Furuhata Ninzaburo

Season 3

The cases of Furuhata Ninzaburô, a Japanese detective inspired by Columbo who solves inverted mysteries with the help of his bumbling sidekick Shintaro Imaizumi.

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11 Episodes

The Rakugo Murder
E1
The Rakugo MurderA rakugo comedian kills a fellow student and makes it look like a suicide by faking two alibis. Both take each other's places at different points of the day, leaving a complicated mystery for Furuhata to solve.
The Hotel Murder
E2
The Hotel MurderA perpetually busy media director murders a politician in his hotel room while engaging in a phone call he would later use as his alibi. His meticulously planned schedule soon meets an obstacle in Furuhata Ninzaburo.
The Murder in a Small Village
E3
The Murder in a Small VillageWhile staying at a remote onsen with an ill Furuhata and Saionji, Shintaro falls in love with a mysterious woman from Tokyo. The next morning, however, she is missing from her room and all the villagers say they've never seen her.
The Dentist Murder
E4
The Dentist MurderA dentist murders her ex-boyfriend and attempts to use Furuhata as his alibi, tricking him and another witness into thinking she was cleaning his teeth at the time of the crime.
The Yoko-chin Anzai Incident
E5
The Yoko-chin Anzai IncidentFuruhata receives a mysterious invitation to an old friend's house. Beginning to suspect his friend plans to murder his cheating wife, Furuhata realizes this may be his chance to prevent a murder instead of solving one.
The Conductor Murder
E6
The Conductor MurderA conductor murders a violist he was having an affair with an seeks to frame her new boyfriend. Strangely, he also kills all of the victim's fish, which Furuhata used to deduce the killer's identity.
The Housewife Murder
E7
The Housewife MurderA presenter of a Go-based TV program kills her manipulative husband who wanted her to remain a housewife forever. The behavior of their cat proves to be a clue to the crime.
The Scientist Murder
E8
The Scientist MurderA wheelchair-bound scientist kills his colleague and old friend using a deadly gift and some well-timed phone calls. Saionji quickly suspects the scientist's ex-girlfriend of the crime, but Furuhata remains unconvinced.
The Airplane Murder
E9
The Airplane MurderAn archaeologist's affair partner accidentally dies during a fight in an airplane bathroom and flees, desperate to hide his secret from his wife. While covering up the crime, he's forced to masquerade as the co-pilot and avoid the child who witnessed his escape. Imaizumi's witnessing of a gremlin on the wing of the plane becomes a dangerous clue.
The Train Hijacking Murder: Part 1
E10
The Train Hijacking Murder: Part 1A shady group kills a young man but fails to recover the bag he stole. To get it back from a subway lost and found, they hack into its control room and stage a train hijacking. Furuhata happens to be on the scene, but the plot proves too complex for him to unravel in one episode.
The Train Hijacking Murder: Part 2
E11
The Train Hijacking Murder: Part 2Furuhata leaves the station with the suspect, intent on dropping off the ransom money. How will he prove the culprits true identity, and what is his opponent planning?