Furuhata Ninzaburō (1994)

Original title

古畑任三郎

Directed by

Hoshi Mamoru

Genre

drama television series, crime television series, comedy television series, mystery television series

Country

Japan

Length

4 seasons, 36 episodes

Rating

8.8 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective solves a new murder each episode, always catching the culprit in a clever interrogation. The show follows a similar pattern to Columbo, with the focus on how the detective traps the killer rather than who did it.

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What happens

Furuhata Ninzaburō (古畑 任三郎) is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episode (special) in 2008. It was written by Japanese playwright Kōki Mitani and is often referred to as the Japanese version of Columbo. The series is a police detective drama starring actor Masakazu Tamura as Furuhata Ninzaburo and Masahiko Nishimura as his stereotypically bumbling sidekick, Shintaro Imaizumi. The program aired weekly and featured a guest villain each time, usually a famous talent in Japan. Pop-stars like Takuya Kimura of SMAP, television hosts like Sanma Akashiya, and even sports figures like Ichiro Suzuki have been featured on the program. It was one of the most popular television dramas in the history of Japanese television. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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