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Tantei monogatari

IMDb ID: tt0361245 · Year: 1979 · Rating: 8.5 (41 votes)

Genres: Action · Comedy

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

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVSeriesAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Detective Story
Canada: The Detective Story (English)
United Kingdom: The Detective Story
Ireland: The Detective Story (English)
India: The Detective Story (English)
New Zealand: The Detective Story (English)
United States: The Detective Story
World-wide: The Detective Story (English)
South Africa: The Detective Story (English)
Italy: Tantei monogatari
Japan: 探偵物語 (Japanese)
探偵物語
Release Date1979-09-18IMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsjapanese drama
detective
Production CompaniesCentral Arts
Nippon Television Network (NTV)
Toei Video Company
Official SitesToei Video - DVD box set official webpage - http://www.toei-video.co.jp/data/tanteibox/
Toei Video -VHS releases official webpage - http://www.toei-video.co.jp/data/special/tantei/
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361245/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0361245.jpgUpdated At2025-03-07T14:15:04

Stars

Yûsaku Matsuda
Mikio Narita
Kaori Takeda
Michihiro Yamanishi
Nancy Cheney
Tatsumi Nikamoto
Tetsuo Nose
Mitsuko Baishō
Hiroshi Shimizu
Osamu Shigematsu

Directors

Tōru Murakawa
Yukihiro Sawada
Keiichi Ozawa
Kiyoshi Nishimura
Yasuharu Hasebe
Akira Katō
Yônosuke Koike
Kan Nishimura
Mitsuyoshi Hikawa
Miyoshi Hikawa

Writers

Akio Ido
Hiroshi Kashiwabara
Chiho Katsura
Nobumitsu Kodaka
Shoichi Maruyama
Yuki Miyata
Koichi Nakajima
Machiko Nasu
Susumu Saji
Yoshio Shirasaka
Yôzô Tanaka
Eiichi Uchida
Masaaki Wakuda
Atsushi Yamatoya

