Episode 1
Episode 1
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Guest stars Shigeru Izumiya, Risa Junna, Kenichi Yajima, Ikuji Nakamura
TV series
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002NR25 seasons7.5 / 10
Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kameyama. He is a good-natured, hot-tempered, straightforward and somewhat scattered detective. Beginning in Season 8, Takeru Kanbe replaces Kameyama. Contrary to his predecessor, Takeru is a lanky, cool, conceited and confident detective. From Season 11 to Season 13, Ukyo’s partner is a young detective Toru Kai. Toru is a son of Deputy Director-General of The National Police Agency. But he became a detective by his own effort. And starting with Season 14, Ukyo’s current partner is Wataru Kaburagi, an elite bureaucrat who came to the Metropolitan Police Department on temporary assignment. As the first partner without any career of a police officer, he will face challenging cases together with Ukyo.
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Checked Sep 2, 2026
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo premiered October 9, 2002. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kameyama. He is a good-natured, hot-tempered, straightforward and somewhat scattered detective. Beginning in Season 8, Takeru Kanbe replaces Kameyama. Contrary to his predecessor, Takeru is a lanky, cool, conceited and confident detective. From Season 11 to Season 13, Ukyo’s partner is a young detective Toru Kai. Toru is a son of Deputy Director-General of The National Police Agency. But he became a detective by his own effort. And starting with Season 14, Ukyo’s current partner is Wataru Kaburagi, an elite bureaucrat who came to the Metropolitan Police Department on temporary assignment. As the first partner without any career of a police officer, he will face challenging cases together with Ukyo.
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Episode 2
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Directed by Manabu AsôWritten by Yasuhiro KoshimizuGuest stars Yoriko Doguchi, Kei Yamamoto
Episode 3
Episode 3
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Directed by Seiji IzumiWritten by Takeharu SakuraiGuest stars Yuka Ônishi, Takayasu Komiya
Episode 4
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Directed by Manabu AsôWritten by Takeharu SakuraiGuest stars Kunihiko Ida, Yoshiki Arizono
Episode 5
Episode 5
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Directed by Seiji IzumiWritten by Yasuhiro KoshimizuGuest stars Katsuhisa Namase, Jun Miho, Shota Sometani
Episode 6
Episode 6
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Directed by Seiji IzumiWritten by Hakaru SunamotoGuest stars Toshie Negishi, Moro Morooka
Episode 7
Episode 7
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Directed by Toshio OoiWritten by Takeharu SakuraiGuest stars Reiko Kusamura, Keizo Kanie
Episode 8
Episode 8
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Directed by Toshio OoiWritten by Yasuhiro KoshimizuGuest stars Yuki Matsushita, Tomoharu Hasegawa
Episode 9
Episode 9
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Directed by Seisuke YoshinoWritten by Hakaru SunamotoGuest stars Mirai Yamamoto
Episode 11
Episode 11
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Directed by Seiji IzumiWritten by Yasuhiro KoshimizuGuest stars Leo Morimoto, Chizuru Ikewaki
Episode 12
Episode 12
finale
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Directed by Seiji IzumiWritten by Yasuhiro KoshimizuGuest stars Takashi Naito, Leo Morimoto, Hiroyuki Nagato
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Cast
Yutaka Mizutani杉下右京(Ukyō Sugishita)
Hiroki NarimiyaTōru Kai
Takashi Yamanaka芹泽庆二(Keiji Serizawa)
Sawa SuzukiMiwako Okudera
Yasufumi Terawaki龟山薰(Kaoru Kameyama)
Takashi SorimachiWataru Kaburagi
Yōko MoriguchiMari Koide
Yukiko ShinoharaReon IzumoCredits
- Written by
- Yasuhiro Koshimizu, Takeharu Sakurai, Hakaru Sunamoto, Masaki Fukasawa, Tomihiko Tokunaga, Mutsumi Yamamoto, Makoto Hayashi, Kiyomi Fujii, Hideya Hamada, Yuko Iwashita, Ai Ota, Marie Kamimori, Toshiaki Kondo, Taeko Higashi, Yoshiyuki Mitsumasu, Yasuhiro Koshimizu
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 462
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
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Networks & production
tv asahiJapan
TV AsahiJapan
Toei CompanyJapan
Themes
detectivegovernment conspiracyjapanpolice