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Throwing Stones : Cops Against the Government

Throwing Stones : Cops Against the Government

2017•8.0/10
Drama

Ratings

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8.0/10(1)

One billion yen vanishes from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Two police inspectors work to discover the culprit, but politics may obstruct justice.

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Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 5, 2017

Last Aired

December 24, 2017

Networks

WOWOW Prime

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2017-11-05
Detective Kizaki meets with former partner Saimi after learning of a possible bribery scandal within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2017-11-12
Lone wolf detective Kizaki prefers to go at it alone and begins investigating the suspicious Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff members by himself.
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2017-11-19
Kizaki discovers a lead pointing to an unprecedented level of government corruption, prompting higher-ups to push for his cooperation with Saimi.
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2017-11-26
Kizaki and Saimi become irked with the police department's lack of cooperation. Could it be the corruption runs closer to home than first thought?
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2017-12-03
After their prime suspect comes in for voluntary questioning, Kizaki and Saimi find themselves back to square one of their investigation.
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2017-12-10
After all his digging, Kizaki realizes he may have uncovered what could be the largest government corruption scandal in Japanese history.
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2017-12-17
Fearing that the roots of the scandal run far deeper than initially thought, Kizaki turns to the only person he can for answers: Manase.
Episode 8
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2017-12-24
Kizaki has all he needs to finally close the case but quickly realizes that evidence does little in the face of widespread government corruption.

Cast

Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Bokunin Kizaki

Yosuke Eguchi

Yosuke Eguchi

Hikaru Saigen

Marie Iitoyo

Marie Iitoyo

Kasumi Yagura

Hajime Okayama

Hajime Okayama

Tamotsu Ogata

Ginpei Sato

Ginpei Sato

Teppei Kondo

Masato Hagiwara

Masato Hagiwara

Yoshihiko Hosoda

Yoshihiko Hosoda

Masaki Miura

Masaki Miura

Kazuki Kitamura

Kazuki Kitamura

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