Furuhata Ninzaburo
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Details
- Title: 古畑任三郎
- Title (romaji): Furuhata Ninzaburo
- Also known as: Lieutenant Ninzaburo Furuhata
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Detective, crime drama
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV
- Air time: Tuesday Nights 21:00
Synopsis
This series is different from the past detective stories. The Lieutenant is collection of true mystery stories in which the detective, Ninzaburo Furuhata, must solve ingenious crimes and outwit elusive criminals. Although Ninzaburo Furuhata is a government officer, he does not wear a tie. Although he specializes in murder cases, he does not carry a gun. He does not use violence. More than anything, Ninzaburo Furuhata conducts himself as a gentleman, and uncovers the tricks which outwitting genius criminals play by cool reasoning and smooth talking. In every episode, Ninzaburo Furuhata will introduce a different criminal in his memory, and share his experience tracking and interacting with these criminals.
User/Viewer Ratings
Main Cast
- Tamura Masakazu as Furuhata Ninzaburo
- Nishimura Masahiko as Imaizumi Shintaro
- Kobayashi Takashi as Mukaishima Otokichi
- Ishii Masanori as Saionji Mamoru
- NOTE - Episodes are numbered continuously. Season 2 starts at episode 14, and Season 3 starts at episode 28. SPs are also numbered, but are not part of any given season.
Season 1
- Episodes: 12
- Broadcast period: 1994-Apr-13 to 1994-Jun-29
- Viewership rating: 14.18
Guests (Keibuho Furuhata Ninzaburo)
(Keibuho is called Assistant Police Inspector in English)
- Episode 01: Nakamori Akina as Koishikawa Chinami
- Episode 02: Sakai Masaaki as Nakamura Ukon
- Episode 03: Kotegawa Yuuko as Sasayama Ari
- Episode 04: Shoufukutei Tsurube as Banzuiin Dai
- Episode 05: Bando Yasosuke (坂東八十助) as Yonezawa Hachidan
- Episode 06: Kinomi Nana as Iguchi Kaoru
- Episode 07: Kobayashi Nenji as Oomiya Juushiro
- Episode 08: Kaga Takeshi as Nakagawa Junichi
- Episode 09: Ishiguro Ken as Kuroda Kiyoshi
- Episode 10: Kosakai Kazuki as Sakomizu Shigeo
- Episode 11: Momoi Kaori as Nakaura Takako
- Episode 12: Sugawara Bunta as Kogure Otojiro
Production Credits
- Director: Hoshi Mamoru
Season 2
- Episodes: 11 plus special edit
- Broadcast period: 1996-Jan-10 to 1996-Mar-13
- Viewership rating: 25.31
Guests
- Episode 14: Akashiya Sanma as Oshimizu Kiyoshi
- Episode 15: Sawaguchi Yasuko as Usami Yorie
- Episode 16: Kusakari Masao as Inuiken Ichiro
- Episode 17: Kimura Takuya as Hayashi Isao
- Episode 18: Kato Haruko as Sasaki Takeshiro
- Episode 19: Karasawa Toshiaki as Sendo Kenkichi
- Episode 20: Sawamura Tojuro (澤村藤十郎)
- Episode 21: Yamashiro Shingo (山城新伍) as Nandaimon Masao
- Episode 22: Kazama Morio as Wakabayashi Hitoshi
- Episode 23: Suzuki Honami as Kendooru Noriko
- Episode 24: Yamaguchi Tomoko as Futaba Hoyo ( 90 min Special )
- Episode 25 Special Edit (1999-Apr-09): Nishimura Masahiko
Season 3
- Episodes: 12
- Broadcast period: 1999-Apr-13 to 1999-Jun-22
- Viewership rating: 25.06
Guests
- Episode 28: Ichikawa Somegoro as Kirakuya Garaku
- Episode 29: Sanada Hiroyuki as Yura Kazuo
- Episode 30: Matsumura Tatsuo (松村達雄) as Araki Kaemon
- Episode 31: Daichi Mao as Kanamori Haruko
- Episode 32: Tsugawa Masahiko as Anzai Toru
- Episode 33: Ichimura Masachika as Kuroikawa Nao
- Episode 34: Tanaka Misako as Odajima Sakura
- Episode 35: Fukuyama Masaharu as Hori Gaku
- Episode 36: Tamaki Koji as Utena Shuuzo
- Episode 37: Eguchi Yosuke as Kusaka Koji
- Episode 38: Eguchi Yosuke as Kusaka Koji
Production Credits
- Director: Suzuki Masayuki
Specials
- Episode 13 (1995-Apr-12) 18.8 Jinnai Takanori as Nihonmatsu Shin
- Episode 26 (1999-Jan-03) 32.3 SMAP as themselves
- Replay on 2006-Oct-9 21:00 scored 22.7
- Episode 27 (1999-Apr-06) 25.6 Ogata Ken as Kuroiwa Kengo
- Episode 39 (2004-Jan-03) 20.0 Matsumoto Koshiro as Horibe Otoya
Final
- Episode 40 (2006-Jan-03) 21.5 Ishizaka Koji as Tenma Kyosuke, and Fujiwara Tatsuya
- Episode 41 (2006-Jan-04) 27.0 Suzuki Ichiro as himself
- Episode 42 (2006-Jan-05) 29.6 Matsushima Nanako as Oono Momiji/Oono Kaede
Production Credits
- Producer: Sekiguchi Shizuo
- Director: Kono Keita, Matsuda Hidetomo
- Screenwriter: Mitani Koki
Awards
- 1st Television Drama Academy Awards (1994-06-22): Best Cinematography