Ōoka Echizen

Ōoka Echizen (大岡越前) is Japanese a prime-time television jidaigeki series. From March 16, 1970 to March 15, 1999, 402 episodes and 15 seasons were broadcast. Also, a two-hour special aired on March 20, 2006,[1] commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the National Gekijō, which occupies the Monday evening 8:00–8:54 pm time slot on the TBS network, sponsored by Matsushita. It alternated, seasonally, with Mito Kōmon and Edo o Kiru.

This article is about the television series starring Gō Katō. For other uses, see Ōoka Tadasuke.
Ōoka Echizen
GenreJidaigeki
Country of originJapan
No. of episodes402
Production
Running time54 minutes
Release
Original networkTBS
Original releaseMarch 16, 1970 (1970-03-16) –
March 15, 1999 (1999-03-15)

The title character is Ōoka Tadasuke, a historical person who was a magistrate in the city of Edo (the forerunner of modern Tokyo) during the time of Tokugawa Yoshimune in the eighteenth century. The magistrate acted as chief of police, judge and jury. The show was a detective-courtroom program. Actor Gō Katō created the title character and played him throughout the life of the series.[2]

Sōgen Asahina did the title calligraphy. Takeo Yamashita did the music. The series was produced by C.A.L. It has been widely rerun on terrestrial and pay satellite television in Japan. Some episodes available on DVD.

Cast

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References
  1. "大岡越前". kotobank. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. "放送開始50周年 大岡越前". www.jidaugeki.com. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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