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| Kavka Shishido as Akira Hamura |
Hamura is a self-professed “unlucky” person who always seems to attract unfortunate things to herself. When she gets paid a week’s retainer to track down a suspect, he is apprehended in the first hour by the police and she has to return most of the money. When she is hired to find a missing relative, the said relative is the first person that answers the door when she starts her investigation. Looking at the meager amount from what was to be a huge weekly payday from multiple clients, she mutters, “Am I lucky or unlucky?”
Luck aside, Hamura is not your usual detective. Very low-key and unassuming and almost grudgingly accepting most jobs, she can be very efficient in the work, and when she is confronted, she can be pretty kick-butt as well!!!
Hamura works out of a Detective Agency/Bookstore where a eclectic bunch of wannabe junior sleuths hang out with the owner, making for a lively discussion whenever any new case comes about! Always FUN whenever they're around, especially pretty Akemi (Suzuka Ohgo)!
Seems Hamura was originally just an employee at the bookstore, but when the owner found out she was a detective, he excitedly changed it into a real agency with HER as the star! He even offers her lodging so he can keep her on premises at all times!
Along with her bookstore cohorts, Hamura works alongside several members of the police force, Hayami (Kanji Tsuda), Shibata (Shunya Itabashi) and Okada (Shotaro Mamiya) all of whom respect her judgement though her stand-offish attitude can grate at times!
Wow, I’m really liking this character of Akira Hamura, Kavka Shishido’s brooding performance is simply mesmerizing! VERY charismatic, and I wondered if I had ever SEEn this girl before...Turns out I HAD!
Looking her up, I was surprised that she was the actress who played Yumiko Minatogawa in Red Eyes…WHHHAAA! I thought it was Ai Hashimoto! Going to have to get used to Kavka’s looks!
