Category Archives: Shinzanmono

Episode 10: Nihonbashi’s detective Kaga and Matsumiya ask Kiyose, who has the motive and also no alibi, to come voluntarily to Nihonbashi Police Precinct as a material witness for the murder of his ex-wife, Mineko. Katsuya has destroyed Kiyose’s alibi, … Continue reading →

Episode 9: Folk craft shop’s customer It is learnt that the relationship between Kiyose and Yuri is that of parent and child, and the theory that the two of them were conspirators in Mineko’s murder dies out, but evidence emerges … Continue reading →

Episode 8: Cleaning company’s president Kiyose and Yuri, who have been marked by Uesugi, emerge as key figures in this case, in connection with the murder of Mineko to hide their adulterous relationship, and are placed under 24-hour surveillance.

Episode 7: Detective’s son The task force learns from the statement made by Mineko’s good friend, Tamiko, that Mineko seemed to be unhappy about the distribution of assets as part of the divorce settlement, and had consulted her lawyer, Takamachi … Continue reading →

Episode 6: Translator’s friend Kaga and Matsumiya call on Mineko’s good friend, Yoshioka Tamiko, a translator. She had also been the first person to discover Mineko’s dead body. Looking back on the day of the murder, Tamiko replies, “I had … Continue reading →

Episode 5: Cake shop’s employee Kaga and Matsumiya learn from Terada Genichi’s story that Mitsui Mineko had gone to Suitengu to pray for safe childbirth. Parenting magazines are found in Mineko’s apartment and the task force deduces that someone around … Continue reading →

Episode 4: Watchmaker’s dog [After I stroked the puppy's head at the usual park, I met Kobuna-cho's watchmaker again today and shared a laugh with him.] This is what is said in an email Mitsui Mineko wrote just before she … Continue reading →

Episode 3: Ceramics shop’s daughter [I've bought it. 7,875 yen. I'll bring it to the shop next time.] The words of one of the last emails written by the late Mitsui Mineko just before she was murdered draws the attention … Continue reading →

Episode 2: Japanese restaurant’s apprentice Kaga focuses the investigation on the ningyoyaki (doll face-shaped confectionery with red bean jam) left behind at the crime scene. There are three sets of fingerprints on the ningyoyaki’s plastic container. One set belongs to … Continue reading →

Episode 1: Japanese rice cracker shop’s daughter Detective Kaga Kyoichiro is a newcomer who has just been assigned from Nerima Precinct. Soon after taking up his new post, the murder of a woman occurs at an apartment in Kodenma-cho which … Continue reading →