Series synopsis
33 Minutes Detective, also known as 33分探偵 is a Japanese crime television series that premiered on Fuji TV on August 2, 2008. It stars Tsuyoshi Domoto, Asami Mizukawa, Katsumi Takahashi and Shigeyuki Totsugi.
Rokuro Kurama is a private detective. His mission is to use all up the airtime (33 min.) to solve a quite simple case which must be settled in 5 min. His wild guesses and imagination increase the number of suspects, and his ambiguous reasoning turns the cases upside down.
Can he finally discover the offender? Can he really spend on all 33 minutes broadcast time? This is a thrilling yet lax comedy. Be careful of what he says!
He is a detective story aficionado, and a mystery geek. He believes i ...
Premise
Rokuro Kurama is a private detective. His mission is to use all up the airtime (33 min.) to solve a quite simple case which must be settled in 5 min. His wild guesses and imagination increase the number of suspects, and his ambiguous reasoning turns the cases upside down.
Can he finally discover the offender? Can he really spend on all 33 minutes broadcast time? This is a thrilling yet lax comedy. Be careful of what he says!
He is a detective story aficionado, and a mystery geek. He believes in ghosts and UFOs. He hates the sight of blood and dead bodies. Actually he has a sharp insight and a creative imagination, but his reasoning is always just a guess. When he wrongly accuses people of a crime, he sends them a gift with a note "I'm sorry about the mistake".
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 14 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | March 21, 2009 | March 21, 2009 |
| Season 1 | 9 | August 2, 2008 | September 27, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 4 | March 28, 2009 | April 18, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | March 21, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bride Murder During the wedding ceremony of Detective Mogi, a subordinate of Inspector Otawara, the bride of another wedding happening in the same building gets killed. Otawara requests the assistance of Private Detective Rokuro Kurama to solve this bride murder case. |
August 2, 2008 |
| 2 |
Villa Murder At the request of Inspector Otawara, Private Detective Rokuro and his assistant Rikako head to a villa on Lake Fujimi, a famous spot for supernatural events. Their mission is to protect toy-maker company's president Gondo, who received anonymous death threat letters... |
August 9, 2008 |
| 3 |
Girl's School Murder Rokuro and Rikako are investigating the death of a chemistry teacher at a girl's school. |
August 16, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | March 28, 2009 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 4, 2009 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 11, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 2, 2008 |
| Last aired | April 18, 2009 |
| Runtime | 36 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |