SPEC: Zero

SPEC: Zero

R 2013 · 138 min · ★ 7.9 · TV Movie, Drama, Comedy, Mystery, Fantasy, Crime

High school student Saya Toma lost her parents and younger brother in an airplane accident. Detective Akio Kondo came and told her "your family has a high possibility that they were killed by people who have spec." That was the first time she heard of "spec". 6 years later, Saya Toma, who has never forgotten what the Detective said, decides to become a detective. She returns to Japan after receiving training by the FBI in the United States. Saya Toma is assigned to work unsolved cases in the Public Security Bureau. Meanwhile, because of Satoshi Chii's scheme, Juichi Ninomae considers Saya Toma his parents' enemy and tries to push her to the edge. Satoshi Chii's scheme has also caused Saya Toma and Juichi Ninomae to forget that they are brother and sister. The siblings are headed to a life-staking fight. A girl named Maho Ueno becomes involved in their fight. To protect Maho Ueno, Saya Toma uses "spec".

Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi · Written by Yumie Nishiogi

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Erika Toda Saya Toma
Ryo Kase Takeru Sebumi
Saki Fukuda Mirei Shimura
Yuu Tokui Akio Kondo
Tetsushi Tanaka Toshiaki Reisen
Yu Shirota Satoshi Chii
Kohki Okada Kaoru Baba
Kazuyuki Matsuzawa Ayumu Shikahama
Ryuji Sainei Souji Inomada
Takeshi Ito Yusaku Shimura
Ryunosuke Kamiki Juichi Ninomae
Raita Ryu Kotaro Nonomura

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