View source for Zenigata Heiji (Ogawa Hashizo)

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 銭形平次
*'''Title (romaji):''' Zenigata Heiji
*'''Genre:''' Jidaigeki
*'''Format:''' Renzoku
*'''Episodes:''' 888
*'''Broadcast period:''' 1966-May-04 to 1984-Apr-04
*'''Broadcast network:''' Fuji TV

==Synopsis==
Heiji is a non-fictional Edo period super hero. Working as a full-time policeman, he basically catches criminals by literally throwing coins (''zeni'', hence his nickname "zenigata"), or uses a jutte (similar to a night stick.) His method of solving crimes is through deduction. His sidekick is Hachigoro, also known as Karappachi or just Hachi. Heiji's wife is Oshizu. The subject matters take on the same structure as other TV Asahi jidaigeki dramas, such as [[Mito Komon]], [[Abarenbo Shogun]], among others.

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==Cast==
*[[Ogawa Hashizo]] (大川橋蔵) as Heiji (all)
*[[Yachigusa Kaoru]] as Oshizu (1-157)
*[[Suzuki Noriko]] (鈴木紀子) as Oshizu (158-208)
*[[Kayama Yoshiko]] as Oshizu (209-end)
*[[Sasa Juro]] (佐々十郎) as Hachigoro (1-52)
*[[Hayashiya Chinpei]] (林家珍平) as Hachigoro (53-end)
*[[Miyazono Junko]] (宮園純子) as Oshina (1-52)
*[[Sono Kayako]] as Oshina (53-208)
*[[Suzumura Yumi]] (鈴村由美) as Oyumi (1-157)
*[[Tsuchida Sanae]] as Oyumi (158-262)
*[[Kanda Takashi]] (神田隆) as Sasano Shinzaburo (1-52)
*[[Kurokawa Yataro]] (黒川弥太郎) as Sasano Shinzaburo (53-107, 469-519)
*[[Negami Jun]] (根上淳) as Sasano Shinzaburo (108-157)
*[[Takada Toshie]] (766)

==Production Credits==
*'''Original writing:''' [[Nomura Kodo]] (野村胡堂)
*'''Director:''' [[Sasaki Yasushi]] (佐々木康)

==Trivia==
* Ogawa Hashizo is recognized in the ''Guiness Book of World Records'' for appearing in the most number of one-hour episodes of a TV series as the same character.
* The lyrics in the ending theme changed each week, where the lyrics are related to the storyline of the episode.

==External Links==
*[[Wikipedia:ja:銭形平次 (大川橋蔵)|Japanese Wikipedia]]

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