The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED (2020)
The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED
2020 / TV-14The story centers around millionaire Daisuke Kambe, the heir to one of the wealthiest families in Japan, who is assigned as a detective to the Modern Crime Prevention Task Force (aka MCPTF), at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Taking full advantage of his vast family wealth, he spares no expense in solving complex crimes, and has the tendency to evaluate everything including individual human lives in terms of their monetary value. Haru Kato, a detective with a compassionate heart who believes that money isn’t everything, is chosen as Kambe’s partner but is repulsed by his materialistic attitude. Having diametrically opposing personalities, witness how the two join forces to tackle seemingly unsolvable crimes and mysteries!
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On his day off, a family situation leads Daisuke to break out of his own mansion. Shortly after he steps out, Kato calls him to help a young boy who is distraught over a lost dog. Daisuke realizes that he left his wallet and gadgets back at the mansion. Unable to resort to his usual tactics, they have difficulty finding the lost dog. Daisuke doesn’t want to go home, so Kato reluctantly invites him into his apartment.
The president from the Republic of Poliador arrives in Japan, and the Modern Crime Prevention Task Force are assigned to assist the First Investigation Division in protecting the embassy from the outside as security personnel. Daisuke is invited inside the embassy as a representative of the Kambe Group. After the dead body of an embassy employee is discovered inside the building, the president and Daisuke are forced to evacuate to the panic room. Daisuke traces the footsteps of the suspected killer by hacking into the surveillance cameras. Kato finds the suspect as he attempts escape and tries to apprehend him.
Daisuke locks Takei up in the basement of the Kambe residence. Cho-san interrogates him to find out who the mastermind is behind all of this, but Takei is shook with fear and refuses to speak. Daisuke discovers that the reason why HEUSC is being uncooperative is related to his parents’ research. Kato goes through the documents that Cho-san gathered in his 19 years of investigating the case and finds an important photo.
Aboard the cargo ship headed for Poliador, a terrorist named Weinski relentlessly attacks Daisuke and drives him into a corner. With all his new gadgets disabled, Daisuke finds himself in a pinch but is saved by Kato. They join forces again to escape from the ship. Meanwhile, at the Kambe residence, Suzue determines that the engine of the ship is being powered by a new energy source developed by Shigemaru.
After escaping from the cargo ship, Daisuke and Kambe pursue Shigemaru and arrive at the old site of the 3rd Laboratory owned by the Kambe group, which is the source of all the mysteries. Daisuke confronts Kikuko, the head of the family, with his burning questions, but her answers force him to make a crucial decision. The truth behind the tension and conflict between the three generations of the Kambe family becomes clear.
The story centers around millionaire Daisuke Kambe, the heir to one of the wealthiest families in Japan, who is assigned as a detective to the Modern Crime Prevention Task Force (aka MCPTF), at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Taking full advantage of his vast family wealth, he spares no expense in solving complex crimes, and has the tendency to evaluate everything including individual human lives in terms of their monetary value. Haru Kato, a detective with a compassionate heart who believes that money isn’t everything, is chosen as Kambe’s partner but is repulsed by his materialistic attitude. Having diametrically opposing personalities, witness how the two join forces to tackle seemingly unsolvable crimes and mysteries!