Series synopsis
River's Edge Investigative Agency Okawabata, also known as リバースエッジ 大川端探偵社 is a Japanese drama mystery television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on April 18, 2014. It ended on July 11, 2014. It stars Joe Odagiri, Renji Ishibashi, Maya Koizumi and Kyosuke Yabe.
Muraki works for a small detective office situated in downtown Tokyo. He takes frequent naps in between cases, during which he often have dreams with premonitions of his next client's case. Their clients come up with strange requests that sometimes seem impossible to solve.
Premise
Muraki works for a small detective office situated in downtown Tokyo. He takes frequent naps in between cases, during which he often have dreams with premonitions of his next client's case. Their clients come up with strange requests that sometimes seem impossible to solve.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Joe Odagiri as Muraki
- Renji Ishibashi as Head of Agency
- Maya Koizumi as Megumi
- Kyosuke Yabe
- Tarō Suwa
- Chika Uchida
- Hideto Iwai
- Rina Koike
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | April 18, 2014 | July 11, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Last Supper Ookawabata Tanteisha sets up office along the Sumida River. This detective agency is very small, with only Receptionist Megumi, Investigator Muraki, and the Director. The first client is Wakagashira Yabe, who is concerned about his dying boss. He boss only wants to eat wontons from the culinary visionary Cho Raku in the Asakusa district. However, the wontons have made hime deathly ill, and Cho Raku is already out of business. |
April 18, 2014 |
| 2 |
Sex Fantasy Muraki was taking a nap on the office couch, jumped up suddenly. Apparently he had a shady dream. A bewitching woman in a kimono came to the office and asked a strange question "I want to find a love hotel where one room is visible in the mirror of the next room over." Muraki and Megumi scour the ole hotels in Asakusa one by one dressed as a couple. While it is not hard to find love hotels finding the clients hotel is hard. |
April 25, 2014 |
| 3 |
Once Upon a Wedding Mikiruns a cosplay specialty store. Takeuchi is a customer, and she has a background check done on him. She ask him to hang out with her, and they watch TV together. One day Miki makes a request for a strange relationship. She ask Takeuchi to date her for marriage. This makes Takeuchi anxious because they are so young and she wants marriage. For some reason an investigation is needed. |
May 2, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 18, 2014 |
| Last aired | July 11, 2014 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |