Hancho: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This is a story about the detectives at the Jinnan Police Station in Harajuku, Tokyo. Azumi Tsuyoshi, head of the Criminal Affairs Department trusts his staff and usually does not interfere with their investigation. However, one day, a dead body is found in the neighborhood. Toyo Ota, a neighbor, is spotted screaming into a microphone towards the victim's house. Azumi who thought this was strange felt the need to investigate this case himself. He starts talking to her and they become friends, but the next day, Toyo surprises him by saying that she is the one who killed the woman and surrenders to the police. --TBS

Series details

• Title: Hancho
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2009-04-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-03-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 14820
• IMDb ID: tt1422291
• TVDB ID: 104931

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-04-13; final listed air date 2009-07-20.
• Season 2: premiered 2010-01-11; final listed air date 2010-03-22.
• Season 3: premiered 2010-07-05; final listed air date 2010-09-20.
• Season 4: premiered 2011-04-11; final listed air date 2011-06-27.
• Season 5: premiered 2012-04-09; final listed air date 2012-06-25.
• Season 6: premiered 2013-01-14; final listed air date 2013-03-18.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hancho 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.