Ōoka Echizen

This article is about the television series starring Gō Katō. For other uses, see Ōoka Tadasuke.

Ōoka Echizen
Genre	Jidaigeki
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	402
Production
Running time	54 minutes
Release
Original network	TBS
Picture format	SD 480i
Original release	March 16, 1970 (1970-03-16) – March 15, 1999 (1999-03-15)

Ōoka Echizen (大岡越前) was a long-running prime-time television jidaigeki in Japan. 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, 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.

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.

Among the characters were many who appeared in several years. For two decades, Muga Takewaki played Sakakibara Iori, a doctor at the Koishikawa Yōjōsho (the Koishikawa "city hospital"). Chiezō Kataoka acted as Tadasuke's father until his death in 1983. Tadasuke's wife was initially portrayed by Masayo Utsunomiya; after the 1983 season Wakako Sakai replaced her and continued until 1985. Later that year, Yoshie Taira took on the role, and continued for the remainder of the series. Shiho, the apprentice doctor, appeared from 1983 to 1996. Actress Ritsuko Nemoto portrayed her, and returned for the 2006 special, as did Takewaki and Taira. Takashi Yamaguchi appeared occasionally as Yoshimune. He, Gentarō Takahashi as the beat cop Tatsuzō, and Katō in the title role were the only three who appeared in series from beginning to end, as well as in the 2006 special. Sanae Tsuchida was in the cast from 1970 to 1975.

Additional roles included members of the police force, maids in the Ōoka household, and the women of the eatery the police frequented. There was a narrator too. In one season it was Hidekatsu Shibata.

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.

Sources

This article incorporates material from 大岡越前 (TBSドラマ) (Ōoka Echizen (TBS drama)) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved March 15, 2008.

External links

C.A.L site for Ōoka Echizen
TBS page for 2006 special
Fan site

TBS (JNN) National Theater→Panasonic Drama Theater→Monday Mystery Theater

National Gekijō
(January 1, 1964 – September 22, 2008)

1960s	Mito Kōmon

1970s	Ōoka Echizen Mito Kōmon 2 Ōoka Echizen 2 Mito Kōmon 3 Ōoka Echizen 3 Mito Kōmon 4 Edo o Kiru Mito Kōmon 5 Ōoka Echizen 4 Mito Kōmon 6 Edo o Kiru II Mito Kōmon 7 Edo o Kiru III Mito Kōmon 8 Ōoka Echizen 5 Mito Kōmon 9 Edo o Kiru IV Mito Kōmon 10

1980s	Edo o Kiru V Mito Kōmon 11 Edo o Kiru VI Mito Kōmon 12 Ōoka Echizen 6 Mito Kōmon 13 Ōoka Echizen 7 Mito Kōmon 14 Ōoka Echizen 8 Mito Kōmon 15 Ōoka Echizen 9 Mito Kōmon 16 Edo o Kiru VII Mito Kōmon 17 Ōoka Echizen 10 Mito Kōmon 18 Ton Deru! Hiraga Gen'nai Mito Kōmon 19

1990s	Ōoka Echizen 11 Mito Kōmon 20 Ōoka Echizen 12 Mito Kōmon 21 Ōoka Echizen 13 Mito Kōmon 22 Edo o Kiru VIII Mito Kōmon 23 Mito Kōmon Gaiden Kagerō Ninpōchō Mito Kōmon 24 Ōoka Echizen 14 Mito Kōmon 25 Minamimachi Bugyō Jikenchō Ikare! Kyūma Mito Kōmon 26 Ōoka Echizen 15 Mito Kōmon 27 Minamimachi Bugyō Jikenchō Ikare! Kyūma 2

2000s	Mito Kōmon 28 Ōedo o Kakeru! Mito Kōmon 29 Kochira Daisan Shakaibu Mito Kōmon 30 Kochira Hon'ikegamisho Mito Kōmon 31 Kochira Hon'ikegamisho 2 Mito Kōmon 32 Mito Kōmon 1000 Memorial 3-hour Special Kochira Hon'ikegamisho 3 Mito Kōmon 33 Kochira Hon'ikegamisho 4 Mito Kōmon 34 Kochira Hon'ikegamisho 5 Mito Kōmon 35 Mito Kōmon 2-hour Special Ōoka Echizen 2-hour Special Tokumei! Keiji Don Kame Mito Kōmon 36 Asakusa Fukumaru Ryokan Mito Kōmon 37 Asakusa Fukumaru Ryokan 2 Mito Kōmon 38 Ando Natsu

Panasonic Drama Theater
(October 13, 2008 – March 18, 2013)

2000s	Mito Kōmon 39 Hanchō Mito Kōmon 40

2010s	Hanchō 2 Mito Kōmon 41 Hanchō 3 Mito Kōmon 42 Hanchō 4 Mito Kōmon 43 Mito Kōmon Final Episode Special Stepfather, Step Hanchō 5 Naniwa Shōnen Tanteidan Perfect Blue Hanchō 6

Monday Mystery Theater
(April 15, 2013 – March 23, 2015)

2010s	Kakushō Namonaki Doku Keiji no Manazashi Inpei Sōsa White Lab Petero no Sōretsu Sakura: Jiken o Kiku On'na Keibuho Sugiyama Shintarō

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