Details
Title: 刑事一代
Title (romaji): Keiji Ichidai
Also known as: Biography of a Detective: The Cases of Hachibei Hiratsuka
Tagline: 平塚八兵衛の昭和事件史
Tagline (romaji): Hiratsuka Hachibe no Showa Jikenshi
Format: Tanpatsu
Viewership rating: 19.4 (1st), 21.6 (2nd)
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast dates: 2009-Jun-20, 2009-Jun-21
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:00
Synopsis
A story of the life of a distinguished detective named Hiratsuka Hachibe, who lived during the Showa Era. The main character of the story, Hachibe, outstandingly solved the incident called the Yoshinobu Case. It was the best-known kidnapping incident after the World War II that became a social phenomenon. While the top management of the police decided to terminate the investigation, Hachibei continued on his own against the orders by his boss, and forced the suspect to confess shortly before the detention period expired. Hachibe spotted contradictory points in one word that the suspect casually mentioned, and eventually drove the suspect into a corner. Around the time of incident, Japan was recovering from the dark years following the War and started to become affluent. Hachibe courageously tackled the incident that symbolized such changing times. --Tokyo Drama Awards
Cast
Watanabe Ken as Hiratsuka Hachibe
Takahashi Katsumi
Koizumi Kotaro
Yamamoto Koji
Aibu Saki
Kimura Tae
Hagiwara Masato
Yo Kimiko
Osugi Ren
Harada Mieko
Shibata Kyohei
Sugimoto Tetta
Production Credits
Screenwriters: Nagasaka Shukei (長坂秀佳), Yoshimoto Masahiro (吉本昌弘)
Producers: Igarashi Fumio, Fujimoto Kazuhiko (藤本一彦), Nakayama Shuichi (中山秀一), Ono Hideki (大野秀樹)
Director: Ishibashi Kan
Recognitions
2nd Tokyo Drama Awards: Best Drama (Tanpatsu)
Keiji Ichidai
