Koki Mitani
Director
Furuhata Ninzaburo Extra: Police Officer Imaizumi Shintaro (1996)
Season 1
Furuhata Ninzaburo's goofy sidekick Shintaro vents his frustrations to the uninterested forensic technician Kuwabara.
Released Jan. 10, 1996
Episode 7 min
None+
Production Companies: Fuji Television Network
S1E1 - Shintaro Returns
While celebrating the solving of another murder, Shintaro realizes he doesn't quite agree with his boss' reasoning. Drunkenly he calls Furuhata.
Jan. 10, 1996, midnight
S1E2 - Shintaro Gets Angry
Shintaro realizes he accidentally pocketed Furuhata's wallet instead of his own. His curiosity gets the better of him and he opens it finding unexpected items inside.
Jan. 17, 1996, midnight
S1E3 - Shintaro Deduces
Shintaro announces that he has better deductive skills than Furuhata so Kuwabara challenges him to find out who ate the contents of his bento box.
Jan. 24, 1996, midnight
S1E4 - Shintaro's Rival
Shintaro's rival Haga visits the laboratory and the two argue over which one Furuhata likes better.
Jan. 31, 1996, midnight
S1E5 - Shintaro Has a Close Call
Kuwabara shows Shintaro some unusual murder weapons including a poisonous spider which accidentally becomes loose in the lab.
Feb. 7, 1996, midnight
S1E6 - Shintaro Pulls a Prank
Kuwabara teaches Shintaro a trick to help him always win at quizzes. Shintaro immediately phones Furuhata to try to catch him out but Furuhata isn't easy to trick.
Feb. 14, 1996, midnight
S1E7 - Shintaro Must Not Lose
While Shintaro is gluing together his Buddha statue which his boss dropped, Mukojima comes to the lab to ask how to get Furuhata to remember his name.
Feb. 21, 1996, midnight
S1E8 - Shintaro vs Magic
Shintaro does not understand a trick used by a recent murderer so Kuwabara endeavours to explain it to him.
Feb. 28, 1996, midnight
S1E9 - Shintaro in A Box
Shintaro hides in a cardboard box to surprise Furuhata but Kuwabara has surprises of his own to spring on the unsuspecting goofball.
March 6, 1996, midnight
S1E10 - Shintaro Strikes Back
Shintaro returns from New York and is thrilled to show his friend Kuwabara all the new things he's learned. But what's hiding in the large cardboard box delivered to the lab?
March 13, 1996, midnight
S1E11 - Shintaro's Farewell
Shintaro is despondent because he thinks Furuhata does not treat him as a human being. Kuwabara and Haga try to raise his spirit through the medium of song.
March 27, 1996, midnight
S1E12 - Mysterious Case in the Sky
After they leave Furuhata looking for his passport in a South American country, Shintaro and Saionji try to watch a movie on a plane in Spanish. The trouble is, neither of them understands the language.
Jan. 3, 2004, midnight
Episode Runtime: 7 min.
Season Runtime: 84 min.
Released: Jan. 10, 1996
Last Air Date: Jan. 3, 2004, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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