Giri/Haji: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A Tokyo detective travels to London to look for his long lost younger brother, now involved with the Yakuza and wanted for the murder of a Japanese businessman. With the help of a young Japanese-British hustler who helps the detective navigate London, the mystery continues to unravel. His family's honour, and the fragile peace between the warring gangs back in Tokyo, is at stake.

Series details

• Title: Giri/Haji
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2019-10-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-10-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 56 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 34448
• IMDb ID: tt8001106
• TVDB ID: 364388

Cast and credited roles

• Takehiro Hira — Kenzo Mori
• Yōsuke Kubozuka — Yuto Mori
• Will Sharpe — Rodney Leonard Yamaguchi
• Kelly Macdonald — Sarah Weitzmann
• Aoi Okuyama — Taki
• Yûko Nakamura — Rei
• Katsuya — Toshio Ito
• Tony Pitts — Angling
• Masahiro Motoki — Fukuhara
• Mitsuko Oka — Natsuko
• Kazuyuki Tsumura — Chief Inspector Hayashi
• Charlie Creed-Miles — Connor Abbott

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-10-17; final listed air date 2019-10-17; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Giri/Haji on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.