Tokyo Megure Keishi

{{Short description|Japanese television series}}

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| image = Tokyo Megure Keishi, promotional poster.jpg

| caption = Promotional release poster

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|Japanese|{{lang|ja|{{noitalic|東京メグレ警視シリーズ}}}}}}

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| based_on = Jules Maigret by Georges Simenon

| writer = {{Plainlist|

  • Akira Hayasaka
  • Issei Iki
  • Ren Saito
  • Tetsuro Abe
  • Ei Ogawa
  • Ayuko Anzai
  • Kimiyuki Hasegawa
  • Kei Hattori
  • Ryoji Sunada
  • Akira Yokomitsu
  • Shiro Ishimori

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| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| composer = Ryudo Uzaki

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 25

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| executive_producer =

| producer = {{Plainlist|

  • Kazuki Nakayama
  • Hisashi Yamauchi

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| cinematography =

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| runtime = 54 minutes

| company = Asahi Broadcasting Corporation

| network = TV Asahi

| first_aired = {{Start date|1978|04|14}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1978|09|29}}

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{{Nihongo|Tokyo Megure Keishi Series|東京メグレ警視シリーズ|Tokyo megure keishi shirīzu|lead=yes}} is a Japanese detective television drama series broadcast on TV Asahi, produced by Asahi Broadcasting (ABC TV) and Telepack.{{cite book |script-title=ja:びぶろす |volume=36 |publisher=官廳図書館研究会 |page=296 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0_wNYodxZ8YC |language=ja}}{{cite book |last1=東京大学 |last2=新聞硏究所 |script-title=ja:東京大学新聞硏究所紀要 |volume=29 |date=1981 |publisher=同硏究所 |page=277 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0jU3AAAAIAAJ |access-date=22 March 2023 |language=ja}} It is the fifth drama co-produced by TV Asahi. It aired from April 14, 1978 to September 29, 1978. It was broadcast in one-hour episodes from 9 PM to 10 PM on Friday nights, for a total of 25 episodes.{{cite web |title=Maigret Films & TV |url=https://www.trussel.com/maig/maigfilm.htm |website=www.trussel.com |access-date=22 March 2023}}

Synopsis

The series is based on Georges Simenon's Jules Maigret; it is a detective drama series in genre. Although based on Maigret's stories, the setting of this drama is actually in Japan. Kinya Aikawa, chiefly known for his voice roles, plays Megure, a Japanese-born version of Maigret.{{cite web |last1=Vanniyar |first1=Adrian |title=Maigret: do you know the Japanese series? |url=https://www.dailyhindnews.com/maigret-do-you-know-the-japanese-series/ |publisher=Daily Hind News}}

Reception

The series was praised by Georges Simenon himself, who especially praised Tomomi Sato's portrayal of "Madame Maigret", stating that she was the best "Madame Maigret" he had ever seen, even including those from French adaptations.{{Cite web |url=http://www.trussel.com/maig/gauteure.htm |title=A picture of Kinya Aikawa as Maigret/Megure, and Simenon's quote from La Revue du Cinéma nº 454, November 1989. Article retrieved on Trussel.com |access-date=12 March 2011 |archive-date=11 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511041158/http://www.trussel.com/maig/gauteure.htm |url-status=live }}

