Series synopsis
Shinzanmono, also known as 新参者 is a Japanese crime drama mystery television series that premiered on TBS on April 18, 2010. It ended on June 20, 2010. It stars Hiroshi Abe, Tomokazu Miura, Junpei Mizobata and Meisa Kuroki.
In the Ningyo-cho area of Nihonbashi, Tokyo - a woman was murdered. Detective Kaga Kyoichiro, who just transferred to the Nihonbashi police precinct, is placed in charge of the murder case. With virtually the entire residents of Ningyo-cho's shopping street emerging as suspects, Detective Kaga must use his keen sense of deductive reasoning to uncover the truth.
Premise
In the Ningyo-cho area of Nihonbashi, Tokyo - a woman was murdered. Detective Kaga Kyoichiro, who just transferred to the Nihonbashi police precinct, is placed in charge of the murder case. With virtually the entire residents of Ningyo-cho's shopping street emerging as suspects, Detective Kaga must use his keen sense of deductive reasoning to uncover the truth.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Hiroshi Abe as Kyoichiro Kaga
- Tomokazu Miura as Naohiro Kiyose
- Junpei Mizobata as Shuhei Matsumiya
- Meisa Kuroki as Ami Aoyama
- Mieko Harada as Mineko Mitsui
- Takashi Sasano as Yosaku Kishida
- Osamu Mukai as Koki Kiyose
- Yuichi Kimura as Kazumichi Kojima
Supporting cast
- Shigeru Izumiya as Hiroshi Uesugi
Guest cast
- Yui Natsukawa as Yoriko Edagawa
- Anne Watanabe as Naho
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 14 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | January 3, 2011 | January 27, 2018 |
| Season 1 | 10 | April 18, 2010 | June 20, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Akai Yubi A 7 year old girl is found dead in the local park's toilet. Kaga Kyouichiro, who was asked to find the girl, and his cousin Matsumiya Shuhei who's assigned to investigate the murder case, have to work together to crack the case. Their evidence lead them to the Maeharas, a family with parents, a son and a senile grandmother. |
January 3, 2011 |
| 2 |
Kirin no Tsubasa: Gekijouban Shinzanmono A man is stabbed to death in Tokyo's Nihonbashi area. The victim staggers with the knife still in the wound for eight minutes before collapsing under the winged statues of two Kirin on the famous Nihonbashi bridge. The suspect, on the other hand, is now in coma, having fled the scene and been hit by a truck. On hearing this news, his girlfriend, Kaori Nakahara, insist that he is innocent. The case falls to Kyoichiro Kaga, a brilliant detective. Kaga realizes that behind this apparently open-and-shut case is a tangled web of mystery involving both victim and suspect, and their families. What was the victim thinking as he died? Will Kaga unravel the mystery at the heart of the case? |
January 28, 2012 |
| 3 |
Nemuri no Mori A man is found dead in a office of Takayanagi Ballet Company. The suspect is a female dancer at the ballet company. The Takayanagi Ballet Company insists that the incident is a self defense case, but after an investigation there's doubts in that claim. Then, the director of the Takayanagi Ballet Company is poisoned to death. Are the cases related? |
January 2, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daughter of a Rice Cracker Shop | April 18, 2010 |
| 2 | A Restaurant Apprentice | April 25, 2010 |
| 3 | Ceramics Shop’s Daughter | May 2, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 18, 2010 |
| Last aired | June 20, 2010 |
| Runtime | 54 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |