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The Worst Episodes of Furuhata Ninzaburo

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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 Worst Episode
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#1 - The Resurrection of Death
S4:E11/3/2006
Furuhata investigates a series of bizarre, seemingly random accidental deaths. He zeroes in on the suspected murderer, but loses faith in his instincts when the suspect is himself killed. However, in the end, he ends up solving three murders and catching the real suspect.
Director:Unknown
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0.0/10(0 votes)
#2 - A Fair Murder
S4:E21/4/2006
Ichiro Suzuki, a baseball player obsessed with fair play, murders a man who was blackmailing his brother who is none other than Furuhata's faithful friend Mukojima.
Director:Unknown
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0.0/10(0 votes)
#3 - Final Dance
S4:E31/5/2006
Kyoko Kagami is a pen name for a pair of twin writers. After one sister kills the other, their technical advisor Furuhata investigates. His investigation is complicated by his feelings for the surviving sister.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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8.3/10(3 votes)
#4 - Message from the Dead
S1:E14/13/1994
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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Director:Koki Mitani
Writer:Unknown
9.0/10(1 votes)
#5 - The Moving Corpse
S1:E24/20/1994
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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9.0/10(1 votes)
#6 - The Laughing Corpse
S1:E34/27/1994
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
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The 20 BEST Episodes of Furuhata Ninzaburo

9.0/10(1 votes)
#7 - The Dirty King
S1:E55/11/1994
Shogi 8-dan Yonezawa is no match for Furuhata Ninzaburo after murdering the overseer at the Ryujin Tournament.
Director:Unknown
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9.0/10(1 votes)
#8 - Murder Express
S1:E86/1/1994
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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9.0/10(1 votes)
#9 - Broadcast Murder
S1:E96/8/1994
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
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9.0/10(1 votes)
#10 - The Contradictory Corpse
S1:E106/15/1994
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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9.0/10(1 votes)
#11 - The Final Greeting
S1:E126/29/1994
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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9.0/10(1 votes)
#12 - The Man Who Talks Too Much
S2:E11/10/1996
A successful lawyer kills his mistress and frames Shintaro Imaizumi for the murder. When the lawyer convinces Shintaro to plead guilty, Furuhata becomes suspicious.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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9.0/10(1 votes)
#13 - Master of the Game
S2:E31/24/1996
A devious doctor manipulates a mystery writer into staging his own murder to look like a suicide. The doctor is surprisingly good at all kinds of games (darts, pool, chess etc.) but he is no match for Furuhata when it comes to mind games.
Director:Unknown
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9.0/10(1 votes)
#14 - Red or Blue
S2:E41/31/1996
Shintaro is trapped on a Ferris wheel with a bomb on board and if the amusement park doesn't pay the bomber until noon, it will go off. His only other hope is a young explosives expert whom Furuhata suspects is the bomber.
Director:Unknown
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9.0/10(1 votes)
#15 - Reward for Hypocrisy
S2:E52/7/1996
Furuhata's favorite screenwriter murders her domineering sister with an unknown murder weapon. In order to find the weapon and prove her guilt, Furuhata makes Shintaro become the old woman's servant.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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9.0/10(1 votes)
#16 - Appraisal: Murder
S2:E72/21/1996
A scheming antique dealer murders an old potter who was blackmailing him but his accomplice's thoughtless actions jeopardize his plan.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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9.0/10(1 votes)
#17 - The Rakugo Murder
S3:E14/13/1999
A rakugo comedian kills a fellow student and makes it look like a suicide by faking two alibis. Both take each other's places at different points of the day, leaving a complicated mystery for Furuhata to solve.
Director:Masayuki Suzuki
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Masayuki Suzuki
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9.0/10(1 votes)
#18 - The Hotel Murder
S3:E24/20/1999
A perpetually busy media director murders a politician in his hotel room while engaging in a phone call he would later use as his alibi. His meticulously planned schedule soon meets an obstacle in Furuhata Ninzaburo.
Director:Unknown
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9.0/10(1 votes)
#19 - The Murder in a Small Village
S3:E34/27/1999
Furuhata catches a cold and stops in a small village to recover with his colleagues, getting caught up in the entire community's attempt to cover up a murder.
Director:Unknown
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9.0/10(1 votes)
#20 - The Yoko-chin Anzai Incident
S3:E55/11/1999
Furuhata receives a mysterious invitation to an old friend's house. Beginning to suspect his friend plans to murder his cheating wife, Furuhata realizes this may be his chance to prevent a murder instead of solving one.
Director:Unknown
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9.0/10(1 votes)
#21 - The Housewife Murder
S3:E75/25/1999
A presenter of a Go-based TV program kills her manipulative husband who wanted her to remain a housewife forever. The behavior of their cat proves to be a clue to the crime.
Director:Unknown
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9.0/10(1 votes)
#22 - The Scientist Murder
S3:E86/1/1999
A wheelchair-bound scientist kills his colleague and old friend using a deadly gift and some well-timed phone calls. Saionji quickly suspects the scientist's ex-girlfriend of the crime, but Furuhata remains unconvinced.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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10.0/10(1 votes)
#23 - The Killing Fax
S1:E45/4/1994
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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10.0/10(1 votes)
#24 - The Piano Lesson
S1:E65/18/1994
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
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10.0/10(1 votes)
#25 - Rehearsal for Murder
S1:E75/25/1994
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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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Resurrection of Death" is the worst rated episode of "Furuhata Ninzaburo". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/3/2006. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Fair Murder".