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Official Website
www.fujitv.co.jp/tenchu
Broadcast
Fridays, 7.57 – 8.54 p.m. from 24 January 2014
Station
Fuji TV
Story
While a politician delivers a speech at a shopping street bustling with shoppers, a man armed with a kitchen knife suddenly launches into an attack on passersby. Murata Masako yells at him to stop and attempts to go against the tide of people running about trying to escape. This is when a shabby-looking woman wearing a hood appears out of nowhere to slash the man’s arm. Blood spurts. “If you want to kill, kill me,” the woman tells the man who attacks again. She is about to mercilessly deliver the final fatal blow, but is stopped by Masako and takes her leave. After that, Masako finds her passed out by the side of the road and brings her home. Noticing the big scar on the woman’s back, Masako decides to take care of her for a while. The woman’s name is Sana. One day, Masako goes to Matsuda Ryuji’s traditional martial arts class with Sana. She hears from the effeminate, cross-dressing bar proprietor Tojo Mitsuko about an incident that occurred at the nearby temple. A woman called Mayumi has taken refuge at the temple to escape her abusive husband Naoki. However, he locates her and after that, his actions escalate into stalking. He even tries to kill Mayumi but she is saved by Yamaki Tatsu, a bento deliveryman, who happened to pass by. Unable to forgive Mayumi’s husband, Masako makes a pact with Sana and orders “divine punishment”. Sana, who has only lived by the order of her master and would not even baulk at killing people if ordered to for the sake of food until now, decides that Masako will be her master. She obeys her orders to solve cases where police intervention is difficult and starts to eradicate the evil rampant in the modern era.
Characters
Ono Yuriko as Sana
An enigmatic woman with a big scar on her back who suddenly appears on a street. She is ignorant of social etiquette, but has extraordinary strength due to some special training she has undergone. She ends up living with Murata Masako through an unexpected turn of events. However, her heart is closed and both her past as well as true identity are complete mysteries. In fact, she is a female ninja who has travelled through time from the Sengoku period and is now lost in the modern world. Through her encounter with Masako, she becomes a member of the “People of Darkness” which defeats evil rampant in the present.
Izumi Pinko as Murata Masako
A meddlesome middle-aged woman with a strong sense of justice. She saves Sana who collapsed from hunger and lets her stay in her own home. Later on, she establishes a contractual relationship with Sana and busies herself solving cases which are difficult for the police to intervene in as the “People of Darkness”. She lives with her son Takero daughter-in-law Kyoko on the same property, but she and Kyoko are on bad terms and constantly quarrel. In fact, 24 years ago, her daughter 17-year-old Yukari went missing but the police did a poor investigation. The case went unsolved and she was deeply hurt.
Kyomoto Masaki as Matsuda Ryuji
A traditional martial arts teacher. The thirteenth generation instructor of the Shouden style of traditional martial arts. He also teaches the art of caregiving which uses traditional martial arts. Called Ryu-sama by the mothers of his students, he is popular. He is knowledgeable about the history of martial arts and Japan. He later joins the “People of Darkness” together with Sana.
Yanagisawa Shingo as Yamaki Tatsu
A bento home delivery man. He is actually a thief with a criminal record. He is able to open any lock within eight seconds. He just as he was being framed as a suspect in a case, he was saved by Sana and the others. He subsequently joins the “People of Darkness”.
Mitsuya Yuji as Tojo Mitsuko
The effeminate, cross-dressing proprietor of the bar Tenshukaku. 10 years ago, he was a salaryman with a wife and children, but became what he is because of some form of betrayal and severed relations with his family. Although he has regrets and feels lonely, he hides this from the people around him and acts cheerful. He is a member of the “People of Darkness”.
Shimada Kyusaku as Shudo Jukichi
A detective of the Criminal Affairs Division. He is approaching retirement. He meets Murata Masako through the case of the violent stalker husband. Because a superior’s order is absolute, he will not tolerate deviations from the organisation. He quickly notices Sana’s presence and tenaciously keeps track of the movements of her and the others as they solve cases faster than the police.
Takezai Terunosuke as Ichinose Yamato
A detective who is Shudo Jukichi’s subordinate. He is slick and does not seem motivated. He is thinks of his police job as an occupation and does not have a strong sense of justice. However, he meets Sana and the way he regards his detective occupation starts to change as he gets attracted to her.
Shiraishi Miho as Matsuda Kyoko
The wife of Murata Masako’s eldest son Takero, a salaryman. Because of a slip of the tongue when she got married, Masako believes she married for inheritance. Daughter-in-law and mother-in-law have been engaging in a daily battle since then. She cannot stand Sana who has settled in Masako’s home and plots to drive her out.
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