Series synopsis
Tokyo 23-ku Onna, also known as 東京二十三区女 is a Japanese drama mystery television series that premiered on WOWOW Prime on April 12, 2019. It ended on May 17, 2019. It was created by Toshikazu Nagae. It stars Haruka Shimazaki.
Freelance writer Ririko Harada and folklore expert Hitoshi Shimano explore Tokyo’s 23 wards, uncovering chilling urban legends and ghostly encounters hidden within the city’s most familiar places.
Premise
Freelance writer Ririko Harada and folklore expert Hitoshi Shimano explore Tokyo’s 23 wards, uncovering chilling urban legends and ghostly encounters hidden within the city’s most familiar places.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Haruka Shimazaki as Ririko Harada
Guest cast
- Kana Kurashina as Ryoko
- Masanobu Sakata as Ryoko's Father
- Shiro Sano as Hyuga
- Miku Iwasaki as Young Ryoko
- Sarara Tsukifune
- Yumi Adachi as Nobuko
- Makiko Kuno as Kanae
- Tomoharu Hasegawa as Shiro
- Sawa Suzuki as Shizuko
- Hitomi Miyauchi as Mio
- Kisetsu Fujiwara as Takase
- Fumiyo Kohinata as Ichiro
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | April 12, 2019 | May 17, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Woman from Shibuya An omnibus of horror stories behind Tokyo that depicts fear. As freelance writer Riko (Haruka Shimazaki) with former folklore lecturer Shimano (Amane Okayama), feels some ominous feelings. Around the same time, an office lady, Ryoko (Kana Kurashina), looking on the Shibuya underground to find her missing mother, there she meets a mysterious man (Shiro Sano). |
April 12, 2019 |
| 2 |
Woman from Koto Ruriko (Haruka Shimazaki) heads to Ward to find out what is the meaning of photographs brought by Yuna (Ayumi Uemura), a high school student. One day, Shinko (Yumi Adachi) comes to Yumenoshima to abandon a large baggage with his mistress, owner of a restaurant, Masuko (Asaharu Hasegawa). |
April 19, 2019 |
| 3 |
Woman from Toshima Ruriko (Haruka Shimazaki) meets Akune (Bunyo Kohinata), a man who is looking for her missing daughter Mio (Nanami Sakuraba). Ruriko moved to Higashiikebukuro Central Park, which was rumored has a huge tomb built after the end of the war to mourn many war criminals. |
April 26, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | WOWOW Prime |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 12, 2019 |
| Last aired | May 17, 2019 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 00:00:00 |