COLLECTION · Series · 2016

The Sniffer

Name: The Sniffer
Genre: Crime, Drama
Rating: 6.7

スニッファー嗅覚捜査官

A consultant who has a superhuman sense of smell and assists in solving cases by smelling the scents left behind at crime scenes. He usually lives with a nasal plug, but once he removes it, and takes one sniff with his keen sense of smell, he will know the person’s age, gender, what he or she ate and even lifestyle. Besides investigating cases, he is researching whether people’s emotions have scent too. He has a daughter with Katayama Megumi.

Source: TMDB

* 6.7 (7)CrimeDramaJapan

Creators

Tomoaki Iso

Countries

Japan

Studios

NHK BS1

Release

22/10/2016

Score

6.7 / 10 (7)

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Seasons and episodes

Specials

1 episodes · 2018

Episode 1. The Sniffer SP

2018-03-21 · 73 min

A series of mysterious murders breaks out. Scent detective Shinichiro Hanaoka (Hiroshi Abe) smells a mysterious scent from the bodies. Meanwhile, Tatsuro Komukai (Teruyuki Kagawa) is removed from the investigation team and replaced by…

Season 1

8 episodes · 2016

There is a man who is called upon as a consultant to solve only certain types of important crimes. His name is Shinichiro Hanaoka. His alias is “Sniffer.” With his extraordinary keen sense of smell, he can uncover not only crimes but also all mysteries with just one sniff...

Episode 1. Episode 1

2016-10-22 · 44 min

A luxury cruise ship hosted a party for a prominent politician. A man with a keen sense of smell detected a terrorist who was hiding a bomb. Shinichiro Hanaoka (Hiroshi Abe), who solved the case with his special sense of smell, was known…

Episode 2. Episode 2

2016-10-29 · 44 min

A series of sniper attacks occurred in broad daylight in an office district. The crimes were committed by a professional sniper who targeted his victims with a rifle from the roof of a distant building.

Episode 3. Episode 3

2016-11-05 · 44 min

A masterpiece by a genius painter is to be returned from Germany. Hanaoka (Hiroshi Abe) invites Yuki (Haruka Igawa) to attend a preview for the press, but he claims that the painting is a fake based on its smell.

Episode 4. Episode 4

2016-11-12 · 44 min

Hanaoka (Hiroshi Abe) is asked by the leader of the True Love Sect, Teruko Tokudaiji (Hitomi Kuroki), to keep something a secret. It was to find the perpetrator of a murder that had occurred within the sect.

Episode 5. Episode 5

2016-11-19 · 44 min

The secret child of popular news anchor Goro Kashima (Taizo Harada) has been kidnapped. The perpetrator is demanding 100 million yen and wants Kashima to confess to an extramarital affair on tonight's news program.

Episode 6. Episode 6

2016-11-26 · 44 min

Hanaoka's (Hiroshi Abe) daughter, Misato (Kahou Mizutani), is arrested on suspicion of murder. Hanaoka goes to the police station with Emi (Yuka Itaya), but Detective Onishima (Toshinori Omi), who is in charge of the case, refuses to…

Episode 7. Final episode

2016-12-03 · 54 min

Hanaoka (Hiroshi Abe) confesses his feelings to Yuki (Haruka Igawa), a female doctor, and invites her to his home. However, she does not show up at the agreed time.

Episode 8. Episode 8

2016-12-10

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