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Yûsaku Matsuda | Character: Shunsaku Kudô
Actor: Mikio Narita | Character: Detective Hattori, Hattori
Actor: Kaori Takeda | Character: Kaori
Actor: Michihiro Yamanishi | Character: Detective Matsumoto, Matsumoto
Actor: Nancy Cheney | Character: Nancy
Actor: Tatsumi Nikamoto | Character: Actor
Actor: Tetsuo Nose | Character: Tattoo guy
Actor: Mitsuko Baishō | Character: Masako
Actor: Hiroshi Shimizu | Character: Iizuka
Actor: Osamu Shigematsu | Character: Dandy
Actor: Yukiko Tachibana | Character: Ho
Actor: Ryoko Watanabe | Character: Ho
Actor: Hiromi Hirata | Character: Ho
Actor: Kōjirō Kusanagi | Character: Actor
Actor: Yutaka Nakajima | Character: Actress
Actor: Ryûji Katagiri | Character: Jiro, Miyamoto
Actor: Toshio Tomogane | Character: Actor
Actor: Daiki Katô | Character: Okajima
Actor: Jôji Sawada | Character: Tamashima
Actor: Mami Yuki | Character: Mari
Actor: Chigusa Takayama | Character: Madam in the Restaurant
Actor: Miyuki Matsuda | Character: Actress
Actor: Noboru Mitani | Character: Fortune teller
Actor: Sakae Umezu | Character: Actor
Actor: Hatsuo Yamaya | Character: Actor
Actor: Eiko Nagashima | Character: Actress
Actor: Yutaka Hayashi | Character: Actor
Actor: Kōichi Iwaki | Character: Kinoshita
Actor: Hiroshi Kondō | Character: Okajima's father
Actor: Masato Furuoya | Character: Actor
Actor: Akira Shioji | Character: Actor
Actor: Gajirô Satô | Character: Actor
Actor: Genji Kawai | Character: Actor
Actor: Iwao Dan | Character: Actor
Actor: Kibaji Tankobo | Character: Actor
Actor: Masakazu Kuwayama | Character: Actor
Actor: Kenji Imai | Character: Actor
Actor: Akio Yokoyama | Character: Noodle guy
Actor: Minoru Uchida | Character: Ichijo
Actor: Gorō Kataoka | Character: Actor
Actor: Noriko Masuda | Character: Actress
Actor: Eimei Esumi | Character: Actor
Actor: Hidetoshi Kageyama | Character: takashi Okajima
Actor: Kenji Shiiya | Character: Actor
Actor: Shinji Sekikawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Yûko Hanai | Character: Gay guy
Actor: Kenji Isomura | Character: Actor
Actor: Minori Terada | Character: Hamada
Actor: Yuko Katagiri | Character: Yuki
Actor: Nodoka Kawai | Character: Actress
Actor: Osamu Tsuruoka | Character: Bartender
Actor: Chihiro Megumi | Character: Stripper
Actor: Kiyoharu Kitano | Character: Restaurant Manager
Actor: Masamitsu Hirota | Character: Detective
Actor: Keikichi Iochi | Character: Detective
Actor: Kiwako Izumi | Character: Madam in the Restaurant
Actor: Katsumi Kaneko | Character: Madam in the Restaurant
Actor: Hideki Arai | Character: Ticket Collector
Actor: Shôichiro Yoshimura | Character: Okada
Actor: Keisuke Hanada | Character: Nakajima
Actor: Eiji Takakura | Character: Actor
Actor: Satoru Matsuo | Character: Actor
Actor: Masaru Shiga | Character: Aoi
Actor: Mieko Harada | Character: Actress
Actor: Shinji Tôdô | Character: kazuo (as Kosuke Kayama)
Actor: Kirin Kiki | Character: Sanae mita
Actor: Takeshi Kaga | Character: Actor
Actor: Natsuko Yashiro | Character: Emi
Actor: Yū Fujiki | Character: Actor
Actor: Ittoku Kishibe | Character: Journalist
Actor: Yutaka Mizutani | Character: Actor
Actor: Shin Kishida | Character: Actor
Actor: Mako Midori | Character: Actress
Actor: Yûko Asuka | Character: Tami
Actor: Gorô Mutsumi | Character: Sakakibara
Actor: Bunjaku Han | Character: Akiko
Actor: Kumi Taguchi | Character: Wife
Actor: Miyoko Akaza | Character: Actress
Actor: Isamu Nagato | Character: Actor
Actor: Ryōhei Uchida | Character: Actor
Actor: Takashi Fujiki | Character: Actor
Actor: Morio Kazama | Character: Actor
Actor: Miyako Yamaguchi | Character: Actress
Actor: Tatsuya Hamaguchi | Character: tatsuya Okajima
Actor: Katsumi Muramatsu | Character: Actor
Actor: Rin'ichi Yamamoto | Character: Actor
Actor: Arihiro Fujimura | Character: Actor
Actor: Ryūtarō Ōtomo | Character: Actor
Actor: Rei Okamoto | Character: Actress
Actor: Takeshige Hatanaka | Character: Actor
Actor: Rika Miura | Character: Shizuho
Actor: Eiko Muramatsu | Character: Actress
Actor: Yoshirô Kitahara | Character: Pimp
Actor: Masataka Naruse | Character: Actor
Actor: Akio Hasegawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Akiko Kudô | Character: Actress
Actor: Yuki Nohira | Character: Actress
Actor: Kyōko Aoyama | Character: Actress
Actor: Koreharu Hisatomi | Character: Actor
Actor: Tako Hachirô | Character: Actor
Actor: Jirō Kawarazaki | Character: Actor
Actor: Yukari Yamamoto | Character: Kyoko
Actor: Toby Kadoguchi | Character: Baba
Actor: Izumi Asuka | Character: Actress
Actor: Yôko Kurita | Character: Actress
Actor: Kensuke Tamai | Character: Super
