Three sisters, one phone, zero chill — teen detectives get texts from cops while their own fam's in danger.
Although they are still teenagers, the Zenigata Sisters are detectives, and have a grandfather in the Inspector General. They possess an uncanny knack for solving crimes, but no one knows that they are investigators. The Zenigata Sisters have been busy solving crimes around the nation, and are faced with a case surrounding their own family. Unless three crimes are solved, the perpetrator threatens to escalate his crimes. It is then that Rui, Mai and Rei begin receiving mail on their cell phones from the police department. The trap set by the perpetrator has the sisters stumped. Will they be able to solve the crime in time?
Costume
Peak 2006 Japanese teen fashion, every outfit a time capsule.
Practical Effects
Flip phones doing heavy lifting as crime-solving gadgets.
Director
Hirohisa Sasaki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film emerged during Japan's 2000s 'idol detective' boom, where teen stars were packaged into genre vehicles to maximize cross-media appeal.
Maki Horikita was already a rising star from dramas like 'Kurosagi' when this dropped, making it basically a feature-length audition reel.
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