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Tokyo Swindlers

Tokyo Swindlers

TV-MA

A slow, gritty heist series in a real estate context

7.0

TV Show

Japan
Japanese
Crime, Drama
2024
Eiko Koike, Etsushi Toyokawa, Go Ayano

TLDR

The grandeur of Money Heist/Berlin meets the deliberate pace of Criminal.

What it's about

A team of real-estate land swindlers try to pull off a scam worth 10 billion yen.

The take

It wants to be a big sleek show. It gives you lots of backstories to explain how things work and set up precedents, and a lot of its runtime is allotted to the process. There are tense and cathartic bits you may not expect, but once you realize it's essentially a heist show albeit more refreshing and gritty than others, what more do you really expect? Character dynamics can feel like a bonus to what you're really here for if you like the heist show format, so unless the hope for a grand ending is enough, it might be a tough sell to see it through the end.

What stands out

The opening "theme" is an informative brochure.

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