Title: 謎解きはディナーのあとで
Title (romaji): Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de
Genre: Mystery, comedy
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Season 1
Format: Renzoku
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 15.9% (Kanto)
Broadcast period: 2011-Oct-18 to 2011-Dec-20
Air time: Tuesday 21:00
Theme song:
Opening theme: Love Me Back by Koda Kumi
Ending theme: Meikyu Love Song by Arashi
Synopsis
Based on a highly successful novel by Higashigawa Tokuya, selling over 1.4 million copies after its publication in September of 2009, the intriguing yet familiar mystery takes place inside a seemingly unsuitable place for mysteries: Socialite Reiko's stately mansion. Reiko is the only daughter to the CEO of a major enterprise, "Hosho Group," known worldwide. Hiding her true identity behind her day time job as a rookie police officer, Reiko comes home to her butler and driver, Kageyama whenever she is faced with a complex case, being a perfectionist, Kageyama is flawless when it comes to serving meals full course from hors d'oeuvre to dessert. He sharply points out the lack of reasoning on Reiko's side, keeping the comment one fine line away from being offensive.
The cutting remarks by Kageyama and appearances by unique characters, as well as the play on words and light tempo of witty conversations...and most of all, being referred to as the "Armchair detective" who solves mysteries without encountering the suspects together create a daring mystery solving roller-coaster ride. -- Fuji TV
Cast
Sakurai Sho as Kageyama
Kitagawa Keiko as Hosho Reiko
Ito Cocoa as young Reiko
Nomaguchi Toru as Namiki Seiichi
Nakamura Yasuhi as Yamashige Satoru
Okamoto Anri as Munemori Azumi
Tanaka Konatsu as Ejiri Yuka
Shiina Kippei as Kazamatsuri Kyoichiro
Guests
Ito Shiro as Karasawa (ep1)
Totsugi Shigeyuki as Tashiro Hiroyuki (ep1)
Kinami Haruka as Yoshimoto Hitomi (ep1)
Tokui Yuu as Kawahara Kensaku (ep1)
Ban Anri (伴杏里) as Shiroi Kutsuko (alias) (ep1)
Iwata Gan (岩田丸) as the owner of the grocery store (ep1)
Fuku Matsumi as the convenience store customer (ep1)
Umefune Ariei (梅舟惟永) as Sugimura Eri (ep1)
Imai Takafumi (今井隆文) as Moritani Yasuo (ep1)
Horiguchi Takayoshi (堀口敬巧) as a detective (ep1-2)
Izuka Kenta as Reiko's ex-boyfriend (ep1)
Goto Ken (後藤健) (ep1)
Takahashi Tatsuru (高橋立) as the convenience store clerk (ep1)
Iwakami Yuri (岩上悠莉) (ep1)
Tanimoto Mei (谷本メイ) as a waitress (ep1)
Shaku Yumiko as the bar owner (ep2)
Owada Shinya as Wakabayashi Tatsuo (ep2)
Iida Kisuke as Wakabayashi Teruo (ep2)
Kyo Nobuo as Wakabayashi Shuji (ep2)
Muro Tsuyoshi as Wakabayashi Keiichi (ep2)
Anami Atsuko as Wakabayashi Harue (ep2)
Haruki Misayo as Fujishiro Masami (ep2)
Shoji Ryusei (庄司龍成) as Kondo Yuta (ep2)
Tiffany M (ティファニーM) as the Little Match Girl (ep2)
Kurokawa Mei as Mayuzumi Kanae (ep3)
Mizuhashi Kenji as Nozaki Shinichi (ep3)
Matsumoto Rio as Sawada Eri (ep3)
Okuda Tatsuhito as Miyashita Hiroaki (ep3)
Yamasaki Mami (山崎真実) as Saito Aya (ep3)
The Touch (ザ・たっち) as themselves (ep3)
Kawabata Kenji (川端健嗣) as a news reporter (ep3)
