8.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Furuhata Ninzaburo (1994)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.5
Overview
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 the Japanese version of Columbo. The series is a police detective drama starring actor Masakazu Tamura as Furuhata Ninzaburo and Masahiko Nishimura as his stereotypically bumbling sidekick, Shintaro Imaizumi. The program aired weekly and featured a guest villain each time, usually a famous talent in Japan. Pop-stars like SMAP, television hosts like Sanma Akashiya and even sports figures like Ichiro Suzuki have been featured on this program. It was one of the most popular television dramas in the history of Japanese television, having spawned several seasons and TV specials.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
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 the Japanese version of Columbo. The series is a police detective drama starring actor Masakazu Tamura as Furuhata Ninzaburo and Masahiko Nishimura as his stereotypically bumbling sidekick, Shintaro Imaizumi. The program aired weekly and featured a guest villain each time, usually a famous talent in Japan. Pop-stars like SMAP, television hosts like Sanma Akashiya and even sports figures like Ichiro Suzuki have been featured on this program. It was one of the most popular television dramas in the history of Japanese television, having spawned several seasons and TV specials.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Furuhata Ninzaburô is rated 0 (Neutral/Centrist) because it is a classic detective procedural focused on the intellectual puzzle of solving crimes through deduction, deliberately avoiding engagement with broader societal critiques or specific political ideologies.
The movie features traditional casting for its Japanese cultural context, with no explicit DEI-driven casting or recasting of roles. Its narrative is a straightforward detective procedural that does not engage in social commentary or critical portrayal of traditional identities.
Secondary
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Furuhata Ninzaburô is an original Japanese detective drama series. It is not an adaptation of pre-existing material, nor does it feature historical figures or reboot legacy characters. Therefore, no characters exist with a prior canonical gender to be swapped.
Furuhata Ninzaburô is an original Japanese television series featuring Japanese characters portrayed by Japanese actors. There is no prior source material or historical context establishing these characters as a different race, thus no race swap has occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.0
9.0
Critic Ratings
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