GIRI / HAJI
DRAMA / CRIME
UNITED KINGDOM
2019
GIRI/HAJI is a British crime drama television series which premiered on BBC Two in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2019, and was released internationally on Netflix on 10 January 2020. A co-production between the BBC and Netflix, the series was created and written by Joe Barton. GIRI/HAJI consists of 8 episodes of 58 minutes.
STORY: Kenzo Mori (Takehiro Hira), a Tokyo detective, travels to London in search of his brother, Yuto (Yōsuke Kubozuka), who was previously assumed to be dead. Yuto has been accused of murdering the nephew of a Yakuza member, which threatens to start a gang war in Tokyo. As Kenzo attempts to navigate the unfamiliar territory of London to uncover whether his brother is alive and guilty, he becomes acquainted with DC Sarah Weitzmann (Kelly Macdonald) of the Metropolitan Police and Rodney Yamaguchi (Will Sharpe), a young half-Japanese, half-British sex worker.
GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: Rodney Yamaguchi (Will Sharpe) is a charismatic, destructive half-Japanese, half-British rent boy and drug addict living in London. Tiff (John McCrea) is Rodney's ex-boyfriend. Rodney will be badly beaten by his pimp.
Rodney Yamaguchi (Will Sharpe) & Tiff (John McCrea)
WILL SHARPE (2019) September 22, 1986, London, UK
JOHN McCREA (2019) October 10, 1992, Aldershot, UK
SPECIAL: In 2020, Sharpe won a BAFTA Television Award for his supporting role as Rodney Yamaguchi in BBC drama Giri/Haji—a role The Independent called 'one of the most riotously funny turns since Richard E Grant stepped out as Withnail.
AWARDS: 'GIRI/HAJI' won 1 BAFTA Award. 2 wins and 10 nominations
7.8 IMDB
