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Ohara (1987)

Ohara poster
Genre
detective fiction
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 30 episodes
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese-American police lieutenant solves crimes in Los Angeles. The show follows his investigative work and interactions with his colleagues.

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What happens

Ohara is an American police procedural television series that first aired on the ABC television network from January 17, 1987 until August 6, 1988, starring Pat Morita in the title role of Lt. Ohara. Morita also co-created the series along with Michael Braveman and John A. Kuri. Kevin Conroy, Jon Polito, Rachel Ticotin, and Robert Clohessy also starred in supporting roles. The series was notable for being one of the first television series to have a Japanese-American actor in the leading role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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