Series synopsis
Emergency Interrogation Room, also known as 緊急取調室 is a Japanese crime television series that premiered on tv asahi on January 9, 2014. It ended on December 18, 2025. It stars Yuki Amami, Tetsushi Tanaka, Mokomichi Hayami and Denden.
Yukiko Makabe works at the #3 Special Investigation Team of the Metropolitan Police Department. She has excellent negotiation skills. Yukiko then attempts to negotiate with a hijacker on a bus, but something unexpected happens and her mission fails. Yukiko takes full responsibility and takes a transfer to a special interrogation team "Kintori". Her boss is Katsutoshi Kajiyama and Yukiko has had a difficult working relationship with him in the past. Her other coworkers include Susumu Hishimoto, Z ...
Premise
Yukiko Makabe works at the #3 Special Investigation Team of the Metropolitan Police Department. She has excellent negotiation skills. Yukiko then attempts to negotiate with a hijacker on a bus, but something unexpected happens and her mission fails. Yukiko takes full responsibility and takes a transfer to a special interrogation team "Kintori". Her boss is Katsutoshi Kajiyama and Yukiko has had a difficult working relationship with him in the past. Her other coworkers include Susumu Hishimoto, Zenjiro Nakata and Haruo Koishikawa.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yuki Amami as Yukiko Makabe
- Tetsushi Tanaka as Katsutoshi Kajiyama
- Mokomichi Hayami as Tetsuji Watanabe
- Denden as Susumu Hishimoto
- Ren Osugi as Zenjiro Nakata
- Fumiyo Kohinata as Haruo Koishikawa
- Eisuke Sasai as Kazunari Soma
- Hidekazu Mashima as Tasuku Makabe
Supporting cast
- Kosuke Suzuki as Daijiro Kenmotsu
- Masao Kusakari as Masanao Gohara
- Shota Akima as Noriyuki Makabe
- Hijiri Sakurai as Detective Matsumoto
- Hana Sugisaki as Nao Makabe
- Shizuka Nakamura as Kayano
- Yuki Ikushima as Shinji
Guest cast
- Masanobu Takashima as Koichi Terao
- Toshiya Tohyama as Tamotsu Fujishiro
- Yuki Sato as Sasaki
- Hayashiya Shōzō IX as Eiji Sugita
- Fuka Koshiba as Haruka Sugita
- Hiroko Satoh as Tomoko Kasumi
- Yumi Adachi as Rika Sawara
- Reiko Tajima as Masako Sawara
- Yū Kamio as Toshio Sawara
- Sosei Tanaka as Daichi Sawara
- Shizuka Fujimoto as Junko Kimura
- Satoshi Jinbo as Shiro Mikimoto
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 48 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | September 27, 2015 | January 3, 2022 |
| Season 1 | 9 | January 9, 2014 | March 13, 2014 |
| Season 2 | 9 | April 20, 2017 | June 15, 2017 |
| Season 3 | 10 | April 11, 2019 | June 20, 2019 |
| Season 4 | 9 | July 8, 2021 | September 16, 2021 |
| Season 5 | 9 | October 16, 2025 | December 18, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Emergency Interrogation Room Special A mysterious case has been brought up to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s Emergency Response Team or Kintori, as they receive a request to interrogate a suspect who had turned herself in for another murder hours after having been released from prison. With forensic evidence that the crime must have taken place at least a week ago, it would have been impossible for her to execute the crime even though the body and murder weapon with are in line with her statement. What is the reason for the lie, and how can the Kintori prove it? |
September 27, 2015 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 3, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Man With No Name Taking the blame for a hostage negotiation gone bad, Yukiko Makabe faces hostile new colleagues when she is demoted to the interrogation room unit. |
January 9, 2014 |
| 2 |
A Man Who Doesn't Speak A model is found bludgeoned to death. With lead suspect Sugita remaining silent when questioned, the team investigates his family to find answers. |
January 16, 2014 |
| 3 |
A Woman Tainted With Lies A high-ranking official suffers a blunt head injury and falls to his death. His calm wife confesses immediately, but her story doesn't quite add up. |
January 23, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 20, 2017 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 27, 2017 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | May 4, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 11, 2019 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 18, 2019 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 25, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | July 8, 2021 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | July 15, 2021 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | July 22, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 16, 2025 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 23, 2025 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | November 6, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 9, 2014 |
| Last aired | December 18, 2025 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 21:00:00 |