Keita Machida and Kotaro Koizumi cast in TV Tokyo drama “Shissounin Sousakuhan”

Keita Machida and Kotaro Koizumi cast in TV Tokyo drama series “Shissounin Sousakuhan.” The suspense drama series will have Keita Machida play Tatsuhiko Shirosaki. He worked as a detective until his wife went missing and the police department didn’t investigate her case. He then resigned from the police department and started his own private detective office to find his wife. Kotaro Koizumi will play Shinpei Sasazuka. He is the former detective partner of Tatsuhiko Shirosaki and continues to help Tatsuhiko Shirosaki after he resigned from the police force.

“Shissounin Sousakuhan” will first air April 11, 2025 in Japan (takes over TV Tokyo’s Friday 9PM time slot after “Hotei no Dragon“).

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Tatsuhiko Shirosaki (Keita Machida) works in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s First Investigation Division. His partner and good friend is Detective Shinpei Sasazuka (Kotaro Koizumi). One day, Tatsuhiko Shirosaki’s wife Keiko suddenly disappears. Shortly after that, his wife’s friend, a freelance reporter, is found dead. Tatsuhiko Shirosaki is certain his wife was involved in some kind of incident. The police though terminates the investigation into Keiko’s disappearance and Tatsuhiko Shirosaki is removed from the dead reporter’s case. Infuriated by the police’s response, Tatsuhiko Shirosaki resigns from the police department to find his missing wife. He sets up a private detective office that specializes in missing person cases and assembles a missing person search team. Meanwhile, Shinpei Sasazuka continues his work at the First Investigation Division and provides information to Tatsuhiko Shirosaki.