Episodes
1. Message from the Dead
8.3
April 13, 1994
47 min
On a dark and stormy night, Chinami kills her business partner in her remote manor house in the hills. Then the doorbell rings. As luck would have it, it's none other than Inspector Furuhata seeking refuge from the rain.
Guest Stars:
Akina Nakamori, Narushi Ikeda
2. The Moving Corpse
9.0
April 20, 1994
47 min
After killing a woman in a hit and run, a famous Kabuki actor decides to kill the only witness, a theatre security guard, and stage it to look like an accidental fall. Only Furuhata Ninazburo is not convinced.
Guest Stars:
Masaaki Sakai, Kitaro
3. The Laughing Corpse
9.0
April 27, 1994
60 min
Furuhata is called to a scene where a woman has just killed a burglar but a chicken in the oven and a cigarette in the bin make the wily inspector suspicious.
Guest Stars:
Yuko Kotegawa
4. The Killing Fax
10.0
May 4, 1994
60 min
An action-packed night is in store for the police department after a famous writer's wife is kidnapped and he is tasked with delivering the money by the fax-using kidnapper. However, a grammatical question niggles at Furuhata.
Guest Stars:
Tsurube Shofukutei
5. The Dirty King
9.0
May 11, 1994
60 min
Shogi 8-dan Yonezawa is no match for Furuhata Ninzaburo after murdering the overseer at the Ryujin Tournament.
Guest Stars:
Bandō Mitsugorō X
6. The Piano Lesson
10.0
May 18, 1994
60 min
Furuhata Ninzaburô gets involved in the drama surrounding an elite musical academy when he begins suspecting a fierce piano teacher of murdering the school's headmaster.
Guest Stars:
Nana Kinomi
7. Rehearsal for Murder
10.0
May 25, 1994
60 min
During a rehearsal, a beloved samurai movie star kills the despised studio executive. Was it an accident or murder? Furuhata Ninzaburo investigates.
Guest Stars:
Nenji Kobayashi
8. Murder Express
9.0
June 1, 1994
60 min
A trip should be enjoyable but Dr Nakagawa's trip was ruined when he realized he was being tailed by his wife's private eye. He decides to kill the nosy gumshoe on the train home but unfortunately for him, Furuhata Ninzaburo is on board.
Guest Stars:
Takeshi Kaga
9. Broadcast Murder
9.0
June 8, 1994
60 min
During a live broadcast, a TV psychic desperately in need of validation pretends to find a corpse of a man he himself had killed earlier. The only person in the audience not convinced is Inspector Furuhata.
Guest Stars:
Ken Ishiguro
10. The Contradictory Corpse
9.0
June 15, 1994
60 min
A politician's secretary murders his boss and the boss' mistress staging the scene to look like a murder-suicide. However, one of his victims survives and is taken to the hospital for recovery.
Guest Stars:
Kazuki Kosakai
11. Sayonara DJ
10.0
June 22, 1994
60 min
Furuhata and Shintaro are assigned to bodyguard a radio DJ who's been receiving threatening messages. However, the DJ turns out to be the killer with a devious plan and a watertight alibi.
Guest Stars:
Kaori Momoi
