Pro Hunter (プロハンター) was a Japanese comedy-action police TV series. It starred regulars Masao Kusakari, Tatsuya Fuji, Joe Shishido, Mayumi Ogawa, with Kyohei Shibata as a semi-regular.[1][2][3] It ran for 25 episodes in 1981[4] and won popularity.[5][6] Yoichi Sai made his debut as a director in the episode 15.[7]
| Pro Hunter | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | プロハンター |
| Genre | Detective Drama |
| Directed by | Yasuharu Hasebe Toru Murakawa Keiichi Ozawa Yoichi Saietc |
| Starring | Masao Kusakari Tatsuya Fuji Kyōhei Shibata Joe Shishido Mayumi Ogawa |
| Theme music composer | Akira Ōtsu Kazuo Takeda |
| Ending theme | "Lonely Heart" by Creation |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 46 minutes (per episode) |
| Production company | NTV |
| Original release | |
| Network | NTV |
| Release | April 7 – September 22, 1981 |
Plot edit
Former detective Jun Mizuhara and former Journalist Shunsuke Ryuzaki set up office as a private detective agency " M&R Tantesha" in Yokohama. Their cases are always dangerous but not profitable.[7][8]
Cast edit
- Masao Kusakari as Shunsuke Ryuzaki (Ryu)
- Tatsuya Fuji as Jun Mizuhara (Mizusan)
- Joe Shishido as Detective Yuzo Kikushima
- Kyōhei Shibata as Goto
- Nenji Kobayashi as Detective Goro Kido
- Yuko Natori as Yumi
- Mayumi Ogawa as Reiko Tachibana
References edit
- ^ "プロハンター". ザテレビジョン. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ^ 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 P.432 ISBN 4907583346
- ^ 映画監督 村川透 和製ハードボイルドを作った男 p,101-115 ISBN 9784907583705
- ^ "プロハンターとは". kotobank. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "プロハンター". アマゾン. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ^ "プロハンター". 東映チャンネル. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ^ a b "プロハンター". DDB. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ^ "プロハンター". 東映ビデオ. Retrieved October 19, 2020.