The Decagon House Murders (TV series)

The Decagon House Murders
Japanese name
Kanji	十角館の殺人
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Jūkakukan no satsujin
Genre	Mystery, Drama
Based on	The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
Written by	Kaori Fujii Hiroyuki Yatsu Madoka Hayano
Directed by	Akira Uchikata
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	5
Original release
Network	Hulu Japan
Release	March 22, 2024 (2024-03-22)

The Decagon House Murders (Japanese: 十角館の殺人, Hepburn: Jūkakukan no satsujin) is a 2024 Japanese mystery series based on the novel of the same name written by Yukito Ayatsuji. It debuted on March 22, 2024.

Plot

Seven university students who are part of a mystery club decide to spend a week-long vacation on Tsunojima Island, located off the coast of Japan. The island was the site of a brutal unsolved murder six months earlier, where the owner and his family were killed. Shortly after arriving, they begin to suspect that one of their group members is plotting to kill them.

Cast

• Tomoya Oku as Konan Takaaki
• Munetaka Aoki as Shimada Kiyoshi
• Ayumu Mochizuki as Ellery
• Rukiya as Carr
• Yuki Imai as Leroux
• Kosuke Suzuki as Poe
• Nagahama Neru as Agatha
• Reia Yonekura as Orcy
• Hiroto Kobayashi as Varr
• Nakamura Toru as Nakamura Seiji

Production

In December 2023 was announced that Hulu Japan was producing a live action adaptation of the novel The Decagon House Murders. Akira Uchikata is set to direct the adaptation, while the script will be written by Hiroyuki Yatsu, Madoka Hayano, and Kaori Fujii.

In March 2024, Hulu Japan released a teaser trailer revealing the cast of the series. The new members include Ayumu Mochizuki, Neru Nagahama, Yuki Imai, Kosuke Suzuki, Hiroto Kobayashi, Reia Yonekura, Rukiya, and Kazu Kikuchi.

External links

• Official website (in japanese)
• Jukkakukan no satsujin at IMDb
• The Decagon House Murders on Twitter