Series synopsis
Left-Eye Detective, also known as 左目探偵EYE is a Japanese mystery crime drama television series that premiered on Nippon TV on January 23, 2010. It ended on March 13, 2010. It stars Ryosuke Yamada, You Yokoyama, Satomi Ishihara and Yoshinori Okada.
Tanaka Ainosuke was born with a weak left eye. Then one day, his older brother Yumehito dies mysteriously, allowing Ainosuke to receive a cornea transplant from him. After the surgery, whenever there is a shock to his left eye he sees strange images. Ainosuke assumes that the images might be clues to his brother's death and starts an investigation with the help of his junior high school nurse Sayama Hitomi. But just when their probe begins, an unidentified criminal organization appears to disrup ...
Premise
Tanaka Ainosuke was born with a weak left eye. Then one day, his older brother Yumehito dies mysteriously, allowing Ainosuke to receive a cornea transplant from him. After the surgery, whenever there is a shock to his left eye he sees strange images. Ainosuke assumes that the images might be clues to his brother's death and starts an investigation with the help of his junior high school nurse Sayama Hitomi. But just when their probe begins, an unidentified criminal organization appears to disrupt their investigation...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ryosuke Yamada as Ainosuke Tanaka
- You Yokoyama as Yumehito Tanaka
- Satomi Ishihara as Hitomi Sayama
- Yoshinori Okada as Takashi Kato
- Nagisa Katahira as Noriko Komukai
- Ikkei Watanabe as Ichiro Yoshida
- Shiro Sano as Yuya Fukuchi
- Ai Haruna as Miruku Akikaze
Supporting cast
- Crystal Kay as Akira Kokusho
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 9 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | October 3, 2009 | October 3, 2009 |
| Season 1 | 8 | January 23, 2010 | March 13, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 3, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 23, 2010 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 30, 2010 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | February 6, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nippon TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 23, 2010 |
| Last aired | March 13, 2010 |
| Runtime | 48 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |