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Giri/Haji (series 2019)

Japanese cop Kenzo is sent to London to go pick up his brother Yuto who works for the Yakuza maffia. Pretending to be a student, Kenzo meets the British cop Sarah, first as his teacher, then as a colleague. The two develop a relationship that is one of the red threads of the series.

There are other storylines. Kenzo’s meets Rodney, a young gay prostitute of Japanese descent. Also there develops an odd relationship. Then we have Kenzo’s daughter who flees her parental home and also ends up in London. Kenzo’s parents live in his house and with him away, his wife has to take care of them, also when the father dies and that while their relationship is cooling down.

The series have crime and thriller elements, drama and especially the Kenzo/Sarah storyline is interesting.

An alright series.

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