Furuhata Ninzaburō
Japanese police detective TV series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Furuhata Ninzaburō (古畑 任三郎) is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes (specials) in 2006.[1] It was written by Japanese playwright Kōki Mitani[2] and is often referred to as the Japanese version of Columbo.[3][4] It should not be confused with Shinano no Columbo [ja], a more literal Japanese version of Columbo.
Furuhata Ninzaburō | |
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Genre | Police procedural |
Created by | Kōki Mitani |
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Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 42 |
Original release | |
Network | Fuji TV |
Release | April 13, 1994 (1994-04-13) – January 3, 2004 (2004-01-03) |
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 (boy-band),[5] television hosts like Sanma Akashiya (variety) and even sports figures like Ichiro Suzuki (baseball) have been featured on this program.[6] It was one of the most popular television dramas in the history of Japanese television, having spawned several seasons and TV specials.[3]