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The Best Episodes of Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1

Every episode of Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1!

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Furuhata Ninzaburō is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes in 2006. It was written by Japanese playwright Kōki Mitani and is often referred to as

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 1 - Message from the Dead
    8.4/10(37 votes)

    #1 - Message from the Dead

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Koki Mitani
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 2 - The Moving Corpse
    7.9/10(22 votes)

    #2 - The Moving Corpse

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 3 - The Laughing Corpse
    6.5/10(21 votes)

    #3 - The Laughing Corpse

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 4 - The Killing Fax
    7.9/10(26 votes)

    #4 - The Killing Fax

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 5 - The Dirty King
    7.3/10(21 votes)

    #5 - The Dirty King

    S1:E5

    Shogi 8-dan Yonezawa is no match for Furuhata Ninzaburo after murdering the overseer at the Ryujin Tournament.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 6 - The Piano Lesson
    7.3/10(21 votes)

    #6 - The Piano Lesson

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 7 - Rehearsal for Murder
    6.7/10(20 votes)

    #7 - Rehearsal for Murder

    S1:E7

    During a rehearsal, a beloved samurai movie star kills the despised studio executive. Was it an accident or murder? Furuhata Ninzaburo investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 8 - Murder Express
    7.3/10(19 votes)

    #8 - Murder Express

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 9 - Broadcast Murder
    7.6/10(21 votes)

    #9 - Broadcast Murder

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 10 - The Contradictory Corpse
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #10 - The Contradictory Corpse

    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 11 - Sayonara DJ
    7.7/10(17 votes)

    #11 - Sayonara DJ

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 12 - The Final Greeting
    6.8/10(18 votes)

    #12 - The Final Greeting

    S1:E12

    What happens when the killer you are hunting is your superior? Furuhata is about to find out after he begins suspecting the legendary Superintendent Kogure of murdering the man who killed his daughter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Message from the Dead" is the best rated episode of "Furuhata Ninzaburo" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 37 votes. Directed by Koki Mitani and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/13/1994. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Moving Corpse".