Name: Woodpecker Detective's Office
Released: 2020-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Shintaro Asanuma, Takahiro Sakurai, Kensho Ono

TV Show · Anime · Mystery

It is the end of the Meiji Era, the poet Ishikawa Takuboku, who's struggling financially, starts a detective business out of his lodging in response to a certain murder case; he calls it the Woodpecker Detective's Office.

2020 · 23m

Starring Shintaro Asanuma, Takahiro Sakurai, Kensho Ono

Director Tomoe Makino, Shimpei Ezaki

EPISODE 1

A Pleasant Occupation

Takuboku Ishikawa and Kyosuke Kindaichi witness a murder while roaming Asakusa; Takuboku follows the investigation and uses his skills to help the case.

23 min
EPISODE 2

A Red-Light District Woman

A prostitute from Hananoya, O-Taki, is killed and Kyousuke becomes a prime suspect; Kyousuke begins to suspect that Takuboku might have done it.

23 min
EPISODE 3

Casual Remarks

Kyousuke is arrested; Hagiwara Sakutarou, Nomura Kodou and the others gather at the milk hall, a small cafe serving European beverages and foods, to try to discover the truth of the situation.

23 min
EPISODE 4

Strange Stories of the High Tower

Rokurou, a man who sees to the running of Asakusa, commissions Takuboku to solve the mystery of ghost sightings; Takuboku reunites with an old friend, former newspaper reporter Yamaoka.

23 min
EPISODE 5

Accursed Beast

Thrilled by a friend's poetry collection, Takuboku begins to lose confidence in himself; Kyousuke tries to cheer him up, but is disappointed when he finds out that Takuboku sold Oen to another man.

23 min
EPISODE 6

Honeysuckle

A bizarre incident where popular actor Tachibanaya Orojirou was bitten and killed by the living doll, Kinginka, becomes the talk of the town; Takuboku and Isamu get on the case to find the real killer.

23 min