

A Japanese detective cosplays as Peter Falk and somehow it absolutely rules.
The fifth 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.
Acting
Terawaki's uncanny Falk channeling is genuinely committed.
Direction
Nakamae nails the Columbo visual grammar shot-for-shot.

Director
Yuji Nakamae
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Columbo boom' in Japan has persisted since the 70s; this franchise treats American detective worship as sincere artistic tradition, not parody.
Author Yasuo Uchida wrote over 130 mystery novels set in Shinano/Nagano; this character was created specifically because Uchida himself was obsessed with Columbo.
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