Series synopsis
The Millionaire Detective, also known as 富豪刑事 is a Japanese mystery comedy drama crime television series that premiered on tv asahi on January 13, 2005. It ended on June 23, 2006. It stars Kyoko Fukada, Kazuma Suzuki, Ryuji Sainei and Shinji Yamashita.
What do you get when you mix a granddaughter from an extremely rich family with crime, murder, and a passion for law and justice? Kanbe Miwako, a granddaughter of a super rich millionaire becomes a detective and starts working at a male dominant police station. Her fancy fashion, elegant manners, and upper-class attitudes constantly gets on the nerves of the old-fashioned coworkers. However, to everyone’s surprise, Miwako’s unique investigation lead by an ultra rich sense of value becomes the ke ...
Premise
What do you get when you mix a granddaughter from an extremely rich family with crime, murder, and a passion for law and justice? Kanbe Miwako, a granddaughter of a super rich millionaire becomes a detective and starts working at a male dominant police station. Her fancy fashion, elegant manners, and upper-class attitudes constantly gets on the nerves of the old-fashioned coworkers. However, to everyone’s surprise, Miwako’s unique investigation lead by an ultra rich sense of value becomes the key to solve mysterious cases, one by one!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kyoko Fukada as Miwako Kanbe
- Kazuma Suzuki as Tetsuya Saruwatari
- Ryuji Sainei as Seiichi Nishijima
- Shinji Yamashita as Kumanari Kumakura
- Takeshi Masu as Yoshikazu Tsuruoka
- Kazuyuki Aijima as Torahiko Kitsunezuka
- Susumu Terajima as Koushiro Nunobiki
- Tokuma Nishioka as Ikuzo Kamiyama
Supporting cast
- Isao Natsuyagi as Kikuemon Kanbe
- Yoshie Ichige as Matsue Suzuki
- Yasutaka Tsutsui as Ryuhei Sezaki
- Anna Nose as Sezaki's secretary
- Maho Nonami as Junko Higuchi
- Megumi Nakayama as Hiromi Kikuchi
Guest cast
- Mitsuhiro Oikawa as Shigeo Ootani
- Shigeru Matsuzaki as Haruo Kawamura
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | January 13, 2005 | March 17, 2005 |
| Season 2 | 10 | April 21, 2006 | June 23, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The millionaire detective's trap. | January 13, 2005 |
| 2 | The art museum's millionaire detective | January 20, 2005 |
| 3 | The secret room's millionaire detective | January 27, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 21, 2006 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 28, 2006 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | May 5, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 13, 2005 |
| Last aired | June 23, 2006 |
| Runtime | 49 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:00:00 |