Difference between revisions of "Doyo Wide Gekijo"
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==Other Tanpatsu== | ==Other Tanpatsu== | ||
| − | *Murder on the Sanriku Coast - Where the God of Death Dwells | + | *The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop (1987) |
| − | *Michinoku Reunion Tour Murders | + | *Murder on the Sanriku Coast - Where the God of Death Dwells (1987) |
| − | *Romantic Lake Mashuko Murders - Dad vanished in the fog? - Mystery clues in pressed flowers... | + | *Mystery of the Coral Seas - The Woman Who Disappeared At Okuma Beach (1988) |
| − | *The Driverless Hearse - Drivers Around Hakodate Carrying The Dead Proprietress | + | *Michinoku Reunion Tour Murders (1988) |
| − | *The Burning Bride | + | *Romantic Lake Mashuko Murders - Dad vanished in the fog? - Mystery clues in pressed flowers... (1998) |
| − | *Housewife Meiko Murder Mystery - Death of a Teacher | + | *The Driverless Hearse - Drivers Around Hakodate Carrying The Dead Proprietress (1998) |
| + | *The Burning Bride (1999) | ||
| + | *Housewife Meiko Murder Mystery - Death of a Teacher (1999) | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 12:43, 8 December 2018
Details
- Title: 土曜ワイド劇場
- Title (romaji): Doyo Wide Gekijo
- Also known as: Saturday Night at the Mysteries / Saturday Night at the Theater / Mystery Theater (KIKU-TV)* / Mystery Theatre (KIKU-TV)*, Saturday Mystery Theater
- Episodes: 1059 (as of 2008-Oct-25)
- Genre: Tanpatsu-formatted weekly mystery series
- Broadcast network: TV Asahi
- Broadcast period: Saturday 21:00 to 22:54
- Broadcast start/end: 1977-Jul-02 to 2017-April-08
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
- Anata no Ai ni Naritai, by Karashima Midori (July 6, 1996 - March 29, 1997)
- Anata no Sono Mune ni, by Matsuda Seiko (April 5, 1997 - September 26, 1998)
- JOY, by TRF (October 3, 1998 - March 25, 2000)
- Promised You, by ZARD (April 1, 2000 - December 28, 2002)
- Hokkyokusei, by Gospellers (January 4 - September 27, 2003)
- Mosukoshi, by Kiroro (October 4, 2003 - June 30, 2007)
- Smile again, by BoA (July 7, 2007 - June 26, 2010)
- (July 3, 2010 - September 24, 2011)
- (October 1, 2011 - March 30, 2013)
- (April 6, 2013 - September 24, 2016)
- (October 1, 2016 - April 8, 2017)
Key Shows
- Nishimura Kyotaro Travel Mystery
- Kurokawa no Techo Special (2005-Jul-2)
- Kaseifu wa Mita! starring Ichihara Etsuko (1983 to 2008-Jul-12 - 26 episodes)
- Aibou Pre-Season (2000-Jun-3, 2001-Jan-27, 2001-Nov-10)
- Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary
- Terminal Station
Other Tanpatsu
- The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop (1987)
- Murder on the Sanriku Coast - Where the God of Death Dwells (1987)
- Mystery of the Coral Seas - The Woman Who Disappeared At Okuma Beach (1988)
- Michinoku Reunion Tour Murders (1988)
- Romantic Lake Mashuko Murders - Dad vanished in the fog? - Mystery clues in pressed flowers... (1998)
- The Driverless Hearse - Drivers Around Hakodate Carrying The Dead Proprietress (1998)
- The Burning Bride (1999)
- Housewife Meiko Murder Mystery - Death of a Teacher (1999)
Notes
- Although KIKU-TV assigned the series the English name Mystery Theatre, other shows aired on KIKU-TV under the same name come from other sources. Doyo Wide Gekijo occupied the first 54 episodes on KIKU-TV. KIKU-TV then switched to TBS' Getsuyo Mystery Gekijo in 2005.