Private eyes with numbers instead of names solving crimes that don't make sense — in the best way.
Season 2 • Episode 24
LatestThis anthology-style mystery series is part of the D‑5 PROJECT, centered around Detective Office 5 - a long-running private detective agency in Kawasaki. Each detective is known only by a number rather than a name (e.g., Detective 596, 532), with standalone stories featuring different characters and surreal, quirky cases.
Direction
Hayashi's experimental eye turns Kawasaki into a dreamscape.
Production
The numbered detective conceit — simple, iconic, endlessly playable.
Creator
Kaizo Hayashi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The D-5 PROJECT was a multimedia experiment spanning film, TV, and web — this series was its longest-running component.
Kaizo Hayashi cast several actors from his earlier films, creating an unofficial repertory company across the anthology.
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