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The Detective Story

Original title: Tantei monogatari
  • TV Series
  • 1979–1980
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8.4/10
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The Detective Story (1979)
ActionComedy

A cop from San Francisco sets up as a detective in Japan and takes on cases.A cop from San Francisco sets up as a detective in Japan and takes on cases.A cop from San Francisco sets up as a detective in Japan and takes on cases.

  • Stars
    • Yûsaku Matsuda
    • Mikio Narita
    • Kaori Takeda
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    • Stars
      • Yûsaku Matsuda
      • Mikio Narita
      • Kaori Takeda
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    Yûsaku Matsuda
    Yûsaku Matsuda
    • Shunsaku Kudô
    Mikio Narita
    Mikio Narita
    • Detective Hattori…
    Kaori Takeda
    • Kaori
    Michihiro Yamanishi
    • Detective Matsumoto…
    Nancy Cheney
    • Nancy
    Tatsumi Nikamoto
    Tetsuo Nose
    • Tattoo guy
    Mitsuko Baishô
    • Masako
    Hiroshi Shimizu
    • Iizuka
    Osamu Shigematsu
    • Dandy
    Yukiko Tachibana
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    Ryoko Watanabe
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    Hiromi Hirata
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    Kôjirô Kusanagi
    Kôjirô Kusanagi
    Yutaka Nakajima
    Ryûji Katagiri
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    Daiki Katô
    • Okajima
    Toshio Tomogane
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    • Release date
      • September 18, 1979 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Toei Video - DVD box set official webpage
      • Toei Video -VHS releases official webpage
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 探偵物語
    • Production companies
      • Central Arts
      • Nippon Television Network (NTV)
      • Toei Video Company
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      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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