Furuhata Ninzaburo (1994)
古畑任三郎
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.
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Seasons
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Episodes season 0
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0x1
The laughing kangaroo
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0x2
A brief parting
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0x3
The disappearance of furuhata ninzaburo
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0x4
Furuhata ninzaburo vs smap
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0x5
Dr. kuroiwa's fear
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0x6
All by his excellency's hand
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0x7
Furuhata ninzaburo final: and now, death is resurrected
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0x8
Furuhata ninzaburo final: a fair murderer
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0x9
Furuhata ninzaburo final: last dance
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0x10
Young furuhata special
Episodes season 1
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1x1
Message from the dead
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1x2
The moving corpse
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1x3
The laughing corpse
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1x4
The killing fax
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1x5
The dirty king
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1x6
The piano lesson
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1x7
Rehearsal for murder
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1x8
Murder express
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1x9
Broadcast murder
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1x10
The contradictory corpse
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1x11
Sayonara dj
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1x12
The final greeting
Episodes season 2
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2x1
The man who talks too much
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2x2
The woman who doesn't smile
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2x3
Master of the game
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2x4
Red or blue
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2x5
Reward for hypocrisy
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2x6
Furuhata ninzaburô vs. the quiz king
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2x7
Appraisal: murder
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2x8
Magician's choice
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2x9
The wrong man
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2x10
What happened in new york
Episodes season 3
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3x1
The rakugo murder
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3x2
The hotel murder
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3x3
The murder in a small village
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3x4
The dentist murder
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3x5
The yoko-chin anzai incident
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3x6
The conductor murder
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3x7
The housewife murder
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3x8
The scientist murder
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3x9
The airplane murder
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3x10
The train hijacking murder: part 1
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3x11
The train hijacking murder: part 2
Episodes season 4
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4x1
The resurrection of death
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4x2
A fair murder
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4x3
Final dance
