In the 14th year of the Genroku period, Asano, the head carpenter of Edo Castle, attacked Kira, the master of ceremonies, with a sword, leading to Asano's forced suicide and Kira's punishment being overlooked. Over a year later in Edo city, Shimohashi Hyogo (played by Ken Matsudaira), a carefree ronin and the nephew of Yagyu Yoshitaka (played by Masahiko Tsugawa), is ordered by his uncle to investigate the activities of the Ako Ronin, a group sympathetic to Asano's cause. However, Hyogo, who sympathizes with the Ronin's plight, helps out in times of need, rescuing Oishi Kuranosuke (played by Koutarou Satomi) and Horibe Yahei (played by Kunihiko Mitamura) from danger. He also teams up with Yaenosuke, a newspaper publisher (played by Shingo Yanagisawa), and Otaki, a geisha (played by Yumi Aso), to plan an attack on Kira's estate.

Another 47 Ronins: Genroku Taiheiki

The first in a series of Japanese TV movies about a police detective who has adopted the dress and mannerisms of famous American TV detective Columbo, based on a series of novels by popular mystery author Yasuo Uchida.
 One day, Detective Takemura Iwao, also known as Shinano's Columbo, becomes the first person to discover a dismembered murder case. At first glance, the case appears to be a simple murder caused by a financial dispute between an uncle and nephew, but Takemura, who is suspicious of this view, pursues the culprit with a dogged investigation in order to unravel the criminal's meticulous plan!

Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo

The second in a series of Japanese TV movies about a police detective who has adopted the dress and mannerisms of famous American TV detective Columbo, based on a series of novels by popular mystery author Yasuo Uchida.