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!
Genre: Crime, Mystery, TV Movie
Stars: Yasufumi Terawaki, Yumi Asô, Katsunori Takahashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Hatsunori Hasegawa, Miho Miyazawa
Crew: Yuji Nakamae (Director), Yasuo Uchida (Novel), Ichirō Anabuki (Screenplay), Nakagawa Shinko (Producer), Kawakami Kazuo (Associate Producer)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: TV Tokyo, TBS
Runtime: 114 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 17, 2013
IMDb: 10
Keywords:based on novel or book
