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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Shintaro Asanuma
Takahiro Sakurai
Kensho Ono
Soma Saito
Kenjiro Tsuda
Yuichiro Umehara
Tomoe Makino
Shimpei Ezaki
Kei Ii
Taku Kishimoto
