Onihei Hankachō (1975 TV series)
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| Onihei Hankachō | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 鬼平犯科帳 |
| Genre | Jidaigeki |
| Directed by | Masahiro Takase Yoshiki Onoda |
| Starring | Tetsuro Tamba Takahiro Tamura Akihiko Hirata Ichirō Nakatani Kojiro Hongo Hiroshi Koizumi Yōko Nogiwa |
| Theme music composer | Takeo Yamashita |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Hisao Ichikawa |
| Running time | 45 minutes (per episode) |
| Production companies | NET Toho |
| Original release | |
| Network | ANN (NET) |
| Release | April 1975 – September 1975 |
Onihei Hankachō (鬼平犯科帳) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1975.[1][2] It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel by the same title. Tetsuro Tamba plays the role of Heizō Hasegawa.[3][4]
The Tokugawa shogunate set special police called Hitsuke Tozoku aratamegata to crack down on crimes. Hasegawa Heizō is a chief of Hitsuke Tōzoku Aratamegata. He is a talented man and feared like an oni 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.[5][6]
