Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "detective-female-lead"

1. Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne (2008)

TV-MA | 276 min | Animation, Action, Drama

Rin Asogi runs a private investigation agency in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, performing odd jobs. Despite attempts at a normal life, she finds herself constantly hindered by the strange cases that come her way.

Stars: Mamiko Noto, Rie Kugimiya, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Jamie Marchi

Votes: 2,268

2. RoOT - Route of OddTaxi - (2024– )

TV-14 | Animation, Drama, Mystery

While investigating an ordinary-seeming taxi driver, a pair of down-on-their-luck private investigators stumble into the case of a missing teenage girl.

Stars: Natsuki Hanae, Riho Iida, Eita Okuno, Yumi Kawai

Votes: 23

3. Impossibility Defense (2017)

106 min | Mystery, Thriller

This is a cat-and-mouse crime movie adapted from a popular Japanese comic book about a contractor killer-assassin who uses methods so smart and so difficult to solve by the police.

Director: Kôji Shiraishi | Stars: Mackenyu, Erika Sawajiri, Tôri Matsuzaka, Shôtarô Mamiya

Votes: 330

4. Miss S (2020– )

45 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Expect lots of jaunty fun and fabulous fashions in this exciting new adaptation of Australia's Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, that follows the unlikely detective duo Miss S and Inspector Luo Qiuheng.

Stars: Weiguang Gao, Yili Ma, Guanjin Bu, Haochen Wu

Votes: 145

5. Anata no koibito godatsu-shimasu. (2024– )

Drama

Hinako Minami is the company president of Office CAT, a mysterious detective agency that accepts requests from women who wish to have help with their relationship issues. The company's ... See full summary »

Stars: Rena Takeda, Keisuke Watanabe, Miho Watanabe, Moeka Hoshi

6. Warm on a Cold Night (2023)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

The story tells the story of Su Jiu'er, a female constable who is "cold afraid" in the Qianguo Kingdom, and Han Zheng, a young leader of the Qi tribe who is "hot inside", who met due to a ... See full summary »

Stars: Kai Wang, Yitong Li, Wenjun Bi, Maolei Wang

Votes: 57

7. Yakusoku - 16nenme no shinjitsu - (2024– )

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

When Aoi Kiriyuu (Anne Nakamura) was a child, her mother died and her father then raised her alone in their suburban town. During the year 2008, a series of murders took place. One of the ... See full summary »

Stars: Anne Nakamura, Tetta Sugimoto, Yû Yokoyama

8. The Truth of Scent (2023)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In the early years of the Republic of China, a young woman with supernatural powers, a number one detective and a genius magician work together to solve cases. Wen Xiang (Gong Wanyi), a ... See full summary »

Stars: Chi Yao, Kaizhong Xiao, Wanyi Gong, Ze Jia

9. Logically Impossible! Detective Ryoko Kamizuru Is on the Case (2023– )

Mystery

Ryoko Kamizuru (Yuki Amami) was once a famous attorney, but an accident caused her to get disbarred. She now runs a private detective office and works as a private detective. Her partner at... See full summary »

Stars: Yûki Amami, Kôhei Matsushita, Sei Shiraishi, Tôru Nakamura

Votes: 42

10. Unfair (2006– )

Drama, Mystery

Yukihira Natsumi is a no-nonsense, intelligent Tokyo homicide cop known as the department's "number one" case closer who nevertheless also has a bad reputation for not working well with ... See full summary »

Stars: Ryôko Shinohara, Eita Nagayama, Sadao Abe, Susumu Terajima

Votes: 126

11. Invert Jozuka Hisui Toujoshu (2022– )

45 min | Mystery

Jozuka Hisui is a psychic with green eyes and has the ability to feel the souls and bring the dead back. Together with her partner Chiwasaki Makoto, Hisui works hard as a "medium detective"... See full summary »

Stars: Kaya Kiyohara, Fuka Koshiba, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Michiko Tanaka

Votes: 34

12. Mikaiketsu no Onna (2018– )

Crime, Mystery

After waking up from a month-long coma due to injuries sustained in a reckless, heated investigation, detective Yashiro Tomo quickly returns to work at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police ... See full summary »

Stars: Ken'ichi Endô, Haru, Asuka Kudô, Kyôka Suzuki

Votes: 46

13. Zhu Fu Shen Tan (2016– )

Action, Comedy

Gou Ji Xiang is a housewife undergoing a huge change after her husband is mysteriously murdered. Determined to expose the murderer(s), she becomes a cop/detective under the wings of Mao Ru Yi.

Stars: Elane Zhong, Xudan Zhu, Mika Wang, Youming Huang

Votes: 14

14. Lucky Seven (2012)

54 min | Drama

7 detectives, each with their own unique style in problem solving, work at the same detective agency. Each detective is in charge of their own case file until one day, the cases somehow ... See full summary »

Stars: Jun Matsumoto, Riisa Naka, Nanako Matsushima, Yô Ôizumi

Votes: 131

15. Dear Child (2023)
Episode: Großvater (2023)

TV-MA | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Gerd meets the mysterious patient; Hannah moves to a new home; Aida's investigation of the accident site leads to a breakthrough.

Director: Isabel Kleefeld | Stars: Kim Riedle, Naila Schuberth, Sammy Schrein, Hans Löw

Votes: 648