Daitsuiseki
Daitsuiseki (大追跡, , literally The Great Chase) was a Japanese comedy-action police TV series. It starred regulars Yūzō Kayama, Masaya Oki, Tatsuya Fuji, Naomi Hase, and Kyohei Shibata, with Fumio Watanabe as a semi-regular. It ran for twenty-six episodes in 1978 and won popularity. It is noted for the ad-libbing and jokes by the cast and staff, which became more frequent as the show wore on.
| Daitsuiseki | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 大追跡 |
| Genre | Detective Drama |
| Directed by | Yasuharu Hasebe Toru Murakawa Keiichi Ozawaetc |
| Starring | Yūzō Kayama Masaya Oki Kyōhei Shibata Naomi Hase Tatsuya Fuji |
| Theme music composer | Yuji Ohno |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 46 minutes (per episode) |
| Production companies | NTV, Toho Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | NTV |
| Release | April 4, 1978 – September 26, 1981 |
Kyohei Shibata appeared as regular cast for the first time in TV drama series.
The final episode was directed by Toru Murakawa who was simultaneously directing the film Satsujin Yūgi featuring Yūsaku Matsuda and Yutaka Nakajima, and thus pulled them in for cameo roles.
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