The Kindergarten Detective
The Kindergarten Detective
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The Kindergarten Detective

Shinichirou Can't Sleep

10.0 / 10
2015
1 season
9 episodes
MysteryDramaComedy

Shinichiro Hanasaki, a former detective with the police department, is currently engaged in running a nursery called “Smiling Garden.” He wishes to help poorer families and single parents by offering very low fees for childcare, but this leaves the nursery struggling financially. To replenish the budget, Shinichiro decides to open a private detective agency at night.

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  • Episode 1

    1.Episode 1

    16-01-201550m

    Shinichiro Hanasaki, a former detective and principal of Nikoniko Nursery, faces a 60 million yen demand from new building owner Ren Yamauchi, and is also tasked by detective Jojim...

  • Episode 2

    2.Episode 2

    23-01-201550m

    Shinichiro is surprised when Hitoshi, who was supposed to return to the countryside, asks to work at the nursery. Hanasaki also takes on a job for Keiko Imai, the mistress of a yak...

  • Episode 3

    3.Episode 3

    30-01-201550m

    Shinichiro is tasked with finding Shigenori Motoki, a Momoi Group member, to recover money and rough him up. While searching, Shinichiro meets Yoko Ono, who knows about the recentl...

  • Episode 4

    4.Episode 4

    06-02-201550m

    The outdoor air conditioning unit at the nursery is stolen, leaving the children cold. Shinichiro receives an offer from Ren to find a specific unit within two days in exchange for...

  • Episode 5

    5.Episode 5

    13-02-201550m

    Shinichiro is asked by Towa Hasegawa to care for a girl named Maria and find her mother, revealing she is Ren Yamauchi's child. Shinichiro is instructed to keep this confidential....

  • Episode 6

    6.Episode 6

    20-02-201550m

    Shinichiro is asked by a child named Kotetsu to find his father. He also takes on a job to temporarily hold some data, despite warnings of a potential threat. Kotetsu's father show...

  • Episode 7

    7.Episode 7

    27-02-201550m

    Shinichiro is arrested due to Takashi Yamato's grudge. The choreographer Emiko Barnaby, who is Ayane Mizukawa's grandmother, visits the nursery, but Ayane's mother Kozue cannot for...

  • Episode 8

    8.Episode 8

    06-03-201550m

    At the Nursery, Minami and Suzuna plan a group date, causing anxiety for Hitoshi. Meanwhile, Shinichiro investigates the late Kenichi Iida's infidelity for his widow, Natsuko, unco...

  • Episode 9

    9.Episode 9

    13-03-201550m

    Shinichiro learns that Risa Sasari is missing and rushes to confront Ren, only to find he’s not involved. Hanasaki frantically searches for Risa while the Department of Health and...

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