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'' or period drama that was broadcast from 1989 to 2016. It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel of the same title. Kichiemon Nakamura plays Heizō Hasegawa. Kichiemon Nakamura`s father Matsumoto Kōshirō VIII also played same role in 1969. In 1995 the drama made into a movie.(Onihei's Detective Records directed by Yoshiki Onoda.)

Plot

Hasegawa is a chief of Hitsuke Tōzoku Aratamegata. He is a talented man and feared like an

oni An ( ) is a kind of ''yōkai'', demon, orc, ogre, or troll in Japanese folklore. They are believed to live in caves or deep in the mountains or in hell. Oni are known for their superhuman strength and have been associated with powers like th ...

by thieves. On the other hand, he is a man with big heart, and some former thieves impressed by his personality are now working for him. Hasegawa and his subordinates help each other to arrest thieves.

Characters

* Kichiemon Nakamura as Heizō Hasegawa *

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as Omasa *

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as Kumehachi *

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as Hisae *

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as Kimura Chūgo(Usagi) *

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as Sashima Tadasuke * Kōichi Miura as Isaji *

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(Season 1)/Toshio Shiba (Season 2)/

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(from Season 3) as Sakai Yūsuke *

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(Season1-2) as Koyanagi *Edoya Nekohachi as Sagami no Hikojyū *Baku Numata as Muramatsu(Neko Dono)

Seasons

*Season1 26episodes *Season2 18 episodes *Season3 19 episodes *Season4 19 episodes *Season5 13 episodes *Season6 11 episodes *Season7 16 episodes

TV Specials

*Kyoken, guest starring Hisashi Igawa (1989) *Ryusei, guest starring

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(1990) *Tonosama Eigoro, guest starring

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(1990) *Unryūken, guest starring Shigeru Tsuyuguchi,

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(1990) *Atami miyage no Takaramono, guest starring

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(1991) *Futari Gorozo, guest starring Kantarō Suga,

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(1993) *Hebiichigo no Onna, guest starring

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(1995) *Meiro, guest starring Raita Ryu,

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(1995) *Onibi (1998) *Saraba Onihei Hankachō (1998) *Ohkawa no Inkyo, guest starring

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(2001) *Yamabukiya Okatsu, guest starring

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(2005) *Kyōzoku, guest starring

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(2006) *Ippon Mayu, guest starring

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, Shōhei Hino,

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(2007) *Hikikomi Onna, guest starring

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(2008) *Amabiki no Bungorō, guest starring

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*Takahagi no Sutegorō, guest starring Shōhei Hino,

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(2010) *Issun no Mushi, guest starring

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(2011) *Tōzoku Konrei, guest starring

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(2011) *Dojyou no Wasuke Shimatsu, guest starring

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, Miki Sakai,

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(2013) *Mihari no Ito, guest starring

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(2013) *Mikkoku, guest starring

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(2015) *Onihei The Final 1 Gonenme no Kyaku (2016), starring

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and

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*Onihei The Final 2 Unryūken (2016), starring

and

Film

*Onihei's Detective Records (1995 105 minutes) directed by Yoshiki Onoda, screen play by Tatsuo Nogami.

made his final film appearance in the film.

Guest starring

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as Otoyo *

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as Shirako no Kikuemon *

as Oki Genzō * Masanori Sera as Yougorō *

as Bunkichi * Tōru Minegishi as Hebi no Heijyou *

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as Keichigoro

References

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