Comments on: 「古畑任三郎でした。」 http://whiteperil.com/2006/01/03/%e3%80%8c%e5%8f%a4%e7%95%91%e4%bb%bb%e4%b8%89%e9%83%8e%e3%81%a7%e3%81%97%e3%81%9f%e3%80%82%e3%80%8d/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:45:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sean Kinsell http://whiteperil.com/2006/01/03/%e3%80%8c%e5%8f%a4%e7%95%91%e4%bb%bb%e4%b8%89%e9%83%8e%e3%81%a7%e3%81%97%e3%81%9f%e3%80%82%e3%80%8d/comment-page-1/#comment-2112 Sean Kinsell Fri, 06 Jan 2006 07:20:51 +0000 http://whiteperil.com/?p=1125#comment-2112 Well, it was Ichiro. <i>Furuhata Ninzaburo</i>, like <i>Columbo</i>, often has celebrities guest star as murderers. (Well, a lot of the guest stars on <i>Columbo</i> were pretty washed up--George Hamilton, anyone?) I think SMAP was on twice--there was at least one where all five of them did this sort of tag-team Rube Goldberg murder machine before a big concert. It was great fun. The series is all available at the video store, if you ever get a TV and are interested. It's cool if you're a foreigner because, of course, a lot of times the key to the solution is something very Japanese. The first episode, you had to think about what sort of person would mix formal and informal verb forms in order to place the <i>maru-ten</i> aesthetically. In another, a woman was coshed by her sister while shaving <i>katsuo</i> on one of those big, vicious planes. Two years ago, they worked in the fact that it was about to become the Year of the Monkey. Well, it was Ichiro. Furuhata Ninzaburo, like Columbo, often has celebrities guest star as murderers. (Well, a lot of the guest stars on Columbo were pretty washed up–George Hamilton, anyone?) I think SMAP was on twice–there was at least one where all five of them did this sort of tag-team Rube Goldberg murder machine before a big concert. It was great fun. The series is all available at the video store, if you ever get a TV and are interested. It’s cool if you’re a foreigner because, of course, a lot of times the key to the solution is something very Japanese. The first episode, you had to think about what sort of person would mix formal and informal verb forms in order to place the maru-ten aesthetically. In another, a woman was coshed by her sister while shaving katsuo on one of those big, vicious planes. Two years ago, they worked in the fact that it was about to become the Year of the Monkey.

]]> By: Jeremy Fuller http://whiteperil.com/2006/01/03/%e3%80%8c%e5%8f%a4%e7%95%91%e4%bb%bb%e4%b8%89%e9%83%8e%e3%81%a7%e3%81%97%e3%81%9f%e3%80%82%e3%80%8d/comment-page-1/#comment-2111 Jeremy Fuller Fri, 06 Jan 2006 04:40:08 +0000 http://whiteperil.com/?p=1125#comment-2111 That's what was going on with Furuhata-san. <BR /> <BR />Many years ago, my first Japanese teacher showed me an episode of that show. <BR /> <BR />The other day, on the train with my girlfriend (both of us are originally from the Pacific Northwest), I saw a poster with Furuhata... and Ichiro?? <BR /> <BR />"Honey, is that the Ichiro from Seattle? Or is he just some amazing look alike that also has his name written in Katakana?" <BR /> <BR />"No, dear, that's not Ichiro." <BR /> <BR />Thus ended the conversation. <BR /> <BR />I don't have a television here in Japan, so I am out of the television loop. Although, I have seen the same actor doing ham commercials, and that made my day. <BR /> <BR />Yes, I just randomly found your journal while looking for something related to Japanese politics. That’s what was going on with Furuhata-san.

Many years ago, my first Japanese teacher showed me an episode of that show.

The other day, on the train with my girlfriend (both of us are originally from the Pacific Northwest), I saw a poster with Furuhata… and Ichiro??

“Honey, is that the Ichiro from Seattle? Or is he just some amazing look alike that also has his name written in Katakana?”

“No, dear, that’s not Ichiro.”

Thus ended the conversation.

I don’t have a television here in Japan, so I am out of the television loop. Although, I have seen the same actor doing ham commercials, and that made my day.

Yes, I just randomly found your journal while looking for something related to Japanese politics.

]]> By: Sean Kinsell http://whiteperil.com/2006/01/03/%e3%80%8c%e5%8f%a4%e7%95%91%e4%bb%bb%e4%b8%89%e9%83%8e%e3%81%a7%e3%81%97%e3%81%9f%e3%80%82%e3%80%8d/comment-page-1/#comment-2110 Sean Kinsell Thu, 05 Jan 2006 15:36:36 +0000 http://whiteperil.com/?p=1125#comment-2110 Cool. I'll have to check it out. But the Mitani mystery well must have been running pretty dry for this Nanako Matsujima episode to be plotted this way. Oy! Cool. I’ll have to check it out. But the Mitani mystery well must have been running pretty dry for this Nanako Matsujima episode to be plotted this way. Oy!

]]> By: Zak http://whiteperil.com/2006/01/03/%e3%80%8c%e5%8f%a4%e7%95%91%e4%bb%bb%e4%b8%89%e9%83%8e%e3%81%a7%e3%81%97%e3%81%9f%e3%80%82%e3%80%8d/comment-page-1/#comment-2109 Zak Thu, 05 Jan 2006 13:59:43 +0000 http://whiteperil.com/?p=1125#comment-2109 I highly recommend <i>Oosama no resutoran</i>, also written by Mitani Kouki. It's an old "dorama" of about 12 episodes, with many actors who are now famous but who were then just part of Mitani's group. The writing is very funny and erudite, much much better than the slapstic humor that you find on most J TV. I think they have it in decent video stores. I highly recommend Oosama no resutoran, also written by Mitani Kouki. It’s an old “dorama” of about 12 episodes, with many actors who are now famous but who were then just part of Mitani’s group. The writing is very funny and erudite, much much better than the slapstic humor that you find on most J TV. I think they have it in decent video stores.

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