Take Five ~ Oretachi wa Ai wo Nusumeru ka: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Up till 20 years ago, together with his father and 3 other people, Homura Masayoshi was part of the legendary group of thieves that called themselves Take Five. This group stole from the rich who had acquired their wealth through immoral means. Due to an incident, Masayoshi decided to retire from the group, and settled into his life as a professor of Psychology at a reputable university. One day, he runs into a mysterious homeless woman, who passes him a picture of a Leonardo Da Vinci's painting, which prompts him to re-enter the world of thievery and resurrect Take Five.

Sasahara Rui joined the Burglary Division in the footsteps of her father, who had died in an accident involving a burglary heist. She wows to take down Take Five and stop them from stealing again.

What was the real reason for the disbanding of Take Five 20 years ago? Who is the mysterious homeless woman and what is the significance of the Da Vinci picture she had given to Masayoshi? How did Rui's father really died?

Series details

• Title: Take Five ~ Oretachi wa Ai wo Nusumeru ka
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 2013-04-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-06-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 22744
• IMDb ID: tt2718646
• TVDB ID: 268968

Cast and credited roles

• Toshiaki Karasawa — Masayoshi Homura
• Yasuko Matsuyuki — Rui Sasahara
• Tori Matsuzaka — Haruto Niimi
• Seiji Rokkaku — Shinichi Minami
• Yudai Chiba — Shotaro Yano

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-04-19; final listed air date 2013-06-21; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Take Five ~ Oretachi wa Ai wo Nusumeru ka 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.