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Giri / Haji

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Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Ratings

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Series Details & Credits

Netflix | BBC One | Release Date: October 17, 2019

Summary: Tokyo Detective Kenzo Mori (Takehiro Hira) goes to London to search for his younger brother who may be linked to the death of a Yakuza boss in this BBC/Netflix co-production.

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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S1:E8. Episode 8
Air Date: December 5, 2019
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S1:E8. Episode #1.8
Air Date: December 5, 2019
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S1:E7. Episode 7
Air Date: November 28, 2019

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Critic Reviews

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Paste Magazine

Allison Keene

Jan 9, 2020

Season 1 Review: Giri / Haji is a smart series that rewards your attention (and a bit of a slow start as it builds) as a deeply satisfying story. Its ambiguous ending also somehow feels complete, because the shame part of the narrative has been addressed for everyone. Though it would be wonderful to spend more time in this world with a second season, there is a palpable and beautiful sense of healing that has ended this one. Read full review

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The Times Carol Midgley

Jan 7, 2020

Season 1 Review: There is an artfulness to this drama -- the split screen, the surprise shift to cartoon animation -- that promises it won't be just another international crime tale. For its sake I hope Sharpe will be centre-stage. Read full review

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The Daily Beast Nick Schager

Jan 10, 2020

Season 1 Review: A professionally mounted and consistently engaging regurgitation of stock crime-fiction archetypes and entanglements, it’s a bilingual work (available now) less interested in reinvention than in solid, straightforward dramatic thrills. On that count, the series achieves its modest goals—and, thanks to a few unexpected flourishes, occasionally exceeds them. Read full review

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The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Dec 20, 2019

Season 1 Review: Apart from the novelty of seeing Japan’s capital unfetishised – this is a Tokyo where people live, work and manage the daily grind, not a neon-soaked fun palace or futuristic hellscape – and the odd animated interlude (created by the company behind Hey Duggee, fact fans), nothing here feels new or revelatory. Read full review

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JMMORRIS

Oct 24, 2021

Grossly under rated: a dramatic masterpiece. Great characters, great acting, great directing & production. A talented team all round. As a Brit - i recognized the brit character types and bought them - well done. But the Japanese characters were very fascinating. This show made me want toGrossly under rated: a dramatic masterpiece. Great characters, great acting, great directing & production. A talented team all round. As a Brit - i recognized the brit character types and bought them - well done. But the Japanese characters were very fascinating. This show made me want to understand Japan and the Japanese more. A great drama. Cancelling a drama of this quality was a mistake.… Expand

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KarmaCrisis

Mar 18, 2020

This show is a legitimate masterpiece and I am honestly shocked it isn't garnering more buzz. Effortlessly weaves together 2 disparate worlds and creates something smart, funny, and deeply engaging. If you are at all a fan of crime dramas, asian cinema or Guy Ritchie you really owe it toThis show is a legitimate masterpiece and I am honestly shocked it isn't garnering more buzz. Effortlessly weaves together 2 disparate worlds and creates something smart, funny, and deeply engaging. If you are at all a fan of crime dramas, asian cinema or Guy Ritchie you really owe it to yourself to check this out.… Expand

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Rusuien

Jul 21, 2020

WOW! This series was just about perfect in every sense. At first I thought it was simply a brilliant show, but as it's more artistic style evolved so to did it elevate the show to a new level (one scene in particular). The masterfully blended British and Japanese side of things is anotherWOW! This series was just about perfect in every sense. At first I thought it was simply a brilliant show, but as it's more artistic style evolved so to did it elevate the show to a new level (one scene in particular). The masterfully blended British and Japanese side of things is another aspect that should definitely be used more often in story telling, whether on the small screen or silver screen. Absolutely brilliant.… Expand

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Avalord

Feb 3, 2020

Epic drama. Great acting and sympathetic characters. Full of suspense. Cannot find any negative about it.

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SaburoSakai

May 11, 2021

The core of the show it is actually a really good crime world setup. The world of the modern Yakuza is really interesting and this shows has a good way to represent it but at the same time lacks of more in depth of the Japanese crime world.
Another thing I do not understand and like is theThe core of the show it is actually a really good crime world setup. The world of the modern Yakuza is really interesting and this shows has a good way to represent it but at the same time lacks of more in depth of the Japanese crime world.
Another thing I do not understand and like is the obsession Netflix has to bring in every type of sexuality to its show bringing in too many background stories with no sense that only slows the show. We all agree with inclusion in many shows, but please it is unnecessary to make everyone homosexual or spent that much time in those no sense scene.
Definitely it would be a 9-10 TV Show if they could focus a lot more in the crime world and brother relationship.… Expand

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SimboTheKing

Apr 22, 2020

Good:
Very believable acting
Relatively complex story which touches on a lot of topics
Great cinematography

Bad:
Some of the more surreal bits fell flat (the dancing wtf)
Story had some bits that broke believability a lot

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Noffica

Apr 12, 2020

The suspense does not last beyond the first episode, as it becomes very conventional after that. Partly this is due to the time allotted to the personal lives of the characters. The most prominent reason this proves to be only slightly better than a television show is the introduction andThe suspense does not last beyond the first episode, as it becomes very conventional after that. Partly this is due to the time allotted to the personal lives of the characters. The most prominent reason this proves to be only slightly better than a television show is the introduction and interaction of its characters. One person becomes a character simply because he happened to be in the same bar at the same time as the main protagonist, and is overheard by the latter. Often, side characters interact in meaningless ways or screen time is given to them even when they have no place in the basis of the show as presented in the opening episode.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 17, 2019
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  S1:E8. Episode 8
  Air Date: December 5, 2019
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  S1:E8. Episode #1.8
  Air Date: December 5, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E7. Episode 7
  Air Date: November 28, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E7. Episode #1.7
  Air Date: November 28, 2019
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  S1:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: November 21, 2019
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  S1:E6. Episode #1.6
  Air Date: November 21, 2019
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  S1:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: November 14, 2019
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  S1:E5. Episode #1.5
  Air Date: November 14, 2019
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  S1:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: November 7, 2019
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  S1:E4. Episode #1.4
  Air Date: November 7, 2019
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: October 31, 2019
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  S1:E3. Episode #1.3
  Air Date: October 31, 2019
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: October 24, 2019
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  S1:E2. Episode #1.2
  Air Date: October 24, 2019
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: October 17, 2019
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  S1:E1. Episode #1.1
  Air Date: October 17, 2019