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Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo

2013

114 minutes

CrimeMysteryTV Movie

Overview

The first in a series of Japanese TV movies about a police detective who has adopted the dress and mannerisms of famous American TV detective Columbo, based on a series of novels by popular mystery author Yasuo Uchida. One day, Detective Takemura Iwao, also known as Shinano's Columbo, becomes the first person to discover a dismembered murder case. At first glance, the case appears to be a simple murder caused by a financial dispute between an uncle and nephew, but Takemura, who is suspicious of this view, pursues the culprit with a dogged investigation in order to unravel the criminal's meticulous plan!

Top Cast

Yasufumi Terawaki headshot

Yasufumi Terawaki

Iwao Takemura

Yumi Asô headshot

Yumi Asô

Yoko Takemura

Katsunori Takahashi headshot

Katsunori Takahashi

Kazuo Abe

Masahiko Nishimura headshot

Masahiko Nishimura

Shuji Ohmori

Hatsunori Hasegawa headshot

Hatsunori Hasegawa

Fukushima Taichirou

Miho Miyazawa headshot

Miho Miyazawa

Nomoto Mitsuko

Toshifumi Muramatsu headshot

Toshifumi Muramatsu

Tozawa Nobuo

Yoichi Nukumizu headshot

Yoichi Nukumizu

Maruyama Ryousuke

Shigemitsu Ogi headshot

Shigemitsu Ogi

Sawafuji Eizou

Kyūsaku Shimada headshot

Kyūsaku Shimada

Arai Takashi

Ken Shonozaki headshot

Ken Shonozaki

Katsuragi Makoto

Saori Takizawa headshot

Saori Takizawa

Hamano Rie

Sō Yamanaka headshot

Sō Yamanaka

Nomoto Toshio

Ryoko Yui headshot

Ryoko Yui

Kimie