The Negotiator

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Drama: The Negotiator
Romaji: Koshonin
Japanese: 交渉人
Director: Hidetomo Matsuda, Genta Sato, Naomi Tamura
Writer: Toshio Terada
Network: TV Asahi
Episodes: 8
Release Date: January 10 - February 28, 2008
Runtime: 21:00-21:54
TV Ratings: 13.4% (weekly average)
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) is a high profile team of officers trained to handle cases in kidnappings, hostage situations, corporate blackmail, and other highly volatile criminal situations. Their goal is to prevent crimes before they take place.

Reiko Usagi (Ryoko Yonekura) is the first female officer to join SIT. At first she encounters difficulties in the male-dominated environment, but soon gains the respect of her fellow officers with her uncanny analytical skills and ability to stay calm in the most heated situations.

Notes

"Negotiator" series revolves around SIT (Special Investigation Team) as they work to prevent crimes as they happen.
Related titles:
1. The Negotiator | Koshonin (TV Asahi / 2008)
2. The Negotiator SP | Koshonin SP (TV Asahi / 2009)
3. The Negotiator 2 | Koshonin 2 (TV Asahi / 2009)
4. The Negotiator The Movie | Koshonin The Movie (2010)

Cast

Ryoko Yonekura - Reiko Usagi (31)
Takanori Jinnai - Keigo Kirisawa (49)
Ren Osugi - Shizuo Takabayashi (55)
Katsumi Takahashi - Kazuyoshi Katayama (49)
Sousuke Takaoka - Yusuke Amari (28)
Masato Ibu - Mikio Kudoh (45)
Noboru Takachi - Yoshiki Hasumi (45)
Toshio Kakei - Seiichiro Kizaki (44)
Takashi Sasano - Kohei Sumida (51)
Yuu Shirota - Kyosuke Mariya (24)
Kosuke Suzuki - Kunio Hasebe (32)
Megumi Nakayama - Yumi Sugawara (26)
Maki Komoto - Midori Yamamoto (26)
Megumi Yasu - Rumiko Mimura (30)
Tantan Hayashi - Mio Usagi (18)
Ryohei Abe

Guest Appearances

Tai Kageyama
Mitsuomi Takahashi
Hiroo Otaka
Tamao Yoshimura - (ep.1)
Koh Takasugi - Haruo Takemoto (ep.1)
Nobuo Kyo - Yuji Sakuma (ep.2)
Ryoko Takizawa - Kaori (ep.2)
Asami Mizukawa - Yukiko Miyahara (ep.3-4)
Yorie Yamashita - Kazuko Sakai (ep.3-4)
Masaomi Hiraga - Mitsuo Kai (ep.3-4)
Kenji Uchikura - Izuta (ep.3-4)
Kana Harada - Mamiko Sekiguchi (ep.3-4)
Waka Inoue - Sayuri (ep.5)
Miyako Yamaguchi - Yoshie Motohashi (ep.5)
Masaki Okada - Kazuma Motohashi (ep.5)
Maya Hamaoka - Nurse Sakata (ep.5)
Shota Saito - Taguchi (ep.6)
Shunsuke Daito - Yoshihiro Iizuka (ep.6)
Kei Tanaka - Kitaoka (ep.6)
Masahiro Kuranuki - Ryuichi Nakamura (ep.7)

Episode Ratings

Episode	Date	Ratings (Kanto Region)
01	01/10/2008	16.7%
02	01/17/2008	13.8%
03	01/24/2008	14.1%
04	01/31/2008	13.2%
05	02/07/2008	14.0%
06	02/14/2008	12.7%
07	02/21/2008	9.6%%
08	02/28/2008	13.2%
Average		13.4%

Source: Video Research, Ltd.

Comments

Ralph Richards Oct 01 2016 9:05 pm Best damn cop show to ever grace television, wish they would have taken it the distance. I fell in love with Ryoko Yonekura and wished they wouldn't have ended it so soon. This is coming from an American.

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