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==Details==
*'''Title:''' 悪魔の手毬唄
*'''Title (romaji):''' Akuma no Temari Uta
*'''Title (English):''' Devil's Nursery Rhyme
*'''Also known as:''' Devil's Ballad
*'''Format:''' Tanpatsu
*'''Genre:''' Detective, Mystery
*'''Broadcast network:''' NHK BS Premium
*'''Broadcast dates:''' 2026-Mar-14 and 2026-Mar-21
*'''Air time:''' Saturday 21:00
*'''Related TV Shows:''' [[Akuma no Temari Uta]] (Fuji TV, 2009)

==Synopsis==
Kindaichi Kosuke, a private detective decides to visit a hot spring "Kame no Yu" in Onigashira Village in Okayama. It is also the village that had a murder case 23 years ago. During Kindaichi's visit, a popular singer from the village returns home and the village is in festive welcoming mood. However, shortly later, young women who were childhood friends were murdered one after another. The bodies were found covered in eerie decorations, matching to the lyrics to a nursery rhyme from the village.

==User/Viewer Ratings==
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==Cast==
;Main Cast
*[[Yoshioka Hidetaka]] as Kindaichi Kosuke <small>(Detective)</small>

;Okayama Prefectural Police
*[[Wada Soko]] as Tachibana Shinzo <small>(Detective)</small>
*[[Koichi Mantaro]] as Isokawa Tsunejiro <small>(Detective)</small>

;Aoike Family
*[[Miyazawa Rie]] as Aoike Rika <small>(Genjiro's wife)</small>
*[[Okudaira Daiken]] as Aoike Kanao <small>(Genjiro's son)</small>
*[[Deguchi Natsuki]] as Aoike Satoko <small>(Genjiro's daughter)</small>

;Bessho Family
*[[Yoshida Mizuki]] as Bessho Chieko / Glamour girl <small>(Singer)</small>
*[[Okina Megumi]] as Bessho Harue

;Yura Family
*[[Shimizu Misa]] as Yura Atsuko <small>(Utaro's wife)</small>
*[[Shiraishi Kayoko]] as Yura Ioko <small>(Utaro's mother)</small>

;Nire Family
*[[Nishioka Tokuma]] as Nire Kahei
*[[Nishida Naomi]] as Nire Sakie <small>(Kahei's younger sister)</small>

;Others
*[[Asano Tadayuki]] (浅野忠幸) as Honda Kaname <small>(Doctor)</small>
*[[Sasano Takashi]] as Tatara Houan

==Production Credits==
*'''Original work:''' Novel by Yokomizo Seishi (横溝正史)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Kobayashi Yasuko]] (小林靖子)
*'''Director:''' [[Yoshida Teruyuki]]
*'''Music:''' [[Takai Hiyoko]] (髙位妃楊子)

==External Links==
*[https://www.nhk.jp/g/blog/1di218w7z0/ Official site]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:悪魔の手毬唄#2026年版|Japanese Wikipedia]]

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