Detective Totori and the Perfect Crimes

A quirky, talky puzzle-box where each crime is shown up front and the pleasure lies in watching odd-couple logic unpick it.

Created by

Hiroshi Kurosaki, Kenji Tanaka

Starring

Hiroshi Mikami, Mitsuomi Takahashi, Chiaki Kuriyama

Overview

An enthusiastic 28-year-old detective Yasunaga is assigned to work with a notoriously geeky 43-year-old rookie, Totori. Totori became a detective because of a secret "motivation," despite his previous outstanding career as an animal ecologist. Together with Yasunaga, the unusual rookie detective uses logical thinking and experiments to solve seemingly perfect crimes. Detective Totori and the Perfect Crimes uses a reverse format where the crime scene is presented at the start of each episode. This entertaining human crime drama, created by a talented young Japanese scriptwriter is masterfully filled with cunning suspects and witty conversation.

How it feels

Light, whimsical, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Mystery, obsession, work, identity

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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