Daitsuiseki Explained

Genre:	Detective Drama
Runtime:	46 minutes (per episode)
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese
Num Episodes:	26
Company:	NTV, Toho Company
Network:	NTV
Director:	Yasuharu Hasebe Toru Murakawa Keiichi Ozawaetc
Starring:	Yūzō Kayama Masaya Oki Kyōhei Shibata Naomi Hase Tatsuya Fuji
Theme Music Composer:	Yuji Ohno

was a Japanese comedy-action police TV series. It starred regulars Yūzō Kayama, Masaya Oki, Tatsuya Fuji, Naomi Hase, and Kyohei Shibata, with Fumio Watanabe as a semi-regular. It ran for twenty-six episodes in 1978 and won popularity.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is noted for the ad-libbing and jokes by the cast and staff, which became more frequent as the show wore on.

Kyohei Shibata appeared as regular cast for the first time in TV drama series.^[4]

The final episode was directed by Toru Murakawa who was simultaneously directing the film Satsujin Yūgi featuring Yūsaku Matsuda and Yutaka Nakajima, and thus pulled them in for cameo roles.

Cast

• Yūzō Kayama^[5] as Eiichi Nitta
• Tatsuya Fuji as Shinsuke Mizuhara
• Masaya Oki as Shiro Yabuki
• Kyōhei Shibata (actor) as Minoru Takimoto
• Naomi Hase as Kayoko Yuki
• Fumio Watanabe as Iwao Takaoka

Episodes

• 1. Haienaga Atsumatta directed by Yasuharu Hasebe
• 2. Snaipah no Megahikaku directed by Yasuharu Hasebe
• 3. Akujo ga Odoru directed by Tōru Murakawa
• 4. Dono wo Ute directed by Tōru Murakawa
• 5. Sennyu Keiji directed by Yasuharu Hasebe
• 6 .Waruwa Nemurasero directed by Yasuharu Hasebe
• 7. Satsutaba to Akaibara directed by Tōru Murakawa
• 8. Hissino Tsuiso directed by Tōru Murakawa
• 9. Genkin Yusousha Godatsu directed by Yukihiro Sawada
• 10. Mimi directed by Yukihiro Sawada
• 11. Mehyoga Tanda directed by Yukio Noda
• 12. Koroshiya ni Hakaganai directed by Yukio Noda
• 13. Yokohama Chinpirabugi directed by Tōru Murakawa
• 14. Daigyakuten directed by Tōru Murakawa
• 15. Kuroikage directed by Ken Matsumori
• 16. Bōkōma W directed by Kiyoshi Nishimura
• 17. Koroshiya directed by Kiyoshi Nishimura
• 18. Lady killer directed by Ken Matsumori
• 19. Gofuyona Teishu Shimatsushimasu directed by Kazutaka Sakurai
• 20. Hinomaru Gurentai directed by Kazutaka Sakurai
• 21. Kikenna Highway directed by Kiyoshi Nishimura
• 22. Jyunoko no Mystery zone directed by Kiyoshi Nishimura
• 23. Satsujin Wanted directed by Keiichi Ozawa
• 24. Bōsatsuma directed by Keiichi Ozawa
• 25. Yokohama connection directed by Yōnosuke Koike
• 26. Sayonara wa Dangande directed by Tōru Murakawa

Links

• Information and episode guide (in Japanese)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daitsuiseki Famirii Gekijõ. 18 February 2012.
2. Web site: Daitsuisekiとは. kotobank. 30 December 2020.
3. Web site: 大追跡. ドラマデータ. 30 December 2020.
4. 『NTV火曜9時 アクションドラマの世界 「大都会」から「プロハンター」まで』（2015年、DU BOOKS）第三章「大追跡」（pp. 170–173）
5. Web site: 加山雄三 Yuzo Kayama biography. 2021-01-05. Japanese. Kinema Junpo.