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!
as Iwao Takemura
as Yoko Takemura
as Kazuo Abe
as Shuji Ohmori
as Fukushima Taichirou
as Nomoto Mitsuko
as Tozawa Nobuo
as Maruyama Ryousuke
as Sawafuji Eizou
as Arai Takashi
as Katsuragi Makoto
as Hamano Rie
as Nomoto Toshio
as Kimie
