Onihei Hankachō (1975 TV series)

Onihei Hankachō (鬼平犯科帳) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1975.[1] It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel by the same title. Tetsuro Tamba plays Heizō Hasegawa.[2]

Onihei Hankachō
Also known as鬼平犯科帳
GenreJidaigeki
Directed byMasahiro Takase
Yoshiki Onoda
StarringTetsuro Tamba
Takahiro Tamura
Akihiko Hirata
Ichirō Nakatani
Kojiro Hongo
Hiroshi Koizumi
Yōko Nogiwa
Theme music composerTakeo Yamashita
Country of originJapan
Original language(s)Japanese
No. of episodes26
Production
Producer(s)Hisao Ichikawa
Running time45 minutes (per episode)
Production company(s)NET, Toho
Release
Original networkNET
Picture formatFilm
Original releaseApril 1975 
September 1975

Plot

The Tokugawa shogunate set special police called Hitsuke Tozoku aratamegata to crack down on crimes. Hasegawa Heizō is a chief of Hitsuke Tōzoku Aratamegata. He is a talented man and feared like an oni by thieves. On the other hand, he is a man with big heart, and some former thieves impressed by his personality are now working for him. Hasegawa and his subordinates help each other to arrest thieves.[3]

Cast

  • Tetsuro Tamba as Hasegawa Heizō (Onihei)
  • Ichirō Nakatani as Izeki Rokunosuke
  • Yoko Nogiwa as Omasa
  • Katsutoshi Arata as Kumehachi
  • Takahiro Tamura as Kishii Samanosuke
  • Kayo Matsuo as Otaki
  • Akio Hasegawa as Harada
  • Kokonte Shinshō as Kimura Chūgo (Usagi)
  • Ryōhei Uchida as Ōtaki no Gorozō
  • Hiroshi Koizumi as Sashima Tadasuke
  • Akihiko Hirata as Kyōgoku Bizen
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See also

References

  1. "Tamba`s Onihei Hankachō". Jidaigeki.Com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. "Onihei Hankachō". Home drama channel. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. "Onihei Hankachō". BS Fuji. Retrieved 10 March 2019.


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