TAKE FIVE ep.1

TAKE FIVE, mystery/crime drama review!

Synopsis (from DramaWiki):

Up till 20 years ago, together with his father and 3 other people, Homura Masayoshi was part of the legendary group of thieves that called themselves 「TAKE FIVE」. This group stole from the rich who had acquired their wealth through immoral means. Due to an incident, Masayoshi decided to retire from the group, and settled into his life as a professor of Psychology at a reputable university. One day, he runs into a mysterious homeless woman, who passes him a picture of a Leonardo Da Vinci's painting, which prompts him to re-enter the world of thievery and resurrect 「TAKE FIVE」.

Sasahara Rui joined the Burglary Division in the footsteps of her father, who had died in an accident involving a burglary heist. She wows to take down 「TAKE FIVE」 and stop them from stealing again.
What was the real reason for the disbanding of 「TAKE FIVE」 20 years ago? Who is the mysterious homeless woman and what is the significance of the Da Vinci picture she had given to Masayoshi?

Cast:

• Karasawa Toshiaki as Homura Masayoshi
• Matsuyuki Yasuko as Sasahara Rui
• Matsuzaka Tori as Niimi Haruto
• Baisho Mitsuko as Mysterious Woman
• Inagaki Goro as Iwatsuki Kai
• Rokkaku Seiji as Minami Shinichi
• Irie Jingi as Hioka Tamatsu
• Chiba Yudai as Yano Shotaro
• Fukuda Ayano as Kakizawa Nana
• Eda Yuka (江田 結香) as Sasahara Sae
• Abe Shinnosuke as Kagawa Ryuichi
• Suruga Taro as Bartender
• Denden as Masuda Kozo
• JUJU as Sayuri
• Mine Ryuta (峰竜太) as Goto Matsuhide
• Kobayashi Takashi as Nogami Makoto/Masayoshi's Father
• Sugawara Daikichi as Sasahara Toru/Rui's Father

My impressions

TAKE FIVE is a band of thieves which disbanded a long time. They were a legend and has never been caught. What are the members up to today? 

TAKE FIVE is my first thief themed drama. It is actually a nice action theme! The first episode definitely has lots of action scenes which is a great point for the drama. It's nice to see master thieves at work, however sometimes it seems like it is too easy to go through the best security.It also seems that luck is often involved. Other than that, the thieves were very professional and it was cool to watch.

The story could be interesting, but this is 10 episodes long and I wonder if it can be interesting for 10 episodes?  However, we see that there is some rivalries, between detective and thief, or even between thieves. We do not know much, this drama could surprise us. There was also some funny moments that made me laugh out loud.

Japanese action dramas are quite rare. If you feel like watching one you can watch this. You can give this one a try.