Tuesday Suspense Theater

Tuesday Suspense Theater

"Tuesday Suspense Theater" was broadcast every Tuesday from 21:00 to 22:54 ( JST ) on the Nippon Television network for 24 years from September 29 , 1981 to September 27, 2005. It was a two-hour drama slot. As a general rule, suspense dramas with one complete episode (very rarely, two parts) were broadcast every week from 21:00 to 22:54 ( JST ). It is a broadcast frame. Some episodes also aired horror, historical dramas, and special effects dramas.

Seasons

1. The Spherical Wilderness

Air Date: 1981-09-29

A romantic mystery that depicts a man who could be called the "ghost of World War II" in an era that was said to be "no longer post-war," and the repercussions that accompany it and the shaky feelings of a family . Broadcast on September 29, 1981 from 21:02-22:54 as the first installment of Nippon Television 's " Tuesday Suspense Theater ." In the first episode of the same slot, Nippon Television asked for a drama based on the original work of Seicho Matsumoto, co-starring Toshiro Mifune and Yoko Shimada, and after consideration, this work was selected. Mifune Productions participated in the production, and Yoko Shimada played the same role as Kumiko Nogami in the movie version. Viewership rate: 17.1% ( Video Research research, Kanto area).

2. the missing tanker

Air Date: 1981-10-06

5. What is the truth behind that 300 million yen incident? The flame of father and son

Air Date: 2023-10-27

A human drama inspired by the 300 million yen scandal that occurred in 1968, it depicts the fateful love and conflict between a father and son under dire circumstances. Directed by Noboru Tanaka, starring Tomisaburo Wakayama, Koichi Sato, and others. Yokomizo, a police officer working for the traffic riot police, has high expectations for his son, Kazuhiko. However, Kazuhiko begins to develop a complex about his talented father, and gradually begins to become a delinquent.

1. Shoot the target in the twilight

Air Date: 1982-01-05

20. Woman on the Brink

Air Date: 1982-05-18

Eiko (Junko Sakurada) comes to Yokohama from Tsuwano and encounters a series of murders. But every time the police arrived, they found her body and nothing. Meanwhile, bombings occur one after another, and the busy police refuse to believe Eiko's story. Eiko's friend Yumi (Takae Nakai) is the only one who believes her words and introduces Eiko to Keita (Koichi Sato), a member of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police.

1. Matsumoto Seicho's Fog Flag

Air Date: 1983-01-04

A legal suspense film depicting a woman's irrational revenge against the lawyer who refused to defend her brother

22. Revived Acting

Air Date: 1984-06-05

Eiji (Kobayashi Keiju), who was a qualified lawyer but turned actor and is now a management consultant, has run away from his second wife and is no longer trusted by his son Ken (Koichi Sato). One day, his son Ken was arrested on suspicion of killing his friend. Eiji, a former lawyer, attempts to defend him, but is forced into a corner after a series of failures. A former actor puts on a once-in-a-lifetime play for his son, who is about to be sentenced to death. [The above is quoted from Fuji TV TWO public relations materials]

44. Uncle Ashinaga Murder Case

Air Date: 1989-11-14

Yotaro, a taxi driver, is arrested on suspicion of murdering the company president Iwashima. The son, Kohei, believes in his father's innocence and begins to investigate the truth with his lover Hiromi, but they soon find out that Tetsuya, an orphan and idol singer whom Iwashima was helping as "Uncle Ashinaga", and Seyama, who was extorting money from Iwashima, are suspicious. The guys emerge. And this time, Seyama is killed by someone...

46. The Man Who Eats Dreams

Air Date: 1990-11-27

A demobilized man establishes a microfinance company using the trust of Tokyo University students.

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2004-10-27

1. Incident reporter Yuta Mikami III escape assistance

Air Date: 2005-10-27

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Rating

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Release Date

1981-09-29

Episodes

11 (25 seasons)

Status

Returning Series

Cast

Production Companies

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Nippon Television Network Corporation