TV SERIES

警部補佃次郎

‘Inspector Tsukuda Jirō’ is a police drama series that aired on Nippon Television’s ‘Tuesday Suspense Theatre’ from 1996 to 2005. It ran for a total of 21 episodes. The series was based on works by Shizuko Natsuki and Hitoshi Igarashi. It starred Teruhiko Saigo. The first instalment was set in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, with Tsukuda appearing as a detective at Kanazawa North Police Station. Subsequent episodes were set in Tokyo, with Tsukuda assigned to Harajuku Central Police Station within the Metropolitan Police Department.