Pro Hunter

Japanese TV-series
プロハンターGenreDetective DramaDirected byYasuharu Hasebe
Toru Murakawa
Keiichi Ozawa
Yoichi SaietcStarringMasao Kusakari
Tatsuya Fuji
Kyōhei Shibata
Joe Shishido
Mayumi OgawaTheme music composerAkira Ōtsu
Kazuo TakedaEnding theme"Lonely Heart" by CreationCountry of originJapanOriginal languageJapaneseNo. of episodes25ProductionRunning time46 minutes (per episode)Production companyNTVOriginal releaseNetworkNTVReleaseApril 7 (1981-04-07) –
September 22, 1981 (1981-09-22)

Pro Hunter (プロハンター) was a Japanese comedy-action police TV series. It starred regulars Masao Kusakari, Tatsuya Fuji, Joe Shishido, Mayumi Ogawa, with Kyohei Shibata as a semi-regular.[1][2][3] It ran for 25 episodes in 1981[4] and won popularity.[5][6] Yoichi Sai made his debut as a director in the episode 15.[7]

Plot

Former detective Jun Mizuhara and former Journalist Shunsuke Ryuzaki set up office as a private detective agency " M&R Tantesha" in Yokohama.　Their cases are always dangerous but not profitable.[7][8]

Cast

  • Masao Kusakari as Shunsuke Ryuzaki (Ryu)
  • Tatsuya Fuji as Jun Mizuhara (Mizusan)
  • Joe Shishido as Detective Yuzo Kikushima
  • Kyōhei Shibata as Goto
  • Nenji Kobayashi as Detective Goro Kido
  • Yuko Natori as Yumi
  • Mayumi Ogawa as Reiko Tachibana

References

  1. ^ "プロハンター". ザテレビジョン. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  2. ^ NTV火曜9時 アクションドラマの世界 『大都会』から『プロハンター』まで P.432　ISBN 4907583346
  3. ^ 映画監督 村川透 和製ハードボイルドを作った男 p,101-115　ISBN 9784907583705
  4. ^ "プロハンターとは". kotobank. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. ^ "プロハンター". アマゾン. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  6. ^ "プロハンター". 東映チャンネル. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "プロハンター". DDB. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  8. ^ "プロハンター". 東映ビデオ. Retrieved October 19, 2020.