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is a Japanese police drama/comedy series originally broadcast by the Fuji Television group in 1997. The series was so popular that three TV movies, a stage play and six theatrical-release movies were made following the end of the TV series. The first theatrical release was in 1998, the second in 2003, the third and fourth (spin-off movies featuring single characters from the franchise) in 2005, the fifth in 2010, the sixth and last released in 2012. In 1998 and 1999, an English-subtitled version of the series was broadcast in the United States on the International Channel as "The Spirited Criminal Investigative Network". The first movie, ''Bayside Shakedown The Movie'', was a major box office hit in Japan, earning 10.1 billion yen (84 million U.S. dollars), and was the third highest grossing live-action film in Japanese box office history. DVD and video sales were also very high. ''Bayside Shakedown 2'' is the highest grossing non-animated Japanese movie on domestic screens and earned over $165 million at the box office. ==Story summary== ''Bayside Shakedown'' takes place in the fictional Wangan Precinct of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Unlike most police dramas which tend to focus on action and car chases, ''Bayside Shakedown'' is largely concerned with the bureaucratic issues of the police department that are also very present in many other sectors of Japanese society. The series depicted police work as office politics under a slightly different environment, complete with bureaucratic red tape, lethargic civil servants, bosses more interested in playing golf and saving face than solving crimes, interference from politicians, and conflict between Police Headquarters and the local officers. The officers depicted in ''Bayside Shakedown'' are not permitted to carry firearms except during major emergencies. Fuji TV used the fictional "All officers are to be armed" (拳銃携帯命令 ''Kenjū Keitai Meirei'') order, which the portrayed bureaucracy is often reluctant to hand down. (This is in fact different to reality, where it is compulsory for a uniformed officer to be armed, and plainclothes officers are required to be armed if they expect to be exposed to any danger.) The main character of the series is a young detective named Shunsaku Aoshima (played by Yuji Oda). Originally a corporate salesman, Aoshima decided to join the police department out of heroic idealism, expecting a life of adventure and excitement. Once inside, he is completely underwhelmed by the reality of police work, finding it dishearteningly similar to corporate employment. Throughout the series, he strives against the obstacles of bureaucratic indifference to help people and pursue his ideals of what a police officer should be, often with humorous results. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bayside Shakedown」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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