Onihei Hankachō (鬼平犯科帳) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1975.[1][2] It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel by the same title. Tetsuro Tamba plays the role of Heizō Hasegawa.[3][4]
Onihei Hankachō | |
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Also known as | 鬼平犯科帳 |
Genre | Jidaigeki |
Directed by | Masahiro Takase Yoshiki Onoda |
Starring | Tetsuro Tamba Takahiro Tamura Akihiko Hirata Ichirō Nakatani Kojiro Hongo Hiroshi Koizumi Yōko Nogiwa |
Theme music composer | Takeo Yamashita |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Producer | Hisao Ichikawa |
Running time | 45 minutes (per episode) |
Production companies | NET, Toho |
Release | |
Original network | NET |
Picture format | Film |
Original release | April 1975 (1975-04) – September 1975 (1975-09) |
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.[5][6]
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