Life on Mars Japan

2018 10 episodes TV Asahi Crime Thriller Mystery Science Fiction Drama Prime Video

In 2018, a methodical, evidence-focused detective is chasing a serial killer when he's hit by a car — and wakes up in 1989, still a detective but surrounded by officers who use methods he considers illegal, brutal, and deeply effective. The Japanese adaptation of the British series drops the protagonist into the bubble economy era and makes the culture shock specifically about surveillance, evidence, and what 'proper procedure' means when the result is the same dead body either way. Tomoya Nagase carries the increasingly disoriented detective with complete commitment to the show's unresolved philosophical question.

Where to Watch
Time TravelJustice Vs LawPast Vs PresentMoralityIdentityProcedure
Time TravelFish Out Of WaterDetective ProceduralCulture ClashMoral Ambiguity
GrittyCerebralAtmosphericTensePhilosophical
Cast
Tomoya Nagase as Saeba IkuoKenichi Endo as Tomisaka

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