TV series
Key Hunter
1968–1973, English.
Key Hunter is a prime-time Japanese television detective series. It aired on Saturday nights in the 9:00–9:56 p.m. time slot on the Tokyo Broadcasting System network from April 6, 1968 to April 7, 1973. There were a total of 262 episodes, and it was one of the most popular action dramas in Japan at the time. The story involved "Key Hunter", a special clandestine unit of the International Police, which endeavored to solve various crimes. "Key Hunter" was a unique TV show, which started out as a grand scale spy thriller never before seen in Japan. The episodes were individually themed on global crimes and political strife. The initial hardboiled theme later evolved to include intellectual elements involving action, and occasionally with comical elements as well. Tetsuro Tamba starred in the 1967 film You Only Live Twice as Japanese Secret Service agent Tiger Tanaka, an ally of James Bond. This role greatly influenced his image in "Key Hunter".
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 262
- Episode length
- 49 min
- Status
- Ended in 1973
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Latest episode
S1 E262: Episode 262
Aired 7 April 1973
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Tetsuro Tamba黒木鉄也 · 262 ep
- Yoko Nogiwa津川啓子 · 262 ep
- Hiroshi Kawaguchi吹雪一郎 · 262 ep
- Hayato Tani島竜彦 · 262 ep
- Sonny Chiba風間洋介 · 262 ep
- Noboru Nakaya村岡室長 · 262 ep
- Hiroshi Miyauchi壇俊介 · 262 ep
- Eiko Ookawa谷口ユミ · 262 ep
- Tadao NakamaruCast · 262 ep
- Takayuki Akutagawa(voice) · 12 ep
- Hiroyuki NishimotoCast · 3 ep
- Ralph JesserCast · 3 ep
Details
- First aired
- 6 April 1968
- Last aired
- 7 April 1973
- Original title
- キイハンター
- Language
- English
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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Key Hunter has 1 season and 262 episodes, about 49 minutes each.
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Yes. Key Hunter ended in 1973, so you can watch the whole story.
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