
Aired 23 September 2011
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Tetsuya HondaCreator
- LJiu · 9 ep
- Meisa KurokiIsaki Motoko · 9 ep
- Mikako TabeKadokura Misaki · 9 ep
- Yu ShirotaAmamiya Takashi · 9 ep
- Masatô IbuPolice Inspector Asai · 9 ep
- Yukiya KitamuraAzuma Hiroki · 9 ep
- Kenichi YajimaNishiwaki · 9 ep
- Toru NomaguchiToyama · 9 ep
- Masuda ShuichiHagishima · 9 ep
- Nishimura KiyotakaSato · 9 ep
- Ezawa DaikiShimada · 9 ep
- Komori NorihitoNakano · 9 ep
Details
- First aired
- 29 July 2011
- Last aired
- 23 September 2011
- Network
- tv asahi
- Original title
- ジウ 警視庁特殊犯捜査係
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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What Jiu: Special Investigation Team is based on
Jiu: Special Investigation Team is based on Jiu, a novel by Tetsuya Honda.
Novel
Jiu
By Tetsuya Honda
Source details from Wikidata and TMDB.
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How many seasons of Jiu: Special Investigation Team are there?
Jiu: Special Investigation Team has 1 season and 9 episodes, about 54 minutes each.
Is Jiu: Special Investigation Team finished?
Yes. Jiu: Special Investigation Team ended in 2011, so you can watch the whole story.
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Who created Jiu: Special Investigation Team?
Jiu: Special Investigation Team was created by Tetsuya Honda and stars L, Meisa Kuroki, Mikako Tabe.
What is Jiu: Special Investigation Team based on?
Jiu: Special Investigation Team is based on Jiu, a novel by Tetsuya Honda.