Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo

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!

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

Toshifumi Muramatsu

Tozawa Nobuo

Yoichi Nukumizu

Maruyama Ryousuke

Shigemitsu Ogi

Sawafuji Eizou

Kyusaku Shimada

Arai Takashi

Ken Shonozaki

Katsuragi Makoto

Saori Takizawa

Hamano Rie