Keibuho Yabe Kenzo
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Season 1
- Title: 警部補 矢部謙三
- Title (romaji): Keibuho Yabe Kenzo
- Title (English): Yabe Kenzo, Assistant Police Inspector
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Police
- Episodes: 6
- Broadcast network: TV Asahi
- Broadcast period: 2010-Apr-09 to 2010-May-14
- Air time: Friday 23:15
- Related show: Trick
Synopsis
The credit hogging police officer Yabe Kenzo in Trick now takes center stage. He saves the Japanese public from various evil doers not with his wit or his bravery, but with sheer stupid luck.
Yabe Kenzo and the Public Safety Department uncover a gang of the terror group called ‘Wolf Brigade’ and at the same time forestall multiple, explosive terror attacks. However, they receive a call from ‘Red Wolf’, the leader of the ‘Wolf Brigade’, who threatens to detonate a new type of explosives if his associates are not released within 24 hours. And so, an investigation begins in order to prevent a destructive terror attack. Katsura Miharu, from the General Affairs Section, is also roped in and made to monitor the female proprietress of an established traditional Japanese inn, who is rumoured to be Red Wolf’s former lover. However, the fatal stabbing of a man occurs at the hot springs of the inn. Furthermore, the man has the tattoo of the ‘Wolf Brigade’ …! --JDramas--
User/Viewer Ratings
Cast
- Namase Katsuhisa as Yabe Kenzo
- Ikeda Tetsuhiro as Akiba Harando
- Kanjiya Shihori as Katsura Miharu
- Suzuki Kosuke as Sakuragi Kenichiro
- Kyo Nobuo as Kikuchi Aisuke
- Hara Mikie as Katagiri Yuna
- Okuda Tatsuhito as Kinoshita
- Watari Hiroshi as Amenaka
- Komatsu Toshimasa as Morita
- Sato Mayumi as Nokiwa Yoko
- Sakigake Santaro as Oomura Tadasuke
- Dan Jiro as Kunihide Kiichi
Guests
- Kato Takako (ep1) as Ohara Ruriko
- Katahira Hikari (片平光) (ep1) as Morimoto Shigeo
- Nakanishi Manabu (中西学) (ep1) as Nakanishi Manabu
- Tarumi Keisuke (ep1) as Tanaka's son
- Kojima Koichi (ep2) as Kawashima Kenichi
- Kodama Takashi (ep2)
- Oshima Yoko as Ikeda Haru
- Urano Kazumi (ep3) as herself
- Masaoka Taishi (ep3) as street cleaner
- Harumi Shiho (ep4) as Tsuru Koichi
- Nakama Yukie (ep1,5) as Yamada Naoko (Trick Cameos)
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Fukuda Takuro, Takayama Naoya, Yamaoka Shinsuke
- Producer: Kuwata Kiyoshi, Funatsu Koichi, Takano Wataru (高野渉), Makita Mitsuharu, Yamauchi Akihiro (山内章弘), Higuchi Yuka (樋口優香)
- Director: Kimura Hisashi, Kotoku Koji (神徳幸治)
- Music: Tsuji Yo
Episode Ratings
| Episode | Kanto |
|---|---|
| 1 | 11.7 |
| 2 | 10.2 |
| 3 | 10.6 |
| 4 | 10.7 |
| 5 | 10.5 |
| 6 | 10.5 |
| Average | 10.7 |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
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Season 2
- Title: 警部補 矢部謙三 2
- Title (romaji): Keibuho Yabe Kenzo 2
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Police
- Episodes: 8
- Broadcast network: TV Asahi
- Broadcast period: 2013-Jul-05 to 2013-Aug-30
- Air time: Friday 23:15
- Ending theme song: Goodbye by The Mass Missile
Synopsis
A thief who calls himself Blue Oracle stole into the jewelry shop and got away with diamonds worth some 30 million yen. The criminal had sent a cryptic warning beforehand, but the police deemed it a prank. There is criticism from the public because they did not undertake an investigation. Meanwhile, the inauguration ceremony for the new police commissioner Mitarai Chikao is being held at a hotel in Tokyo. Yabe Kenzo and Akiba Harando have been roped in to provide security, but they ignore their mission and are their usual carefree selves. Then, in an unexpected turn of events, Yabe makes the acquaintance of the police commissioner’s daughter Mirai who has come to the party. A talented girl who has topped the national elementary students exam for the second consecutive year, Mirai brilliantly solves the riddle in a new warning addressed to the police commissioner. That night, Yabe who mistakenly thinks that he has been entrusted with the Blue Oracle investigation by the commissioner, elatedly holds a press conference and makes a great show of declaring war on the criminal. Rising to the challenge, the criminal sends another new warning to the police. Yabe is held responsible for instigating a new crime with actions that were uncalled for, and ends up in hot water. On the other hand, with the police’s reputation on the line, they try to break the code, but do not know the answer and the investigation ends up stalled. Yabe, who is being forced to hand in his resignation for his recklessness, thinks of making use of Mirai and goes to see her. Meanwhile, Mirai the mystery buff, also asks to be included in the investigation by taking advantage of her father’s weakness. --JDramas--
Cast
- Namase Katsuhisa as Yabe Kenzo
- Ikeda Tetsuhiro as Akiba Harando
- Hatakeyama Rina as Mitarai Mirai
- Mifune Mika as Mitarai Hitomi
- Owada Shinya as Mitarai Chikao
- Mr. Chin (real name Miyake Yasutoshi) as Candy store master
- Satoi Kenta as Kunikida Akira
- Aijima Kazuyuki as Tamaki Koichi
- Kyo Nobuo as Kikuchi Aisuke
Guests
- Akimoto Naomi (ep1)
- Haruki Misayo (ep1)
- Toshiki Kashu (賀集利樹) (ep1)
- Kimura Katsura (木村桂) (ep2)
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Fukuda Takuro, Takayama Naoya
- Producer: Takano Wataru (高野渉), Yamauchi Akihiro (山内章弘), Makita Mitsuharu, Yoshihiro Sato (佐藤善宏)
- Director: Kimura Hisashi, Fujiwara Tomoyuki (藤原知之)
- Music: Tsuji Yo

