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{{Infobox TV|Boss
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|picture = Bossjpposter.jpg
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|country =  [[Image:Japan.jpg|25px]] Japan
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|channel =
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|genre = Crime<br> Drama
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|dates = 2009
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|language = English
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|seasons = 2
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|episodes = 22
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|character1= Osawa Eriko
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|actor1=Yuki Amami
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|character2= Katagiri Takuma
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|actor2=[[Tetsuji Tamayama]]
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|character3= Yamamura Keisuke
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|actor3=Yôichi Nukumizu
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|character4= Hanagata Ippei
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|actor4=Junpei Mizobata
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|character5= Kimoto Mami
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|actor5=[[Erika Toda]]
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|character6= Iwai Zenji
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|actor6=Kendô Kobayashi
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|character7= Tanba Hirohisa
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|actor7=[[Ken Mitsuishi]]
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}}
  
[[Image:Bossjpposter.jpg|thumb|right|400px|''Boss'' (2009)]]
 
  
'''''Boss''''' is an eleven episode Japanese police procedural series that follows the exploits of Osawa Eriko ([[Yuki Amami]]), a 40-year-old police officer who returns to Japan after a 5 year hiatus in the U.S. and is appointed to the head of a new task force known as the Special Criminal Countermeasures Unit (SCCU).
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'''''Boss''''' is an 22 episode Japanese police procedural series that follows the exploits of Osawa Eriko (Yuki Amami), a 40-year-old police officer who returns to Japan after a 5 year hiatus in the U.S. and is appointed to the head of a new task force known as the Special Criminal Countermeasures Unit (SCCU).
  
  
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'''The following lists the seasons of the series ''Boss'':'''
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<Gallery>
==MGC M1911A1==
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File:Bossjpposter.jpg|[[Boss - Season 1|Season 1]]<br> (2009)
Detective Katagiri Takuma ([[Tetsuji Tamayama]]) carries a silver [[MGC M1911A1]] pistol (standing in for an [[M1911A1]]) as his service weapon.
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File:Bossjpposter.jpg|[[Boss - Season 2|Season 2]]<br> (2011)
[[Image:MGCSilverM1911A1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MGC replica M1911A1 with silver finish]]
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[[Image:Bossjp-ep1-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Katagiri aims his M1911A1 at the Metropolitan Police station. (Ep.01)]]
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[[Image:Bossjp-ep1-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Katagiri aims his weapon as his hands begin to tremble. (Ep.01)]]
 
[[Image:Bossjp-ep1-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closeup of Katagiri's M1911A1. Note the "MGC" stamping below the serial number, denoting it as being produced by Model Gun Corp. (Ep.01)]]
 
[[Image:Bossjp-ep2-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A shot of the SCCU's armory. Katagiri's M1911A1 can be seen on the far right. (Ep.02)]]
 
[[Image:Bossjp-ep2-09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Katagiri aims his M1911A1 at a suspected serial killer. (Ep.02)]]
 
[[Image:Boss S1E04 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Katagiri with M1911A1 during the raid. (Ep.04)]]
 
[[Image:Boss S1E05 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Katagiri's M1911A1 is seen at the right. (Ep.05)]]
 
 
 
==Colt Model 1903==
 
Osawa Eriko ([[Yuki Amami]]) uses a [[Colt Model 1903]] as her primary weapon throughout the series. The prop used is a blank-firing replica of an unknown make.
 
[[File:ColtM1903HammerlessWoodGrips.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt 1903 Hammerless with Colt Wood Grips - .32 ACP]]
 
[[Image:Bossjp-ep2-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A shot of Eriko's Colt 1903 during the opening sequence.]]
 
[[Image:Bossjp-ep2-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eriko loads a fresh magazine for her 1903 at the shooting range. (Ep.02)]]
 
[[Image:Bossjp-ep2-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closeup of Eriko's 1903. (Ep.02)]]
 
[[Image:Bossjp-ep2-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eriko fires her 1903 at the practice range. Note how Osawa Eriko doesn't so much as blink with each shot. (Ep.02)]]
 
[[Image:Bossjp-ep2-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A shot of the SCCU's armory. Eriko's 1903 is the third handgun from the right. (Ep.02)]]
 
[[Image:Boss S1E04 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eriko aims her Colt 1903 during the raid. (Ep.04).]]
 
