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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 Worst Episode
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    Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 4 Episode 1 - The Resurrection of Death
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E1

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 4 Episode 2 - A Fair Murder
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E2

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 4 Episode 3 - Final Dance
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E3

    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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  4. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 1 - Message from the Dead
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    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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  5. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 2 - The Moving Corpse
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    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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  6. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 3 - The Laughing Corpse
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    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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  7. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 5 - The Dirty King
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    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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  8. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 8 - Murder Express
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    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
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    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
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    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 12 - The Final Greeting
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    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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  12. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 2 Episode 1 - The Man Who Talks Too Much
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E1

    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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  13. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 2 Episode 3 - Master of the Game
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E3

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 2 Episode 4 - Red or Blue
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E4

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 2 Episode 5 - Reward for Hypocrisy
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E5

    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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  16. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 2 Episode 7 - Appraisal: Murder
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E7

    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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  17. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 3 Episode 1 - The Rakugo Murder
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S3:E1

    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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  18. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 3 Episode 2 - The Hotel Murder
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E2

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 3 Episode 3 - The Murder in a Small Village
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E3

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 3 Episode 5 - The Yoko-chin Anzai Incident
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E5

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 3 Episode 7 - The Housewife Murder
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E7

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 3 Episode 8 - The Scientist Murder
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E8

    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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  23. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 4 - The Killing Fax
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    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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  24. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 6 - The Piano Lesson
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    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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  25. Furuhata Ninzaburo Season 1 Episode 7 - Rehearsal for Murder
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    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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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".