Marks no Yama – Characters

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Kamikawa Takaya as Goda Yuichiro
A senior detective with the Seventh Section of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s First Investigative Division. Rank: Assistant Inspector. An honest man who is always diligent in his work. He is put in charge of a series of investigations in the wake of the Oura case in the metropolis.

Ishiguro Ken as Kano Yusuke
A public prosecutor with the Special Investigation Division of Tokyo District Public Prosecutor’s Office. Kano Kiyoko’s older brother and Goda Yuichiro’s good friend. He had been in the same university cohort as Goda and understands him well. He notices the existence of a “darkness” within the prosecutor’s office.

Kora Kengo as Mizusawa Hiroyuki
A mysterious young man who had been forced to commit suicide with his mother, and has “dark mountains” in his mind. He calls himself Marks.

Konishi Manami as Negoro Asami
A journalist with Shukan Choryu. She had decided to become a journalist to expose injustice after the death of her father who had been a police officer.

Kohinata Fumiyo as Rinbara Yuzo
A lawyer who graduated from Gyosei University. He is also the director of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations. He had represented Hatakeyama Hiroshi, a former gangster, in the past. This is gradually brought out through the investigation of Goda and his men.

Toda Naho as Takagi Machiko
A nurse that the facility that Mizusawa Hiroyuki has been warded at. She is Mizusawa’s lover and a maternal figure to the delicate young man.

Osugi Ren as Sano Kunio
A detective with the Yamanashi Prefectural Police. Rank: Inspector. He was in charge of the case of the skeleton in the Minami Alps which was the beginning of the series of cases.

Suzuki Anju as Kano Kiyoko
Goda Yuichiro’s ex-wife and the younger sister of Kano Yusuke. She had been working at a research centre in Boston but comes back to Japan temporarily to meet Goda again.

Sano Shiro as Saeki Shoichi
The president of Saeki Chuo Construction. He is questioned by Negoro Asami, a Shukan Choryu journalist, about alleged illegal donations.

Ishibashi Renji as Iwata Kohei
A former construction worker who had been investigated by Sano Kunio in the past. He gets acquainted with Mizusawa Hiroyuki while serving time in prison.

Komoto Masahiro as Azuma Tetsuro
A senior detective with the Seventh Section of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s First Investigative Division. Rank: Assistant Inspector. He is the Seventh Section’s crime scene troubleshooter. He is a graduate of Tokyo University and has a sharp mind.

Hakamada Yoshihiko as Mori Yoshitaka
A detective with the Seventh Section of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s First Investigative Division. Goda Yuichiro’s subordinate. He has the most zeal for the investigation but often gets into conflicts because of that …

Katsurayama Shingo as Arisawa Saburo
A detective with the Seventh Section of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s First Investigative Division. He is light on his feet and often gets to crime scenes earlier than everyone else.

Hotaru Yukijiro as Hayashi Shozo
The head of the Seventh Section of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s First Investigative Division. Rank: Inspector. He leads the Seventh Section to crime scenes despite coming under pressure from the police department’s top brass.

Shimada Kyusaku as Kosugi Tomohisa
The deputy director of the Special Investigation Division of Tokyo District Public Prosecutor’s Office. A graduate of Gyosei University. He adopts a harsh attitude towards his subordinate, Kano Yusuke.

Ogi Shigemitsu as Suzaki Yasukuni
A senior detective with the Tenth Section of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s First Investigative Division. Rank: Assistant Inspector. He is in charge of the Ouji case and clashes with the Seventh Section which has been assigned to the Oura case.

Ikeda Narushi as Hatakeyama Hiroshi
A former gang member of Fujita-gumi which is affiliated to Serizawa-kai. He is financially dependent on Nishino Fumiko, whom he is cohabiting with.

Ito Yuko as Nishino Fumiko
A hostess who is living together with Hatakeyama Hiroshi. She used to dabble in stimulants.

Aijima Kazuyuki as Takizawa Kanji
The editor-in-chief of Shukan Choryu. He puts a break on his subordinate, Negoro Asami’s collection of materials for an article.

Kokubu Sachiko as Rinbara Miyuki
The wife of Rinbara Yuzo. The daughter of the president of a real estate company, she leads a good life.

Yamazaki Hajime as Asano Tsuyoshi
The director of Asano General Hospital. A graduate of Gyosei University. He is interviewed by Goda Yuichiro about a burglary at his residence.

Yajima Kenichi as Matsui Koji
The head of the Ministry of Justice’s Criminal Affairs Bureau. A graduate of Gyosei University. He has been monitoring the movements within the prosecutor’s office but …

Masu Takeshi as Kihara Ikuo
The chairman of the board of Gyosei University who graduated from the same university. He has extensive contacts through Gyosei University’s network.

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