Episode 1
Falling to their death...The curse of Masakado Kubizuka!?
49m8.0 / 10
Episode credits
Directed by Hoshino KazunariGuest stars Rina Uchiyama, Shuji Kashiwabara, Yoichiro Saito
TV series
I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective -
20122 seasons6.0 / 10
Tsukiko Otonashi is a fashionista who is too beautiful to be a detective. She is also intrigued by urban legends so much so that she believes all crimes are somehow linked to these legends. She even conducts her investigations in such a way as to prove them to be true. Tsukiko also likes to make use of whatever she can. She especially likes to enlist the help of crime lab officer Hitoro Katsuura, who happens to have a crush on her. Many other unique characters will make appearances as she investigates the crimes related to urban legends, using odd and exquisite techniques.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective - premiered April 13, 2012. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Tsukiko Otonashi is a fashionista who is too beautiful to be a detective. She is also intrigued by urban legends so much so that she believes all crimes are somehow linked to these legends. She even conducts her investigations in such a way as to prove them to be true. Tsukiko also likes to make use of whatever she can. She especially likes to enlist the help of crime lab officer Hitoro Katsuura, who happens to have a crush on her. Many other unique characters will make appearances as she investigates the crimes related to urban legends, using odd and exquisite techniques.
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Episode 2
The murder of the wealthy woman! The 400 year old curse of the diamond
49m6.0 / 10
Episode credits
Directed by Renpei TsukamotoGuest stars MEGUMI, Tomohiro Ichikawa, Tetsuhiro Ikeda
Episode 3
The disappearing bride...You’ll die if you meet someone who looks identical to you!?
49m8.0 / 10
Episode credits
Directed by Hoshino KazunariGuest stars Yumiko Shaku, Takatoshi Kaneko, Mami Kurosaka
Episode 4
The legend of Mount Takao!! The teacher who died because of the forbidden love
49m7.0 / 10
Episode credits
Directed by Jun AkiyamaGuest stars Keiko Oginome, David Ito, Ichiro Mikami
Episode 5
The legend of the National Diet of Japan...Is the miniskirt clad legislator the murderer!?
49m8.0 / 10
Episode credits
Directed by Renpei TsukamotoGuest stars Sayaka Yamaguchi, Gin Pun Chou
Episode 6
The legend of the Tokyo Tower and Sky Tree! The TV station murder
49m7.0 / 10
Episode credits
Directed by Hoshino KazunariGuest stars Kumiko Endo, Tomoharu Hasegawa, Ryoko Yuui
Episode 7
The zashiki-warashi bore witness!? The locked room murder of the divorced couple
49m8.0 / 10
Episode credits
Directed by Jun AkiyamaGuest stars Sumie Sasaki, Mariko Tsutsui, Lou Oshiba
Episode 8
On the night of a full moon crimes will occur!! The serial murder of the fortune tellers
49m6.0 / 10
Episode credits
Directed by Renpei TsukamotoGuest stars Aki Nishihara, Kazushige Komatsu, Hajime Okayama
Episode 9
Goodbye Tsukiko...Tokugawa's buried treasure murder!!
48m6.0 / 10finale
Episode credits
Directed by Jun AkiyamaGuest stars Shingo Katsurayama, Mariya Yamada, Seiji Nozoe, Joe Odagiri
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Cast
Masami NagasawaTsukiko Otonashi
Junpei MizobataHiroto Katsuura
Naoto TakenakaIchio Tannai
Hiroyuki HirayamaToshiya Shibayama
Masatô Ibu
Takayuki TakumaYuichi Gohara
Kayoko Okubo
Ken UtsuiCredits
- Created by
- Noriko Gotô, Renpei Tsukamoto, Yutaka Kuramochi
- Written by
- Yuichi Fukuda, Noriko Gotô, Yusuke Watanabe, Yuta Okuyama, Yutaka Kuramochi, Noriko Gotô
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 16
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 都市伝説の女
Networks & production
tv asahiJapan
Media Mix JapanJapan
TV AsahiJapan
Themes
urban legend