Ichi Jigen no Sashiki – Episode01

Drama: Labyrinth of Hortensia and the Minotaur
Romaji: Ichi Jigen no Sashiki
Japanese: 一次元の挿し木
Director: Hideo Jojo, Yusuke Koroyasu, Takashi Hidaka
Writer: Ryunosuke Matsushita (novel), Ryo Takada, Masashi Shimizu
Network: NTV, YTV
Episodes: 10
Release Date: July 5, 2026 —
Runtime: Sunday 22:30
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Haruka Nanase (Ryosuke Yamada) is a graduate student studying genetics. Having lost his younger stepsister Shiori during a catastrophic flood, he has been unable to accept her death even as time has passed. He continues to believe that she is alive. One day, his professor asks Haruka Nanase to analyze the DNA of 200 year old human skeletal remains excavated in India. While examining the human skeletal remains, he finds a 100% DNA match with his stepsister Shiori. He is baffled by this seemingly impossible test result. Meanwhile, people related to the case are murdered one after the other. The human skeletal remains kept in the laboratory are also stolen. Chasing this mystery, which is somehow related to Shiori’s life, he steps into a vast darkness that connects the past and present.

Notes

“Labyrinth of Hortensia and the Minotaur” takes over NTV‘s Sunday 22:30 time slot previously occupied by “10 Kai Kitte Taorenai Ki wa Nai.”
Based on novel “Ichi Jigen no Sashiki” by Ryunosuke Matsushita (published February 5, 2025 by Takarajimasha).