Another one of those popular Japanese 'dramas' about the little man fighting against the system, "Little Giants" follows the rule-book from its cover to its last page, with little surprises or twists. However, great acting, a nice pace and a look into more than just the inner workings of the system make for entertaining viewing. And it is always fun to see the one oppressed by the system fighting against it.Hiroki Hasegawa plays Shinichiro Kosaka, a hard-working, I-always- follow-the-rules, policeman who makes a mistake and gets demoted. However, even if he lost power, he will not give up in his search for truth. That will make him confront the ones over him in the police ladder, especially Yoshinobu Onoda (Teruyuki Kagawa, typecast in this kind of roles, but always playing them with a glee and an energy that makes us forget that he has played the same character like a 100 times now). The show follows the fights, power struggles and betrayals that happen within the po
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