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Ouroboros

2015-01-16 · 55 min / episode · ★ 7.0

Mystery · Drama · Crime

"Ouroboros" is an ancient symbol that depicts a snake eating its own tail - meaning infinity. Based on a popular comic, a clumsy detective and a cool gang stand up to true evil. Ikuo and Tatsuya grew up in a children's orphanage together. When their favorite teacher, Yuiko, is murdered, a policeman wearing a gold watch covers up the incident. Ikuo and Tatsuya promise each other to avenge their teacher someday. Twenty years later, Ikuo is a detective in Shinjuku second police station investigating various cases with elite detective - Mizuki, while smart and handsome Tatsuya has become one of the top members of a gang group.

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TBS
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Japan
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Toma IkutaToma IkutaRyuzaki Ikuo
Shun OguriShun OguriDanno Tatsuya
Juri UenoJuri UenoHibino Mizuki
Yoh YoshidaYoh YoshidaTachibana Tomiko
Tsuyoshi MuroTsuyoshi MuroFukamachi Takeshi
Nana SeinoNana SeinoTamura Konatasu
Ken MitsuishiKen MitsuishiHibino Kunihiko
Kenichi TakitohKenichi TakitohChono Shinichi
Kotaro YoshidaKotaro YoshidaMishima Kaoru
Ryoko HirosueRyoko HirosueKashiwaba Yuiko
Okuyama BarabaNagae Shinobu
Toru BabaToru BabaKandori Kazuma
Manabu HamadaManabu HamadaShoji Taro
Yoshiyuki YamaguchiYoshiyuki YamaguchiGanaha Mamoru
Suon KanSuon KanYuasa Keiichi
Yoshiyuki MorishitaYoshiyuki MorishitaKura Naotaro
Masaki NomuraHijiri Yukihito
Gaku YamamotoGaku YamamotoRyu
Eita OkunoEita OkunoOtsu Katsuaki
Kumiko TakedaKumiko TakedaAbiko Kirino

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