The Man Who Talks Too Much

The Woman Who Doesn't Smile

Master of the Game

Red or Blue

Reward for Hypocrisy

Furuhata Ninzaburô vs. the Quiz King

Appraisal: Murder

Magician's Choice

The Wrong Man

What Happened in New York

Season 2

Final Dance

Drama

Crime

Furuhata Ninzaburo

Fuji TV

Season 1

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.