Actor: Yūdai Ishiyama | Character: Jiro toyama
Actor: Saburô Shôji | Character: Actor
Actor: Kazuo Arai | Character: Actor
Actor: Masahiro Yoshiwara | Character: Actor
Actor: Chin Naitô | Character: Goro
Actor: Sô Takizawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Yuki Horn | Character: Actress
Actor: Masahiro Takashina | Character: yuji Okajima
Actor: Yôko Maeno | Character: Hostess
Actor: Mayumi Ogi | Character: Taeko
Actor: Yasuji Tonoyama | Character: Actor
Actor: Takashi Furukawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Rena Mihara | Character: Actress
Actor: Shirô Matsuzawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Akio Tanigawa | Character: Detective Nishida
Actor: Rocky Hata | Character: Ikeuchi
Actor: Chiaki Mizumoto | Character: Waitress
Actor: Yoshiyuki Ohkawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Ryôko Manabe | Character: Actress
Actor: Makoto Morikawa | Character: Boy
Actor: Lucy Kayama | Character: Wrestler
Actor: Akira Emoto | Character: Businessman
Actor: Reiko Ike | Character: Actress
Actor: Akira Nakao | Character: Actor
Actor: Hideyo Amamoto | Character: Actor
Actor: Reiko Tajima | Character: Actress
Actor: Renji Ishibashi | Character: Actor
Actor: Toshie Negishi | Character: Taeko
Actor: Yûki Mizuhara | Character: Actress
Actor: Jun Fubuki | Character: Actress
Actor: Junko Miyashita | Character: Actress
Actor: Kentarô Shimizu | Character: Actor
Actor: Eri Kanuma | Character: Actress
Actor: Rokkô Toura | Character: Actor
Actor: Kōji Nanbara | Character: Actor
Actor: Tokuko Watanabe | Character: Actress
Actor: Ryōji Hayama | Character: Actor
Actor: Jun Tatara | Character: Actor
Actor: Kôji Fujiyama | Character: Actor
Actor: Ryô Tamura | Character: Actor
Actor: Reiko Kayama | Character: Actress
Actor: Hiromi Okamoto | Character: Actress
Actor: Gō Awazu | Character: Actor
Actor: Joe Yamanaka | Character: George
Actor: Shôhei Yamamoto | Character: Actor
Actor: Hiroshi Hasegawa | Character: Boss
Actor: Hitoshi Ōmae | Character: Actor
Actor: Hirokazu Inoue | Character: Actor
Actor: Akira Hamada | Character: Actor
Actor: Kaku Takashina | Character: Actor
Actor: Hajime Hana | Character: Actor
Actor: Seiya Satô | Character: Actor
Actor: Shinobu Yûki | Character: Actress
Actor: Hajime Tanimoto | Character: Actor
Actor: Shunichi Okita | Character: Actor
Actor: Mitsuyo Asaka | Character: Actress
Actor: Remi Kitagawa | Character: Actress
Actor: Toshizō Kudō | Character: Actor
Actor: Ryōichi Kusanagi | Character: Actor
Actor: Takashi Shikauchi | Character: Actor
Actor: Jun'ichi Takagi | Character: Actor
Actor: Tsutomu Harada | Character: Actor
Actor: Ban Kojika | Character: Actor
Actor: Ryûta Mine | Character: Actor
Actor: Kaoru Imamura | Character: Actress
Actor: Hyōe Enoki | Character: Actor
Actor: Osamu Shigematu | Character: Actor
Actor: Tetsurô Maeda | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Tōru Murakawa | Role: Director
Name: Yukihiro Sawada | Role: Director
Name: Keiichi Ozawa | Role: Director
Name: Kiyoshi Nishimura | Role: Director
Name: Yasuharu Hasebe | Role: Director
Name: Akira Katō | Role: Director
Name: Yônosuke Koike | Role: Director
Name: Kan Nishimura | Role: Director
Name: Mitsuyoshi Hikawa | Role: Director
Name: Miyoshi Hikawa | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Akio Ido | Role: Writer
Name: Hiroshi Kashiwabara | Role: Writer
Name: Chiho Katsura | Role: Writer
Name: Nobumitsu Kodaka | Role: Writer
Name: Shoichi Maruyama | Role: Writer
Name: Yuki Miyata | Role: Writer
Name: Koichi Nakajima | Role: Writer
Name: Machiko Nasu | Role: Writer
Name: Susumu Saji | Role: Writer
Name: Yoshio Shirasaka | Role: Writer
Name: Yôzô Tanaka | Role: Writer
Name: Eiichi Uchida | Role: Writer
Name: Masaaki Wakuda | Role: Writer
Name: Atsushi Yamatoya | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Ryoji Ito | Role: Producer
Name: Mitsuru Kurosawa | Role: Producer
Name: Norio Katô | Role: Producer
Name: Tatsurō Shigaki | Role: Producer
Name: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Role: Producer
Name: Toshio Satô | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Shogun | Role: Composer
Name: Seiji Suzuki | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Yoshihiro Yamazaki | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Jun Nabeshima | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Akiyoshi Satani | Role: Art Director

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361245/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: September 18, 1979

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

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