Message from the Dead

The Moving Corpse

The Laughing Corpse

The Killing Fax

The Dirty King

The Piano Lesson

Rehearsal for Murder

Murder Express

Broadcast Murder

The Contradictory Corpse

Sayonara DJ

The Final Greeting

Season 1

Final Dance

Drama

Crime

Furuhata Ninzaburo

Fuji TV

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Specials

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.