Furuhata Ninzaburo
Overview
Furuhata Ninzaburō is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes in 2006. It was written by Japanese playwright Kōki Mitani and is often referred to as the Japanese version of Columbo. The series is a police detective drama starring actor Masakazu Tamura as Furuhata Ninzaburo and Masahiko Nishimura as his stereotypically bumbling sidekick, Shintaro Imaizumi. The program aired weekly and featured a guest villain each time, usually a famous talent in Japan. Pop-stars like SMAP, television hosts like Sanma Akashiya and even sports figures like Ichiro Suzuki have been featured on this program. It was one of the most popular television dramas in the history of Japanese television, having spawned several seasons and TV specials.
Cast
Masakazu Tamura
古畑任三郎
Masahiko Nishimura
今泉慎太郎
Takashi Kobayashi
向島音吉
Masanori Ishii
西園寺守
Yosuke Eguchi
Isao Sasaki
Mao Daichi
Yasuko Sawaguchi
Masao Kusakari
Toshiaki Karasawa
Masachika Ichimura
Sanma Akashiya
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Misako Tanaka
Koji Tamaki
Masaharu Fukuyama
Nenji Kobayashi
Bunta Sugawara
Kazuki Kosakai
Akina Nakamori
小石川ちなみ
Takeshi Kaga
Nana Kinomi
Masaaki Sakai
中村右近
Shingo Yamashiro
Yuko Kotegawa
笹山アリ
Takuya Kimura
Isao Hayashi
Haruko Katou
Takayo Sasaki
Tojuro Sawamura
Syunpoudou
Morio Kazama
Jin Wakabayashi
Honami Suzuki
Hachirō Oka
Masahiko Tsugawa
Tsurube Shofukutei
Ken Ishiguro
Kaori Momoi
Ken Ogata
Tatsuya Fujiwara
Koji Ishizaka
Hiroyuki Sanada
由良一夫
Nanako Matsushima
Fumiyo Kohinata
Yoshimasa Kondo
Yoneko Matsukane
Bandō Mitsugorō X
Tatsuo Matsumura
Ichiro Suzuki
Ichiro Suzuki
Tomohiko Imai
Shigeru Koriyama
Kenichi Yajima
Ichiro Suzuki's Manager
Takayuki Sugo
Hotel Manager
Chika Kochihira
Hotel Room Service Waitress
Mary Takeyama
Hotel Concierge
Hatsumi Ishizuka
TV Reporter
Senzaburo Makimura
TV Host
Hiroshi Okazaki
TV Guest
Kanichi Kurita
Haruki
Yasukiyo Umeno
Yûko Itô
Shigeki Hosokawa
Naho Toda
Narushi Ikeda
畑野茂
Kitaro
野崎
- Creator / Director
- Koki Mitani
- Country
- Japan
- Rating source
- TMDB
