Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo (2013)
The first in a series of Japanese TV movies about a police detective who has adopted the dress and mannerisms of famous American TV detective Columbo, based on a series of novels by popular mystery author Yasuo Uchida. One day, Detective Takemura Iwao, also known as Shinano's Columbo, becomes the first person to discover a dismembered murder case. At first glance, the case appears to be a simple murder caused by a financial dispute between an uncle and nephew, but Takemura, who is suspicious of this view, pursues the culprit with a dogged investigation in order to unravel the criminal's meticulous plan!
Director:
Yuji Nakamae
Writer:
Ichirō Anabuki
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Yasufumi Terawaki as Iwao Takemura |
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Yumi Aso as Yoko Takemura |
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Katsunori Takahashi as Kazuo Abe |
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Masahiko Nishimura as Shuji Ohmori |
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Hatsunori Hasegawa as Fukushima Taichirou |
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Miho Miyazawa as Nomoto Mitsuko |
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Toshifumi Muramatsu as Tozawa Nobuo |
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Yoichi Nukumizu as Maruyama Ryousuke |
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Shigemitsu Ogi as Sawafuji Eizou |
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Kyusaku Shimada as Arai Takashi |
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Ken Shonozaki as Katsuragi Makoto |
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Saori Takizawa as Hamano Rie |
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So Yamanaka as Nomoto Toshio |
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Ryoko Yuui as Kimie |
| Directing | Yuji Nakamae | Director |
| Writing | Yasuo Uchida | Novel |
| Writing | Ichirō Anabuki | Screenplay |
| Production | Nakagawa Shinko | Producer |
| Production | Kazuo Kawakami | Associate Producer |