Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kameyama. He is a good-natured, hot-tempered, straightforward and somewhat scattered detective. Beginning in Season 8, Takeru Kanbe replaces Kameyama. Contrary to his predecessor, Takeru is a lanky, cool, conceited and confident detective. From Season 11 to Season 13, Ukyo’s partner is a young detective Toru Kai. Toru is a son of Deputy Director-General of The National Police Agency. But he became a detective by his own effort. And starting with Season 14, Ukyo’s current partner is Wataru Kaburagi, an elite bureaucrat who came to the Metropolitan Police Department on temporary assignment. As the first partner without any career of a police officer, he will face challenging cases together with Ukyo.
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002) is a drama, crime and mystery series that premiered on October 9, 2002, spanning 25 seasons and 462 episodes. It stars Yutaka Mizutani, Takashi Yamanaka, Kazuhisa Kawahara and Atsushi Yamanishi. Viewers rate it 7.5 out of 10 across 24 ratings.
Yutaka Mizutani
as 杉下右京(Ukyō Sugishita)
Takashi Yamanaka
as 芹泽庆二(Keiji Serizawa)
Kazuhisa Kawahara
as 伊丹宪一(Kenichi Itami)
Atsushi Yamanishi
as 角田六郎(Rokuro Kakuta)
Ryuji Katagiri
as 内村完尔(Kanji Uchimura)
Ryo Ono
as 中园照生(Teruo Nakazono)
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
as 神户尊(Takeru Kambe)
Average viewer score of 7.5/10 from 24 ratings.
I first saw "Aibo/Aibou" (Partners) somewhere about 2002 or 2003 on KIKU TV. Unlike the "horde of detectives" approach seen in other Japanese "Cop shows," this one featured just two. Broadcast in Japan starting in 2000, it began with an air of mystery at Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department headquarters building. Who was "Inspector Sugishita" and why was he assigned to a tiny office/former storage closet of the…
Reviewed on July 17, 2018
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AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002) is available to stream on TELESA Amazon Channel, with episodes also available to buy from Amazon Video. Availability comes from JustWatch data and varies by country.
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo has 25 seasons and 462 episodes in total, starting from its premiere on October 9, 2002.
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo is currently listed as returning series, with the most recent episode airing on March 11, 2026.
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002) stars Yutaka Mizutani, Takashi Yamanaka, Kazuhisa Kawahara, Atsushi Yamanishi and Ryuji Katagiri. The full cast list with character names is available in the cast section of this page.
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002) is rated 7.5 out of 10 from 24 viewer votes, and suits viewers who like drama, crime and mystery series. Reviews from viewers are collected further down this page.
