
Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo
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!
Top Billed Cast

Yasufumi Terawaki
Iwao Takemura

Yumi Asô
Yoko Takemura

Katsunori Takahashi
Kazuo Abe

Masahiko Nishimura
Shuji Ohmori

Hatsunori Hasegawa
Fukushima Taichirou
Featured Crew

Yuji Nakamae
Director
Yasuo Uchida
Novel
Ichirō Anabuki
Screenplay

Nakagawa Shinko
Producer
Kazuo Kawakami
Associate Producer