Hayama Subaru (葉山昴) as a news reporter (ep3)
Shirakaba Masumi (白樺真澄) as a news reporter (ep3)
Maruta Satomi (丸田聡美) as a student (ep3)
Iwata Hideyoshi (岩田栄慶) as a student (ep3)
Jenny M as Nikita (ep3)
Riccardo B as Leon (ep3)
Hibiki Daisuke (響大祐) (ep3)
Takasugi Ko as Sugihara Satoshi (ep3)
Nukumizu Youichi as Kobayashi Tadahiko (ep3)
Tezuka Satomi as Zaionji Kotoe (ep4)
Kobayashi Ryoko as Sawamura Yuri (ep4)
Takei Ryona (武井涼奈) as young Yuri (ep4)
Kubota Masataka as Miura (ep4)
Yue Takeyuki as Hosoyama Teruya (ep4)
Kurita Yoko as Sawamura Takako (ep4)
Wakaba Ryuya as Sawamura Yusuke (ep4)
Murasaki Maaya (村崎真彩) as Sawamura Miyuki (ep4)
Yotsuya Hideharu (四家秀治) as the reception host (ep4)
Paige Steinbeck as the little girl at the reception (ep4)
Morimoto Leo as Yoshida (ep4)
Nakamura Shunsuke as Ezaki Tateo (ep5)
Maiko as Kanno Yumi (ep5)
Hankai Kazuaki as Gondo Kanji (ep5)
Enjoji Aya as Matsubara Hisako (ep5)
Oshima Yoko as the landlady of Kawai Apartment (ep5)
Saeki Arata as Tomooka Hiroki (ep5)
Kurauchi Hideki as owner of Cafe Lupin (ep5)
Tajima Reiko as Fujikura Fumiyo (ep6)
Hakamada Yoshihiko as Fujikura Masahiko (ep6)
Kanai Yuta as Teraoka Yuji (ep6)
Yuui Ryoko as Fujikura Minako (ep6)
Yamanaka Takashi as Fujikura Toshio (ep6)
Yamaguchi Ayumi as Takahara Kyoko (ep6)
Iketani Nobue as Tsujimoto Ikuko (ep6)
Tate Misato as Kurokawa Beniko (ep6)
Arai Miu as Fujikura Rika (ep6)
Himura Yuki as a pharmacist (ep6)
Asano Kazuyuki as Fujikura Kozaburo (ep6)
Tayama Ryosei as Fujisaki Kotaro (ep7)
Gashuin Tatsuya as Masubuchi Shinji (ep7)
Sato Megumi as Kubo Sanae (ep7)
Katsura Asami as Kamioka Miki (ep7)
Yuge Tomohisa as Yasuda Takahiko (ep7)
Yashiba Toshihiro as Yukiyo's coworker (ep7)
Oho Sayoko as Fujisaki Yukiyo (ep7)
Uenoyama Hiroshi (上野山浩) (ep7,9)
Tsukaji Muga as Yoneyama Shoichi (ep7)
Saori as Mori Hinako (ep8)
Iwasa Mayuko as Kiryuin Ayaka (ep8)
Asari Yosuke as Nishiyama Tamaki (ep8)
Taira Airi as Kizaki Mai (ep8)
Mori Kanna as Miyamoto Natsuki (ep8)
Iriyama Noriko as Nagase Chiaki (ep8)
Kamimura Aika (上村愛香) as a tv reporter (ep8)
Nodaka Aoi (野貴葵) (ep8)
Ayabe Yuji as a businessman (ep8)
Fueki Yuko as Teshirogi Mizuho (ep8)
Fukushi Seiji as Someda Matsugoro (ep8)
Ishiguro Ken as Sato Takeo (ep9-10)
Takahashi Hitomi as Tendo Shizuko (ep9-10)
Miura Rieko as Miyaji Saori (ep9-10)
Hashimoto Satoshi as Tachibana Kunio (ep9-10)
Satoi Kenta as Kawamata Sosuke (ep9-10)
Uehara Misa as Kenmochi Rumi (ep9-10)
Yabe Kenji as Kunioka Jiro (ep9-10)
Aoki Kazuyo as Taguchi Yoneko (ep9-10)
Kikuchi Asumi as Tendo Satomi (ep9-10)
Kurimoto Yuki (栗本有規) as young Satomi (ep9-10)
Yamamoto Keisuke (山本圭祐) as the jogger (ep9-10)
Asakura Takeo (朝倉丈雄) as Shizuko's ex-husband (ep9)
Yamada Meikyo as the chef of Noel (ep9-10)
Tanaka Yoji as the man in the holding cell (ep10)
Takahashi Hideki as Hosho Seitaro (ep10)
Production Credits
Original writing (Novel): Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de by Higashigawa Tokuya (東川篤哉)
Screenwriter: Kuroiwa Tsutomu
Producer: Nagai Reiko (永井麗子)
Director: Hijikata Masato, Ishikawa Junichi (石川淳一)
Music: Kanno Yugo
