Title: 古畑任三郎 Title (romaji): Furuhata Ninzaburo Also known as: Lieutenant Ninzaburo Furuhata Format: Renzoku Genre: Detective, crime drama Broadcast network: Fuji TV **Synopsis** This series is different from the past detective stories. The Lieutenant is collection of true mystery stories in which the detective, Ninzaburo Furuhata, must solve ingenious crimes and outwit elusive criminals. Although Ninzaburo Furuhata is a government officer, he does not wear a tie. Although he specializes in murder cases, he does not carry a gun. He does not use violence. More than anything, Ninzaburo Furuhata conducts himself as a gentleman, and uncovers the tricks which outwitting genius criminals play by cool reasoning and smooth talking. In every episode, Ninzaburo Furuhata will introduce a different criminal in his memory, and share his experience tracking and interacting with these criminals. **Cast** Day 1 Episode 40 (2006-Jan-03) 21.5 Ishizaka Koji as Tenma Kyosuke, and Fujiwara Tatsuya Day 2 Episode 41 (2006-Jan-04) 27.0 Suzuki Ichiro as himself Day 3 Episode 42 (2006-Jan-05) 29.6 Matsushima Nanako as Oono Momiji/Oono Kaede