Ryojin no Ono: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The eldest daughter of Detective Shibasaki Sachio from the First Investigation Division is found stabbed to death. He goes after the truth with Kawasumi Shigekatsu, a junior detective who respects Shibasaki as his mentor in life and is a close family friend. However, the hard work of the police is in vain. There are no developments due to the numerous questionable points at the crime scene and case goes unsolved. 15 years later, Shibasaki is retired and quietly spending the rest of his life looking after his wife Miwako who is seriously ill. However, the situation suddenly changes with the establishment of a unit specialising in re-investigating unsolved cases. Kawasumi also joins them. As the case is being reexamined, the existence of man who is believed to be the criminal emerges.

Series details

• Title: Ryojin no Ono
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Thriller, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2022-11-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-12-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: WOWOW
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 89601
• IMDb ID: tt25031044
• TVDB ID: 425234

Cast and credited roles

• Arata Iura — Shigekatsu Kawasumi
• Kyohei Shibata — Sachio Shigesaki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-11-13; final listed air date 2022-12-18; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ryojin no Ono on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.