NHK's Two-Part Mystery Drama Sets November 28 and December 5 Airdates
NHK BS will air the two-part drama adaptation of Seishi Yokomizo's novel, with its first part on November 28, 2026, and its second on December 5.
NHK will air its two-part drama adaptation of Seishi Yokomizo's novel The Devil's Temari Song on NHK BS, with the first part scheduled for November 28, 2026, and the second for December 5, each running from 9:00 to 10:29 p.m., according to cinematoday.jp. The broadcaster has also revealed the full cast.
The drama stars a cast member as detective Kosuke Kindaichi, marking his fifth appearance in that role in NHK's series of Kindaichi adaptations. The ensemble includes a cast member as Rika Aoike, a cast member as Kanō Aoike, a cast member as Satoe Aoike and a cast member as Chieko Bessho and Yukari Ozora.
Further cast members play Masazo Tachibana, Harue Bessho, Atsuko Yura, Sakie Nire, Kaname Honda, Hōan Tatara, Kahei Nire, Ioko Yura and Tsunejirō Isokawa. Yasuko Kobayashi wrote the script and Teruyuki Yoshida directed.
Earlier Adaptations
NHK previously adapted Yokomizo's The Devil Comes and Plays the Flute in 2018, Village of the Eight Tombs in 2019 and The Inugami Family in 2023, with the same lead actor playing Kosuke Kindaichi in all three.
In the story, a murder took place 23 years earlier in the village of Onikoube, in which Rika Aoike's husband was killed.
Quick answers
When does the two-part drama air?
Part one airs on November 28, 2026, and part two on December 5, 2026, each from 9:00 to 10:29 p.m. on NHK BS.
Who plays detective Kosuke Kindaichi?
The same lead actor who played Kindaichi in NHK's 2018, 2019 and 2023 adaptations returns for this fifth entry.