TV series
Detective Story
1979–1980, Japanese, on Nippon TV.
After five years of service as a cop in San Francisco, Shunsaku Kudo becomes a private detective in Tokyo.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 27
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Status
- Ended in 1980
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S1 E27: Downtown Blues
Aired 1 April 1980
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
Details
- First aired
- 18 September 1979
- Last aired
- 1 April 1980
- Network
- Nippon TV
- Original title
- 探偵物語
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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Detective Story: quick answers
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How many seasons of Detective Story are there?
Detective Story has 1 season and 27 episodes, about 45 minutes each.
Is Detective Story finished?
Yes. Detective Story ended in 1980, so you can watch the whole story.
Which OTT platform is Detective Story on?
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