Katsunori Takahashi stars as villainous cop in "Akutou"
TV Asahi has announced that Katsunori Takahashi (45) will star in a new drama series titled "Akutou: Juuhanzai Sousahan," scheduled for Friday nights at 9:00pm. Takahashi plays a police detective who is described as the "most powerful antihero ever."
The "akutou" ("villain") in the show's title refers to a fictional group of detectives on the Yokohama police force who will stop at nothing to close a case, even if it means committing blackmail, using violence, and deceiving their superiors. Takahashi plays Togashi, the leader of that group.
Togashi's associates include Kosuke Suzuki (35), Hiroyuki Hirayama (33), and Rina Uchiyama (29) as the sole female of the team. Kotaro Koizumi (32), Tomio Umezawa (60), and Hiroaki Murakami (53) have also been cast on the show.
"Akutou" premieres in January. S.R.S performs the show's ending theme song "Real Lie," while Korean girl group 4minute is providing a currently untitled tune for the show's opening theme. This is 4minute's first song for a Japanese drama.
source: TOKYOGRAPH