Onihei Hankachō (1975 TV series)

Onihei Hankachō
Also known as 鬼平犯科帳
Genre Jidaigeki
Directed by Masahiro Takase
Yoshiki Onoda
Starring Tetsuro Tamba
Takahiro Tamura
Akihiko Hirata
Ichirō Nakatani
Kojiro Hongo
Hiroshi Koizumi
Yōko Nogiwa
Theme music composer Takeo Yamashita
Country of origin Japan
Original language Japanese
No. of episodes 26
Production
Producer Hisao Ichikawa
Running time 45 minutes (per episode)
Production companies NET, Toho
Original release
Network NET
Release April 1975 –
September 1975

Onihei Hankachō (鬼平犯科帳) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1975. It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel by the same title. Tetsuro Tamba plays the role of Heizō Hasegawa.

Plot

The Tokugawa shogunate set special police called Hitsuke Tozoku aratamegata to crack down on crimes. Hasegawa Heizō is a chief of Hitsuke Tōzoku Aratamegata. He is a talented man and feared like an oni by thieves. On the other hand, he is a man with big heart, and some former thieves impressed by his personality are now working for him. Hasegawa and his subordinates help each other to arrest thieves.

Cast

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