The Millionaire Detective

The Millionaire Detective

2005 · 2 seasons · 20 eps · ★ 6.3 · Mystery, Comedy, Drama, Crime

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What do you get when you mix a granddaughter from an extremely rich family with crime, murder, and a passion for law and justice? Kanbe Miwako, a granddaughter of a super rich millionaire becomes a detective and starts working at a male dominant police station. Her fancy fashion, elegant manners, and upper-class attitudes constantly gets on the nerves of the old-fashioned coworkers. However, to everyone’s surprise, Miwako’s unique investigation lead by an ultra rich sense of value becomes the key to solve mysterious cases, one by one!

Directed by Jôta Tsunehiro

Network: tv asahi

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Kyoko Fukada Miwako Kanbe
Kazuma Suzuki Tetsuya Saruwatari
Ryuji Sainei Seiichi Nishijima
Shinji Yamashita Kumanari Kumakura
Takeshi Masu Yoshikazu Tsuruoka
Kazuyuki Aijima Torahiko Kitsunezuka
Susumu Terajima Koushiro Nunobiki
Tokuma Nishioka Ikuzo Kamiyama
Isao Natsuyagi Kikuemon Kanbe
Yoshie Ichige Matsue Suzuki
Maho Nonami Junko Higuchi
Megumi Nakayama Hiromi Kikuchi

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