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 Rakugo Murder1999-04-13 · 1h 0mA rakugo comedian kills a fellow student and makes it look like a suicide by faking two alibis. Both take each other's places at different points of the day, leaving a complicated
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2. The Hotel Murder1999-04-20 · 1h 0mA perpetually busy media director murders a politician in his hotel room while engaging in a phone call he would later use as his alibi. His meticulously planned schedule soon meet
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3. The Murder in a Small Village1999-04-27 · 1h 0mFuruhata catches a cold and stops in a small village to recover with his colleagues, getting caught up in the entire community's attempt to cover up a murder.
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4. The Dentist Murder1999-05-04 · 1h 0mA dentist murders her ex-boyfriend and attempts to use Furuhata as his alibi, tricking him and another witness into thinking she was cleaning his teeth at the time of the crime.
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5. The Yoko-chin Anzai Incident1999-05-11 · 1h 0mFuruhata receives a mysterious invitation to an old friend's house. Beginning to suspect his friend plans to murder his cheating wife, Furuhata realizes this may be his chance to p
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6. The Conductor Murder1999-05-18 · 1h 0mA conductor murders a violist he was having an affair with an seeks to frame her new boyfriend. Strangely, he also kills all of the victim's fish, which Furuhata used to deduce the
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7. The Housewife Murder1999-05-25 · 1h 0mA presenter of a Go-based TV program kills her manipulative husband who wanted her to remain a housewife forever. The behavior of their cat proves to be a clue to the crime.
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8. The Scientist Murder1999-06-01 · 1h 0mA wheelchair-bound scientist kills his colleague and old friend using a deadly gift and some well-timed phone calls. Saionji quickly suspects the scientist's ex-girlfriend of the c
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9. The Airplane Murder1999-06-08 · 1h 0mAn archaeologist's affair partner accidentally dies during a fight in an airplane bathroom and flees, desperate to hide his secret from his wife. While covering up the crime, he's
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10. The Train Hijacking Murder: Part 11999-06-15 · 1h 0mA shady group kills a young man but fails to recover the bag he stole. To get it back from a subway lost and found, they hack into its control room and stage a train hijacking. Fur
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11. The Train Hijacking Murder: Part 21999-06-22 · 1h 0mFuruhata leaves the station with the suspect, intent on dropping off the ransom money. How will he prove the culprits true identity, and what is his opponent planning?
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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