24 minSeason 1 • Episode 24
LatestFollowing the investigation into Moriarty, Sherlock performs his final rakugo entitled Moriarty the Living.
Shinjuku Ward, east side… The center of the street with the most chaos, there's Kabuki-chō, full of neon lights. When the light is stronger, the shadow is deeper. The story begins when certain bizarre murder happens one night! Suspense? Or Comedy? Drama that cannot be identified begins!
Writing
Rakugo-inspired mystery structure — cases told as performative stories
Production
Kabukicho rendered in hyper-saturated neon-noir glory
Acting
Nakamura's John Watson: somehow the straight man AND unhinged
Tatsumaru Tachibana
Toratarō Kobayashi (voice)
Yuichi Nakamura
John H. Watson (voice)
Katsuyuki Konishi
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Seiichiro Yamashita
James Moriarty (voice)
Soma Saito
Fuyuto Kyogoku (voice)
Nao Toyama
Mary Morstan (voice)
Mariko Higashiuchi
Lucy Morstan (voice)
Yutaka Aoyama
Michel Belmont (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Sra. Hudson (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kabukicho is Tokyo's actual red-light district, named after unbuilt kabuki theatre plans. The show leans into this 'performance that never happened' energy.
Each episode's mystery is framed through rakugo, a traditional Japanese storytelling art where a single performer plays all characters — explaining why our detective ensemble feels like one fractured psyche.
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