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The Specialist(TV show/series, 2016)

Original title: "スペシャリスト" (Japanese/JA)
Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 10 episodes

The SpecialistRating: 3.3/5 (with 1 vote)
Specialist (スペシャリスト) is a Japanese television drama series that premiered on TV Asahi on 14 January 2016. It was previously aired as Saturday Night drama from 2013 to 2015. In this drama, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of SMAP, played the lead role, Kaho Minami, Yūta Hiraoka and Natsuna appeared in supporting roles. The first episode received a viewership rating of 17.1%, and its overall average was 12.0%. It was Sei Ashina’s final television role before her death in 2020. ()
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"Strangers" Clip - Jemima Kirke, Zoe Chou(Clip, 1:39)

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The Specialist Seasons and Episodes

01/14/2016Season 1 - 10 episodes
#1 | 01/14/2016Episode 1
#2 | 01/21/2016Episode 2
#3 | 01/28/2016Episode 3
#4 | 02/04/2016Episode 4
#5 | 02/11/2016Episode 5
#6 | 02/18/2015Episode 6
#7 | 02/25/2016Episode 7
#8 | 03/03/2016Episode 8
#9 | 03/11/2016Episode 9
#10 | 03/18/2016Episode 10
05/18/2013Specials - 4 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 5 languages: English (EN), French (FR), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 01/14/2016
Last episode released on: 03/18/2016
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Supesharisuto"
"Specialist"

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