Furuhata Ninzaburo (1994)
Furuhata Ninzaburō is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes in 2006. 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 SMAP, television hosts like Sanma Akashiya and even sports figures like Ichiro Suzuki have been featured on this program. It was one of the most popular television dramas in the history of Japanese television, having spawned several seasons and TV specials.
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Episodes
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1. The Man Who Talks Too Much1996-01-10 · 1h 0mA successful lawyer kills his mistress and frames Shintaro Imaizumi for the murder. When the lawyer convinces Shintaro to plead guilty, Furuhata becomes suspicious.
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2. The Woman Who Doesn't Smile1996-01-17 · 1h 0mA hated, strict headmistress of an all-girls priory school murders a liberal teacher beloved by all the students. In order to catch her, Furuhata will have to play by her rules.
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3. Master of the Game1996-01-24 · 1h 0mA devious doctor manipulates a mystery writer into staging his own murder to look like a suicide. The doctor is surprisingly good at all kinds of games (darts, pool, chess etc.) bu
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4. Red or Blue1996-01-31 · 1h 0mShintaro is trapped on a Ferris wheel with a bomb on board and if the amusement park doesn't pay the bomber until noon, it will go off. His only other hope is a young explosives ex
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5. Reward for Hypocrisy1996-02-07 · 1h 0mFuruhata's favorite screenwriter murders her domineering sister with an unknown murder weapon. In order to find the weapon and prove her guilt, Furuhata makes Shintaro become the o
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6. Furuhata Ninzaburô vs. the Quiz King1996-02-14 · 1h 0mWhile competing on a TV game show, Furuhata investigates the murder of a costumer found dead in a locked room. He begins suspecting that the killer is none other than the undefeate
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7. Appraisal: Murder1996-02-21 · 1h 0mA scheming antique dealer murders an old potter who was blackmailing him but his accomplice's thoughtless actions jeopardize his plan.
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8. Magician's Choice1996-02-28 · 1h 0mA highly respected magician falls in love with his much younger assistant and murders her boyfriend in front of a captive audience which just so happens to include Furuhata and Shi
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9. The Wrong Man1996-03-06 · 1h 0mA magazine editor concocts and executes the perfect murder in the snowy hills around Tokyo only to then encounter an acquaintance. He kills him too but his streak of bad luck has o
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10. What Happened in New York1996-03-13 · 1h 0mDuring a long bus trip to New York, a Japanese woman sitting next to Furuhata challenges him to a game. She will tell him about the perfect murder she committed and see if he is ab
Cast
Masakazu Tamura古畑任三郎
Masahiko Nishimura今泉慎太郎
Takashi Kobayashi向島音吉
Masanori Ishii西園寺守Images
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