Doyo Wide Gekijo

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Table of contents

1 Details 2 Synopsis 3 Theme Songs 4 Key Shows 5 Notes 6 External Links

Details

• Title: 土曜ワイド劇場
• Title (romaji): Doyo Wide Gekijo
• Also known as: Saturday Night at the Theater / Mystery Theater (KIKU-TV)*
• Episodes: n/a
• Genre: Tanpatsu-formatted weekly mystery series
• Broadcast network: TV Asahi
• Broadcast period: Saturday 21:00 to 22:54
• Broadcast start: 1977-Jul-02

Synopsis

Doyo Wide Gekijo is a weekly mystery series. Virtually all storylines follow along the following path:

• A murder occurs early on.
• A lead person attempts to solve the case.
• A murderer is found, and usually confesses.

Each week features a fresh new cast and storyline. Most of the cast consist of B-artists or artists who were big at one time but are on the decline in popularity.

Theme Songs

• Smile again by BoA
• Promise You by ZARD
• Anata no Sono Mune ni by Matsuda Seiko
• JOY by TRF
• Mosukoshi by Kiroro
• Anata no Ai ni Naritai by Karashima Midori
• Hokkyokusei by Gospellers

Key Shows

• Kurokawa no Techo Special (2005-July-2)

Notes

• Although KIKU-TV assigned the series the English name Mystery Theater (2004), other shows aired on KIKU-TV under the same name come from other sources. Doyo Wide Gekijo occupied the first 52 episodes on KIKU-TV. KIKU-TV then switched to TBS' Monday Night Mystery Theater (月曜ミステリー劇場) in 2005.

External Links

• Official web site (http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/dwide/)

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