Giri/Haji
Translating to Duty/Shame and set in both Tokyo and London, “Giri/Haji” is a thriller about a Tokyo detective named Kenzo Mori, scouring the London underworld to find his allegedly deceased brother, Yuto. Yuto was accused of brutally murdering the nephew of a yakuza member, which could lead to the onset of a gang war. Kenzo’s investigation into the disappearance lures him into dangerous elements of the corrupt underworld of London’s criminal circuit. Starring an international ensemble cast, the series originally aired on BBC2.
Genres: Mystery thriller, Crime, Drama
Network: BBC
Premiere Date: Oct 17, 2019
Executive producers: Jane Featherstone, Chris Fry, Joe Barton, Julian Farino