[[Image:Boss S1E05 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eriko (far left) with a Colt 1903. (Ep.05).]]
 
 
 
==SIG-Sauer P230==
 
Most of the officers in the SCCU use [[SIG-Sauer P230]] pistols in the field. The props used for these weapons are actually gas-powered airsoft pistols.
 
[[Image:Sig P230 (black).jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG-Sauer P230 - .380 ACP (9mm kurz).  Built between 1977-1996.]]
 
[[Image:Bossjp-ep2-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A shot of the SCCU's armory, consisting primarily of SIG-Suaer P230s. (Ep.02)]]
 
[[Image:Bossjp-ep2-06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up shot of the SIG P230s. (Ep.02)]]
 
[[Image:Bossjp-ep2-07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Yamamura Keisuke (Yôichi Nukumizu) inspects his new P230. (Ep.02)]]
 
[[Image:Bossjp-ep2-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hanagata Ippei (Junpei Mizobata) hesitantly retrieves his new sidearm. (Ep.02)]]
 
[[Image:Bossjp-ep2-08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kimoto Mami (Erika Toda) holsters her P230 after a suspect fails to show up for an ambush. (ep.02)]]
 
[[Image:Bossjp-ep2-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Iwai Zenji (Kendô Kobayashi) aims his P230 at a suspect during a foot-chase. (Ep.02)]]
 
[[Image:Bossjp-ep2-12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Zenji drops to the ground as a nearby shack explodes. Note the gold-colored recess at the base of the P230's magazine; this is a copper fill valve connected to a small gas tank stored inside the magazine, indicating that this prop is a gas blow-back airsoft gun. (Ep.02)]]
 
[[Image:Boss S1E04 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hanagata Ippei (Junpei Mizobata) in ambush with P230 during the raid. (ep.04)]]
 
[[Image:Boss S1E04 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hanagata Ippei (Junpei Mizobata) aims his P230 during the raid. (ep.04)]]
 
[[Image:Boss S1E05 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hanagata Ippei (Junpei Mizobata) with his P230. (ep.05)]]
 
[[Image:Boss S1E05 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hanagata Ippei (Junpei Mizobata) (at the right) and Iwai Zenji (Kendô Kobayashi) (at the left) draws their P230. (ep.05)]]
 
[[Image:Boss S1E05 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hanagata Ippei (Junpei Mizobata) (at the right) and Iwai Zenji (Kendô Kobayashi) (at the left) readies their P230. (ep.05)]]
 
 
 
==Nambu Model 60==
 
Most of the officers in the Metro Police Department use [[Nambu Model 60]] revolvers.
 
[[Image:Nambu60revolver.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Airsoft replica of the newer version of the Nambu Model 60 (manufactured by Marushin).]]
 
[[Image:Bossjp-ep2-13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two police officers at the shooting range with a pair of Nambu Model 60 revolvers. (Ep.02)]]
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Television]]
 
[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Crime]]
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[[Category:Disambiguation pages]]
[[Category:Mystery]]
 
[[Category:Drama]]
 
[[Category:Japanese Produced/Filmed]]
 

Latest revision as of 15:45, 27 January 2022


Boss (2009 TV Series)
Bossjpposter.jpg
Country Japan.jpg Japan
Language English
Genre Crime
Drama
Broadcast 2009
No. of Seasons 2
No. of Episodes 22
Main Cast
Character Actor
Osawa Eriko Yuki Amami
Katagiri Takuma Tetsuji Tamayama
Yamamura Keisuke Yôichi Nukumizu
Hanagata Ippei Junpei Mizobata
Kimoto Mami Erika Toda
Iwai Zenji Kendô Kobayashi
Tanba Hirohisa Ken Mitsuishi



Boss is an 22 episode Japanese police procedural series that follows the exploits of Osawa Eriko (Yuki Amami), a 40-year-old police officer who returns to Japan after a 5 year hiatus in the U.S. and is appointed to the head of a new task force known as the Special Criminal Countermeasures Unit (SCCU).


NOTE: As this was filmed in Japan, none of the firearms are real and are various replicas standing in for their live-firing counterparts.


The following lists the seasons of the series Boss:


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