TV series
The Kindergarten Detective
2015 · 1 season
A gentle, bittersweet blend of small-scale mystery and nursery warmth, where quiet investigations and family struggles unfold with a soft, humane touch.
- Created by
- Hibino Akira
- Genres
- Mystery, Drama, Comedy
- Starring
- Tomomitsu Yamaguchi, Mackenyu Maeda, Tomoka Kurotani
- Tagline
- Shinichirou Can't Sleep
- Overview
- Shinichiro Hanasaki, a former detective with the police department, is currently engaged in running a nursery called “Smiling Garden.” He wishes to help poorer families and single parents by offering very low fees for childcare, but this leaves the nursery struggling financially. To replenish the budget, Shinichiro decides to open a private detective agency at night.
- How it feels
- Warm, melancholic, light and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Found family, parenthood, class, crime
- 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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- Created by
- Hibino Akira
- Genres
- Mystery, Drama, Comedy
- Starring
- Tomomitsu Yamaguchi, Mackenyu Maeda, Tomoka Kurotani
