
Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo (2013)
1h 54m | PG-13
The first in a series of Japanese TV movies about a police detective who has adopted the dress and mannerisms of famous American TV detective Columbo, based on a series of novels by popular mystery author Yasuo Uchida. One day, Detective Takemura Iwao, also known as Shinano's Columbo, becomes the first person to discover a dismembered murder case. At first glance, the case appears to be a simple murder caused by a financial dispute between an uncle and nephew, but Takemura, who is suspicious of this view, pursues the culprit with a dogged investigation in order to unravel the criminal's meticulous plan!
Director: Yuji Nakamae
Studio: TV Tokyo
Genre: Crime, Mystery, TV Movie
Video: 720p
Cast

Yasufumi Terawaki
as Iwao Takemura

Yumi Aso
as Yoko Takemura

Katsunori Takahashi
as Kazuo Abe

Masahiko Nishimura
as Shuji Ohmori

Hatsunori Hasegawa
as Fukushima Taichirou

Miho Miyazawa
as Nomoto Mitsuko