Fan reviews: Keizoku

randomwalker · 24 Nov 2009

I understood what the drama was going for. A witty peculiar drama, which attempted to play on the charisma of the Nakatani Miki and the chemistry of the two lead roles. The story line and the mysteries to be solved were not that compelling and Nakatani Miki could be annoying at times when she becomes oddly high-pitched. Personally, I think TRICK is waaaaaaaaay better. They had similar aims, Keizoku failed and TRICK wins hands down. I did not really find the story clever or interesting.

jdoramadotcom · 27 Apr 2008

Early on, this follows a predicable pattern: a brilliant, somewhat eccentric Tokyo University grad (Miki Nakatani) starts off in the police department's dead file room. With her special abilities for deduction, she manages to solve some of the most baffling dead cases, usually half-way through an episode.

The pattern is fairly uniform. Miki Nakatani is competent, but never a particularly skilled performer. Her relative blandness is matched with a number of skilled, eccentric personalities - and an ending that's completely unpredictable (and really quite thrilling).

Shindou · 2 May 2006

Aside from the rather repetitive and seemingly juvenile first couple of episodes, this dorama leads the viewer down a deceptively simple path through the first couple of episodes and then takes you completely by surprise as twist after twist emerge. Unquestionably, this police dorama was completely riveting in the second half - truly one of the most well-thought out (in terms of complexity) and well-executed police cases I've seen on TV. The cast played their roles very well; kudos to Nakatani Miki and Watabe Atsuro. As a rating, the first half deserves maybe a 7/10 but the ending was undoubtedly a 10/10. Overall, exceptionally good build up to one of the most suspense-filled endings I have ever watched! Bravo!

jdfan · 25 Jul 2002

A very different drama but it kept my attention till the end. It won the best drama in 99. The ending is quite surprising!

genji_cat · 12 Jul 2002

One of my favorites too, the actors Watabe Atsuro and Nakatani Miki are great and keeps your attention on them.

kumonryu · 21 Nov 2001

This is my absolute favorite drama ever. (One of the links above is to my site.) It can be taken as a detective story--actually, some of the scenes are obviously directly influenced by Sherlock Holmes--but it can also be seen as an examination of the human condition, and as a commentary on very real issues facing Japanese society, namely deception, blind obedience and self-sacrifice. It is also very well-acted, well-directed, and well-produced--not a second of film is wasted--with smooth, indie-influenced cinematography that increasingly darkens the mood as through each sub-plot as the underlying story progresses. The comic relief throughout creates a fondness for the characters that grows and grows, leaving the viewer devastated at the tragic ending. No other drama has yet impacted me as much as this one.

JohnnyBoy_3000 · 1 Jun 2001

I liked the way the main actress (Nakatani Miki) acts in this series and the way the whole series is directed, it leaves you with a dark feeling throughout. The only problem is that most of the cases are a bit to predictable for me, so they didn't really leave me guessing ... and I was looking forward for this show to leave me guessing till the end ... But I still think its worth watching~ ... I can't wait until the movie, comics and the "series 2" comes out!!