Overview

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!

Top Cast

Yasufumi Terawaki

Iwao Takemura

Yumi Aso

Yoko Takemura

Katsunori Takahashi

Kazuo Abe

Masahiko Nishimura

Shuji Ohmori

Hatsunori Hasegawa

Fukushima Taichirou

Miho Miyazawa

Nomoto Mitsuko