AKA: Inspector Ballerino/Detective Ballerino
Genre: Crime, Comedy
Air date: 1 January 2016
Cast: Nakajima Yuto, Takashima Masahiro and Nagasaku
Hiromi.
Usushima
Kurumi (Nakajima Yuto) dreamt of becoming a ballerino, but due to his age and
stature, he decided to become a detective, when he became awestruck by a police
officer saving a life. On his first day at the job, he is assigned to partner
up with a senior detective, Washio Takao (Takashima Masahiro). Even though
Kurumi isn’t a ballerino by occupation, he keeps his posture straight and
gesture on point, which annoys the ruff and stern partner. The two initially
have different views on life and work, they soon find middle ground, as they
are assigned a case, where assailants attack certain doctors, but are unable to
remember what had happened during the offense.
This
leads them to seek help from a therapist Shimpei Azusa (Nagasaku Hiromi) that
specializes in hypnosis, and soon they find themselves in the world of hypnosis
and past lives…
I know
the summary is confusing, which the special is by the way, but if you go with
the flow, the drama kind of has a decent pace. Though there is a fine line
between the ridiculousness and the seriousness, it has a very good storyline. I
don’t favor re-birth and past lives stories, but I didn’t mind this one. I did
get confused, because there really are many things happening in 1,5 hours, but
it’s alright, as it does ‘hold your hand’ during it all. Acting wise, great: Nakajima is a superb
actor, I mean he was believable, from beginning till end…
So, do I
recommend it? Yeah, if you are interested in a different kind of journey, this is
most definitely an interesting watch…
☆☆☆☆ / 4 out of 5 stars
♥♥♥♥ / 4 out of 5 hearts
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