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Paranoia Agent S1E4 — A Man's Path

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Paranoia Agent•Season 1•Episode 4

A Man's Path

7.7/10 · 656 votesFeb 24, 200425 min

Ranked #10 of 13 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

Masami Hirukawa is a low-level police officer who, despite calling himself a family man, accepts bribes in the form of cash and women from a local yakuza group. However, Masami squeezes the group a bit too much, and they send their boss to deal with

Directed byAtsushi Takahashi

Written bySeishi Minakami

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Cast16

Mamiko Noto

Mamiko Noto

Tsukiko Sagi (voice)

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Lil' Slugger / Makoto Kozuka (voice)

Haruko Momoi

Haruko Momoi

Maromi (voice)

Shozo Iizuka

Shozo Iizuka

Keiichi Ikari (voice)

Toshihiko Seki

Toshihiko Seki

Mitsuhiro Maniwa (voice)

Hisako Kyoda

Hisako Kyoda

Mysterious Old Woman (voice)

Ryuji Saikachi

Ryuji Saikachi

Mysterious Old Man (voice)

Kenji Utsumi

Kenji Utsumi

Akio Kawazu (voice)

Mayumi Yamaguchi

Mayumi Yamaguchi

Yūichi Taira (voice)

Makoto Tsumura

Makoto Tsumura

Shōgo Ushiyama (voice)

Kotono Mitsuishi

Kotono Mitsuishi

Harumi Chono (voice)

Toshihiko Nakajima

Toshihiko Nakajima

Masami Hirukawa (voice)

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Seishi Minakami

Seishi Minakami

Writer

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Michio Mihara

Animation Director

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Michio Mihara

Key Animation

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Atsushi Takahashi

Storyboard Artist

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Atsushi Takahashi

Director

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Yasunori Miyazawa

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"A Man's Path" is episode 4 of Paranoia Agent season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 656 votes, ranking #10 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Atsushi Takahashi and written by Seishi Minakami, it aired on February 24, 2004.

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