Underplayed Gems

Ōoka Echizen (1970)

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Original title
大岡越前
Cast
Kato Go, Otani Naoko, Takewaki Muga, Utsunomiya Masayo, Kataoka Chiezo, Kato Haruko, Takahashi Gentaro, Takehara Eiko
Genre
Jidaigeki
Country
Japan
Length
15 seasons, 402 episodes
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
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How it feels

This is a long-running Japanese TV series set in 18th century Edo. It follows a real-life magistrate who solves crimes and delivers judgment. Each episode presents a new case for the title character to investigate and decide.

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What happens

Ōoka Echizen (大岡越前) is a Japanese prime-time television jidaigeki series. From March 16, 1970 to March 15, 1999, 402 episodes and 15 seasons were broadcast. Also, a two-hour special aired on March 20, 2006, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the National Gekijō, which occupies the Monday evening 8:00–8:54 pm time slot on the TBS network, sponsored by Matsushita. It alternated, seasonally, with Mito Kōmon and Edo o Kiru. The title character is Ōoka Tadasuke, a historical person who was a magistrate in the city of Edo (the forerunner of modern Tokyo) during the time of Tokugawa Yoshimune in the eighteenth century. The magistrate acted as chief of police, judge and jury. The show was a detective-courtroom program. Actor Gō Katō created the title character and played him throughout the life of the series. Sōgen Asahina did the title calligraphy. Takeo Yamashita did the music. The series was produced by C.A.L. It has been widely rerun on terrestrial and pay satellite television in Japan. Some episodes available on DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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