Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo

Overview

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!

Release Date

17 October 2013

114 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Iwao Takemura
Yoko Takemura
Shuji Ohmori
Fukushima Taichirou
Nomoto Mitsuko
Maruyama Ryousuke
Sawafuji Eizou
Arai Takashi
Katsuragi Makoto
Hamano Rie