---
title: "Emergency Interrogation Room"
year: 2014
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/emergency-interrogation-room-2014"
media_type: "tv"
tmdb_id: 65322
imdb_id: "tt3301678"
status: "Ended"
seasons_count: 5
episodes_count: 46
runtime_minutes: 45
community_rating: 7.6
vote_count: 7
content_rating: "Unrated"
---

# Emergency Interrogation Room (2014) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/emergency-interrogation-room-2014

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Emergency Interrogation Room is a Japanese television series that premiered in 2014. The series follows Yukiko Makabe, a skilled negotiator who works at the #3 Special Investigation Team of the Metropolitan Police Department. Her exceptional negotiation skills are a valuable asset to the team. Yukiko's work experience and negotiation abilities are put to the test when she attempts to negotiate with a hijacker on a bus. However, her mission does not go as planned, and she is forced to re-evaluate her approach. As a result, Yukiko transfers to a special interrogation team called "Kintori", where she will work alongside her new colleagues, including Katsutoshi Kajiyama, Susumu Hishimoto, Zenjiro Nakata, and Haruo Koishikawa. The team will face new challenges and complex cases, and Yukiko will have to navigate her working relationship with her new boss, Katsutoshi Kajiyama, who has a complicated history with her.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "A skilled negotiator transfers to a tense interrogation unit after a mission goes wrong."

### Why Watch
- Strong focus on police procedural details
- Complex workplace dynamics and character relationships
- Realistic portrayal of high-stakes negotiations

### Caveats & Content Note
- Slow pacing may not appeal to all viewers
- Limited action sequences
- Tone & Suitability: Suitable for adults who prefer realistic crime dramas without graphic violence.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: intense, procedural, character-driven, serious, methodical

## Streaming Availability Matrix

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## Season Architecture & Lore Primers

### Season 1 (9 Episodes)
Emergency Interrogation Room season 1 revolves around Yukiko Makabe, a member of the #3 Special Investigation Team of the Metropolitan Police Department. She possesses excellent negotiation skills. Following an incident involving a hijacker on a bus, Yukiko takes full responsibility and transfers to a special interrogation team known as "Kintori". Her new team is led by Katsutoshi Kajiyama, with whom she has had a difficult working relationship in the past. Other members of the team include Susumu Hishimoto, Zenjiro Nakata, and Haruo Koishikawa.

### Season 2 (9 Episodes)
Makabe Yukiko is a detective in the First Investigative Division’s Emergency Investigation Response Team. They are a team of interrogation experts that goes by the name of Kintori. Surrounded by idiosyncratic veteran interrogators (Tanaka Tetsushi, Denden, Osugi Ren, Kohinata Fumiyo), she pursues the truth hidden behind cases as she plays mind and word games with tough criminals.

### Season 3 (10 Episodes)
A few months before a law is enacted that requires the recording of all police interrogations, police officers gather at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and they receive instruction on how to treat suspects better. They observe, Yukiko Makabe from the special interrogation team Kintori interrogate a suspect who does not show any signs of remorse. Yukiko Makabe uses sharp words and shows a lack of respect towards the suspect. Due to her behavior, Councilor Reiko Kikuchi orders Yukiko Makabe to train newcomers.

Around this time, Yuta Nomoto, who received a 12 year sentence, escapes while being transferred to prison. He breaks into a house and takes a housewife as a hostage.

### Season 4 (9 Episodes)
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department decides to disband the special interrogation team Kintori. The team will be disbanded in 100 days, by September, 2021, but the the members of Kintori still carry out their jobs.

### Season 5 (9 Episodes)
## Filler vs. Essential Episode Classifier

- **Total Tracked Episodes**: 46
- **Crucial Mytharc Episodes**: 11 (24%)
- **Character Core Episodes**: 35 (76%)
- **Side Quest / Filler Episodes**: 0 (0%)

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Yuki Amami** as *Yukiko Makabe*
- **Tetsushi Tanaka** as *Katsutoshi Kajiyama*
- **Mokomichi Hayami** as *Tetsuji Watanabe*
- **Denden** as *Susumu Hishimoto*
- **Ren Osugi** as *Zenjiro Nakata*
- **Fumiyo Kohinata** as *Haruo Koishikawa*
- **Kosuke Suzuki** as *Daijiro Kenmotsu*
- **Masao Kusakari** as *Masanao Gohara*
- **Eisuke Sasai** as *Kazunari Soma*
- **Hidekazu Mashima** as *Tasuku Makabe*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: What is the main character's role in the series?
Yukiko Makabe is a skilled negotiator who transfers to a special interrogation team after taking responsibility for a failed mission.

### Q: Who are the main characters Yukiko works with?
She works under boss Katsutoshi Kajiyama and colleagues Susumu Hishimoto, Zenjiro Nakata, and Haruo Koishikawa.

### Q: What organization does the main character work for?
She works for the Metropolitan Police Department's Special Investigation Teams.

### Q: Is this series based on real events?
The series is a fictional police procedural drama.

### Q: What language is the series in?
The series is in Japanese.

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