is an action and comedy Japanese TV series starring
Masaya Oki
was a Japanese actor and singer who appeared in many films and television series.
Life
He was born in Beppu, Ōita, as . Because of his parents' divorce, he left his home and went to Tokyo. In the same year, he debuted as a film actor at the Ni ...
which was originally broadcast on
Nippon TV
JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed su ...
in 1979. The show won great popularity in its time.
It is noted for the ad-libbing and jokes by the cast and staff.
Plot
Masato Asō was a detective of Nizuma police station but he was forced to resign. He sets up office in a building in
Aoyama as a private detective. Asō solves various incidents taking advantage of his former profession. He is always trying to get a lot of money even with nearly illegal ways through works from clients. But eventually, it always ends up not working.
Each of Asō private detective office's members has their own profession, but helps Aso's investigation as a part-time job.
[沖雅也in太陽にほえろ! p.96-99 ] They have unique nicknames.
Cast
Asō's private detective office members
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Masaya Oki
was a Japanese actor and singer who appeared in many films and television series.
Life
He was born in Beppu, Ōita, as . Because of his parents' divorce, he left his home and went to Tokyo. In the same year, he debuted as a film actor at the Ni ...
as Masato Asō (Cap)
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Yumi Takigawa
is a Japanese actress and singer. She has appeared in more than 50 films since 1974.
Selected filmography Film
Television
Awards
References
External links
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1951 births
Living people
Singers from Tok ...
as Youko Fujinami (You), a secretary of Asō
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Kyōhei Shibata
is a Japanese actor and singer. Shibata made his television debut in 1977 with " Daitokai Part II as a guest. In 1978, Shibata made his first regular appearance in the police drama ''Daitsuiseki''. Following year, he played a leading role for t ...
as Shōzō Irie (Darts)
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Masaki Kanda as Jun Serizawa (Jun)
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Atsushi Watanabe as Itaru Shimaoka (Navi)
Niizuma Police station detectives
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Tōru Emori
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and theater director. He has appeared in more than sixty films since 1965.
Career
Emori entered the acting school at the Bungakuza theater troupe in 1962 and came to fame with the play ''Ōmugiiri no chikin s ...
as Detective Nagumo, Asō's former boss
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Hiroshi Katsuno
is a Japanese actor. He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University. Katsuno's debut was as a detective Texas in the television series Taiyō ni Hoero! in 1974 and he won great popularity through the role. The episode his character Texas was killed ...
as Detective Katsura, Asō's former colleague and close friend
* Keiji Mikage as Detective Kanazawa, Asō's former colleague
* Yuji Yokotani as Detective Jimbo (Gorilla)
Others
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Akira Onodera
is a Japanese actor and narrator. He is well known for his role as Denka in ''Taiyō ni Hoero!''. He made his television debut in 1969 with ''Panto Akogare.
In 2015, Onodera won the award for best supporting actor of Tokyo Sports Film Award for ...
as Lawer Fujinami
* Naomi Hase as Kumiko, a secretary of Fujinami
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Tappei Shimokawa
was a Japanese actor.
He attended Musashino Art University, but withdrew before completing his degree. In 1964, he joined Bungakuza Theatre Company but left in 1977.
He is well known for his role as Chōsan (Detective Tarō Nozaki) in the dete ...
as Harada
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Taisaku Akino
is a Japanese actor.
In 1970, he married actress Kiwako Taichi. They later divorced.
Selected filmography
Films
*''It's Tough Being a Man'' (1969) as Kawamata Noboru
*'' Tora-san's Cherished Mother'' (1969) as Kawamata Noboru
*''Tora-san's G ...
as Suehiro Teppie
Staff
*Producer: Hirokichi Okada
*Music: SHOGUN
*Action director:
Kunishirō Hayashi
was a Japanese actor, action director, martial artist and sword fight arranger. He served as a sword fight arranger in almost all of the Taiga drama series on NHK in his lifetime. In 1963, he founded stunt performers production company ''Wakakom ...
(Hayashi appeared as an actor in episode 16.)
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 1959015
Japanese drama television series
Nippon TV dramas
Detective television series
1979 Japanese television series debuts
Japanese detective television drama series