Onihei Hankachō (1989 TV series)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Also known as鬼平犯科帳
Directed byMasahiro Takase
Yoshiki Onoda
Onihei Hankachō
Also known as鬼平犯科帳
GenreJidaigeki
Directed byMasahiro Takase
Yoshiki Onoda
StarringKichiemon Nakamura
Meiko Kaji
Keizō Kanie
Yumi Takigawa
Teruyuki Kagawa
Theme music composerToshiaki Tsushima
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
Production
ProducersHisao Ichikawa
Youichi Nomura
Running time45 minutes (per episode)
Production companiesFuji Television
Shochiku
Original release
NetworkFNS (Fuji TV)
Release1989 (1989) 
2016 (2016)

Onihei Hankachō (鬼平犯科帳) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama[1] that was broadcast from 1989 to 2016.[2][3] 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.[4][5][6] In 1995 the drama made into a movie.(Onihei's Detective Records directed by Yoshiki Onoda.)[7]

Hasegawa 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.

Characters

Seasons

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

TV Specials

Film

See also

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI