Rookie
The Complete Japanese Drama DVD Collection (1-12 End)
Japanese with English Subtitles
Format: DVD

Makoto Aida, 23, is a first year detective...a rookie. The only thing the rookie detective has going for him is the fact that he is a nice guy.
Thinking that he can beat the recession by becoming a civil servant, Makoto takes all kinds of employment exams. The only one he passes though is to become a police officer. After becoming a policeman, Makoto gets assigned to work as a cop in rural, Okutama, and begins to look forward to the easy life. He somehow winds up helping out in the apprehension of a suspect of a brutal crime, and gets awarded a letter of recommendation, which incidentally is to become a detective. Being that Makoto doesn't like to get involved in other people's quarrels, he is relieved to find out that he will be assigned to work public safety issues instead of criminal investigations.

Cast
Domoto Koichi as Aida Makoto
Uchiyama Rina as Sato Kaori
Kakei Toshio as Kitami Teppei
Yamashita Shinji as Igarashi (Section Manager)
Ishihara Yoshizumi as Serizawa Yoshifumi
Ishino Mako as Kawamura Misae
Kuroki Hitomi as Mochizuki Reiko
Domoto Tsuyoshi
Tsukamoto Takashi
Hida Yasuhito
Haruyama Mikisuke
Waki Tomohiro
Izawa Ken (episodes 11&12)