20 March 2012

ラッキーセブン Lucky Seven


Title: ラッキーセブン Rakkī Sebun (Lucky Seven)
English Title: Lucky Seven
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Year: 2012
Episode: 10
Cast:
  • 松本潤 Matsumoto Jun
  • 瑛太 Eita
  • 松嶋菜々子 Matsushima Nanako
  • 仲里依紗 Naka Rīsa
  • 大泉洋 Oizumi Yo
  • 角野卓造 Kadono Takuzo
  • 谷原章介Tanihara Shosuke
  • 金田明夫 Kaneda Akio
  • 吹石一恵 Fukīshi Kazue
  • 小山慶一郎 Koyama Keīchiro



SYNOPSIS
嵐 Arashi - Wild At Heart
The Lucky Detective Agency is owned and managed by Fujisaki Tōko. The agency employs a business and accounting manager, four detectives, and an office worker.

Nitta Teru is a well-composed detective who is logical and rational. He has good fighting skills, which sometimes comes in handy in his line of work.

Tokita Shuntaro is a newly hired detective at the agency. He is naturally gifted with sleuthing skills but his lack of training and complacent attitude always gets him in trouble.



REVIEW
I like how Lucky Seven made me question about what it means to do your work properly. In the drama, the lead characters are working in a detective agency so the question is quite specific for their profession but it can also apply to any kind of work or career.

I think it's interesting how Fujisaki Tōko, the owner and manager of the Lucky Seven Agency, considered Tokita Shuntaro's potential as a detective. I think she was impressed that Shuntaro managed to follow Nitta Teru, one of her best detectives, back to their office. But more than that, she liked how Shuntaro thinks based on their initial conversation.

Tokita Shuntaro: I know it if I look at a woman once...
Fujisaki Tōko: What will you know?
Tokita Shuntaro: Whether they will fall for me or not.
Fujisaki Tōko: Then, what about me? Will I? Or will I not?
Tokita Shuntaro: That kind of question is kind of tricky. 
Fujisaki Tōko: Why?
Tokita Shuntaro: If I say now that you will fall for me, then you will never fall for me. But you will not be interested in a man who say that you won't fall for him in the first place, right? No matter what answer I give, I won't be able to satisfy you.

The detective agencies are hired by their clients to find information and to gather evidence of said information. Considering the description of their tasks and responsibilities, the detectives at Lucky Detective Agency are actually quite good at their job.

Oizumi Yo: Our work goes as far as investigation and reporting...
Mizuno Asuka: If you feel regret towards each and every client, then you won't be able to do this.

When new employee Tokita Shuntaro started working, he was surprised and disappointed to find out that actual detectives  are nowhere near the legendary detectives on television shows. You know, the remarkable detectives who help the needy, protect the people, and catch criminals to enforce justice.



Related:
ラッキーセブン Lucky Seven (2013)


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ラッキーセブン Lucky Seven