Sakura no To (2021)

"Sakura no Tou" is a truly complex drama about politics, power, and revenge. This is not the usual police drama, serving up "case of the week" episodes. Instead, its overarching story follows Kamijo Ren on his quest for justice to avenge his father by tearing down the Tokyo Metropolitan Police from the inside out. And while following his journey, the audience is led down several paths as we question the complexity and worth of justice as well. The cast of this drama is what made me give it a chance, and I'm totally glad I did! Led by the brilliant Tamaki Hiroshi as Kamijo, the cast takes the the writing of this drama and just pushes it to another level. Scenes with Shiina Kippei and Tamaki Hiroshi matching wits are especially fun to watch. The women in the drama do get the shorter end of the stick in terms of development (they're not totally terrible, just could be better!), but with Hirosue Ryoko and Naka Riisa playing them, the characters feel more elevated because of their performances. Also, this drama is much better marathoned than followed week to week; I marathoned the first half of the drama because I fell behind in my watching, and because the storytelling is relatively tight, it was much more satisfying! I'm not the biggest fan of police dramas at all, but this one, this is a good one worth checking out at least.

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