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.[1][2][3] 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
GenreDetective Drama
Directed byYasuharu Hasebe
Toru Murakawa
Keiichi Ozawaetc
StarringYūzō Kayama
Masaya Oki
Kyōhei Shibata
Naomi Hase
Tatsuya Fuji
Theme music composerYuji Ohno
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time46 minutes (per episode)
Production companiesNTV, Toho Company
Release
Original networkNTV
Picture formatFilm
Original releaseApril 4, 1978 (1978-04-04) 
September 26, 1981 (1981-09-26)

Kyohei Shibata appeared as regular cast for the first time in TV drama series.[4]

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.

Cast

References

  1. "Daitsuiseki | Famirii Gekijõ". Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  2. "Daitsuisekiとは". kotobank. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. "大追跡". ドラマデータ. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. 『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』(2015年、DU BOOKS)第三章「大追跡」(pp. 170–173)ISBN 4907583346
  5. "加山雄三 Yuzo Kayama biography" (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2021-01-05.

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