Cast

Episodes

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!No.!!Title!!Guest stars

|Episode 1Keishi to seifu kokan
(警視と政府高官)
Satoshi Yamamura, Eiji Okada, Etsushi Takahashi, Kiyoshi Maekawa
|Episode 2Keishi machigau
(警視間違う)
Fubuki Jun
|Episode 3Keishi to tsuma o netora reta otoko
(警視と妻を寝取られた男)
Takuzo Kawatani
|Episode 4Keishi to satsujin-sha-tachi
(警視と殺人者たち)
Yasunori Irikawa
|Episode 5Keishi to garufurendo
(警視とガールフレンド)
Hiromi Kurita
|Episode 6Keishi to Monmarutoru no on'na
(警視とモンマルトルの女)
Mako Midori
|Episode 7Keishi to uchiakebanashi
(警視と打ち明け話)
Sei Hiraizumi
|Episode 8Keishi to kuchi no katai shonin-tachi
(警視と口の固い証人たち)
Bunjaku Han
|Episode 9Keishi to benchi no otoko
(警視とベンチの男)
Yusuke Takita, Hiroko Kiiro, Masayuki Suzuki
|Episode 10Keishi to kubi-nashi shitai
(警視と首無し死体)
Morio Kazama and Eiko Muramatsu
|Episode 11Keishi to saifu o tta otoko
(警視と財布を掏った男)
Orie Sato
|Episode 12Keishi to kayo no asa no homon-sha
(警視と火曜の朝の訪問者)
Hiroshi Yagyu, Sakura Kamo
|Episode 13Keishi fujin no inai yoru
(警視夫人のいない夜)
Narumi Kayashima, Hajime Kimura
|Episode 14Keishi to korosa reta yogi-sha
(警視と殺された容疑者)
Choichiro Kawarasaki, Mojiro Sato, and Yoshio Oran
|Episode 15Keishi to minamijūjisei
(警視と南十字星)
Mayumi Ogawa
|Episode 16Keishi to hitori botchi no otoko
(警視とひとりぼっちの男)
Yoshika Yonekura, Kaori Shima
|Episode 17Keishi to koen no on'na
(警視と公園の女)
Miyoko Akaza, Shogen Nitta
|Episode 18Keishi to kieta shitai
(警視と消えた死体)
Murasaki Fujima, Shogo Shimizu
|Episode 19Keishi to yurei
(警視と幽霊)
Hideko Takehara
|Episode 20Keishi to rokuon mania
(警視と録音マニア)
Akira Yamauchi, Kayoko Tomoka
|Episode 21Keishi to manatsunoyorunoyume
(警視と真夏の夜の夢)
Tsuguaki Yoshida, Ayako Hosho
|Episode 22Keishi to rofufu no nazo
(警視と老夫婦の謎)
Chieko Murata, Romi Yamada
|Episode 23Keishi to zenryona hitobito
(警視と善良な人々)
Akira Nakao, Shuko Motoami, Ai Suwa
|Episode 24Keishi to satsujin yokoku
(警視と殺人予告)
Higashi Terumi
|Episode 25Keishi to saigo no jiken
(警視と最後の事件)
Hiroyuki Nagato and Kotonei Hatsui

Trivia

Tomomi Sato sang the series' theme song Toki no Nagareru Mama ni. She even sings it while playing the piano in an episode's scene. Inspector Juzo Megure from the manga Case Closed is named like the main character of this series.{{cite web |last1=エンタメOVO |title=倒錯やフェティシズムに満ちたミステリー『メグレと若い女の死』/監督と2人の俳優との三つどもえの戦い『コンペティション』【映画コラム |url=https://ovo.kyodo.co.jp/column/a-1851298 |website=www.ovo.kyodo.co.jp |language=ja}}{{cite web |last1=Alikhan |first1=Anvar |title=How Rowan Atkinson has been brilliantly miscast (or the strange case of Inspector Maigret) |url=https://scroll.in/reel/842196/how-rowan-atkinson-has-been-brilliantly-miscast-or-the-strange-case-of-inspector-maigret |publisher=Scroll.in |access-date=22 March 2023 |date=30 June 2017}} Indeed, Jules Maigret served as the model for the manga character.{{cite web |author= Masami Shimura|title=『名探偵コナン』目暮刑事のモデル、メグレ警視が身元不明な女性の殺人事件に挑む【映画】 |url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/59b45027a4f41584584f951a98d2415f9fcac977 |publisher=Yahoo Japan |access-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316104439/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/59b45027a4f41584584f951a98d2415f9fcac977 |archive-date=16 March 2023 |language=ja}}

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