, also known as ''Morimura Seiichi no Shūchakueki'', is a Japanese long-running prime-time television detective drama series in Japan that first aired on

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in 1990. Based on Seiichi Morimura's ''Ushiokeiji no Jikenbo'' series. Shigeru Tsuyuguchi played the lead role in the first four episodes,

Tsurutaro Kataoka is a Japanese television personality, actor, artist, and former professional boxer. For his role in the 1988 film '' The Discarnates'', he won the award for best supporting actor at the 31st Blue Ribbon Awards, at the 13th Hochi Film Award, and at ...

has been playing the lead role since the fifth episode. Masanao Ushio is a detective of Nishi

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Police station, his nickname is Moo-san. He solves incidents with his great insight and intelligence. Some episodes have aired on

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with English subtitles. The DVD box was released on November 8, 2023.

Cast

* Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as Masanao Ushio (Episode 1–4) * Gen Kimura as Hirabayashi (Episode 1–4) *

as Masanao Ushio (Episode 5-38) * Kumiko Okae as Sumiyo Ushio (Episode 7-36) * Akira Nagoya as Sakamoto (Episode 5, 7–17) *

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as Sakamoto (Episode 17-38)

Episodes

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as Masanao Ushio (1990-94)

*1. Shūressha (December 8, 1990);

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as Onaka Kazuyuki, Naoya Makoto as Detective Haraguchi,

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as Mogami Hideyuki *2. Shūchakueki (February 1, 1992); Tōru Minegishi as Mizuma Tasuhiko,

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as Kurasaki Shinya, Hiro Komura as Miyasaka Yukiko *3. Shikeidai no Butai (November 7, 1992);

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as Igusa Mamiko,

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as Iba Hiroshi *4. Ao no Jūjika (September 24, 1994); Yu-ki Matsumura as Nagumo Hirotada, Takako Miki as Yabuki Asako

Tsurutaro Kataoka as Masanao Ushio (1996-now)

*5. Hokoriaru Higaisha (January 27, 1996) *6. Ningeno no Jūjika (September 28, 1996) *7. Machi (March 22, 1997) *8. Mado (March 28, 1998) *9. Eki (November 28, 1998);

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as Aoyama Sachi, Momiji Yamamura as Tsutsumi Yoshiko *10. Murder of a Flower-Viewing Guest (March 27, 1999);

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as Nagasaki Minako,

Takanori Higuchi Takanori (written: 貴教, 貴紀, 貴徳, 貴則, 孝敬, 孝紀, 孝徳, 孝典, 孝憲, 孝法, 孝則, 隆典, 隆則, 陽功, 聖典, 雅男, 崇典 or 鎬則) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japa ...

as Nagasaki Shinsuke *11. Murder Credit (August 28, 1999) *12. Yako Ressha (February 5, 2000) *13. Satsujin no Funin (January 13, 2001); Satoko Takemoto as Ashita Megumi *14. Sabaku no Anshō (September 22, 2001);

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as Michiyuki Yumiko, Masanori Ikeda as Kanda Naoya *15. Sabaku no Eki (February 8, 2003) *16. Kabe no Me (July 5, 2003) *17. Muteki no Yoin (October 2, 2004); Takami Yoshimoto as Erimura Tazuko and Shizuko, *18. Hakon no Jōken (August 20, 2005); Mami Nomura as Satomi Masae, Satoshi Jinbo as Nakanishi Mitsuhiko *19. Shisha no Haitatsunin (March 25, 2006) *20. Sabaku no Kissaten (October 28, 2006); Ryoko Yuui as Obana Fujie, Bengal as Jibiki, Takeo Nakahara as Inaba *21. Aku no Jōken (September 22, 2007) *22. Satsujin Doumei (March 14, 2009); Atsuko Sakurai as Takabayashi Yuko *23. Shisa-ji (October 10, 2009); Kaori Takahashi as Niki Seiko,

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as Yanagawa Naomi *24. Shūchakueki (July 31, 2010); Noriko Aoyama as Mikami Junko, Yuko Takayama as Miyaji Yukiko, Masahiro Komoto as Mizuma Tatsuhiko *25. Tochū Gesha Suru Onna (September 24, 2011) *26. Satsui no Honryu (October 27, 2012); Natsuki Harada as Izawa Miho,

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as Chiba Ryugo *27. Akuno Tamashii (September 28, 2013);

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as Kawana Megumi *28. Zankokuna Shikai (June 28, 2014) *29. Umbrella of Goodwill - Murderer on a Rainy Night!! A Husband was Murdered!? (2015);

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as Yamano Kyoko *30. Murder Credit - Victim's Pandora's Box!! Unsolved Murder Under the Lake... (2016); Sei Matobu as Munakata Ayuko,

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as Okamoto Hiroshi *31. Murder of a Flower-Viewing Guest (July 16, 2017); Kanan Nakahara as Kunugi Shizuka, Yasufumi Hayashi as Nagasaki Shinsuke *32. Satsui wo Hakobu Kutsu (April 22, 2018);

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as Shimojo Tamotsu,

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as Shimojo Kanako *33. Garasu no Mihitsu (June 24, 2018); Tomoka Kurotani as Ayane *34. Koya no Shoumei (January 27, 2019);

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as Sekikawa Kyoko, Shunsuke Nakamura as Yamana Isao,

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as Wakita Fuyue *35. Kishibo no Matsuei (November 3, 2019) *36. Yuki no Hotaru (January 7, 2020);

as Eiko Izumida, Maki Miyamoto as Shimamura Masako, Ichirota Miyakawa as Izumida Yozo *37. Teinennonai Satsui (April 1, 2021);

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as Iba Teiji *38. Jugatsu no Tulip (December 22, 2022); Rie Mimura as Kitano Eiko,

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as Tashiro, Moemi Katayama as Kono Megumi

Notes

References

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External links

Shūchakueki Series DVD at Toei Video
1990 Japanese television series debuts 2022 Japanese television series endings Japanese drama television series Japanese detective television drama series Japanese crime television series Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in fiction