ThatJapaneseDramaGuy

Drama: Swindle Detective (English) / Heron Detective (literal title) Romaji: Sagideka Japanese: サギデカ Director: Shinichi Nishitani, Naoki Murahashi Writer: Naoko Adachi Characters: Fumino Kimura, Mahiro Takasugi, Hidekazu Mashima, Hiroya Shimizu, Rika Adachi, Kenichi Endo, Pinko Izumi Sagideka is a crime drama that deals with fraud cases and scams, so this time there would be no murder and violence around. But it doesn't mean it is less engaging and won't have enough motivation to make it character-driven enough for a crime drama genre. A well known Italian poet, Dante Alighieri said in his poem " the divine comedy ", fraud is the worst form of sins, the ultimate evil. He even said that in lower depths of hell, you wouldn't find the ones who committed violent acts, but those who violated trust. Fraud can be worst than murder because it can bring emotional trauma to the victim, which some of them could commit suicide. White-collar crime is said to be w...