Shūchakueki Series (終着駅シリーズ, Terminal Station Series), also known as Morimura Seiichi no Shūchakueki, is a Japanese long-running prime-time television detective drama series in Japan that first aired on TV Asahi in 1990. Based on Seiichi Morimura's Ushiokeiji no Jikenbo series.
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi played the lead role in the first four episodes, Tsurutaro Kataoka has been playing the lead role since the fifth episode. Masanao Ushio is a detective of Nishi Shinjuku Police station, his nickname is Moo-san. He solves incidents with his great insight and intelligence.
Some episodes have aired on KIKU with English subtitles. The DVD box was released on November 8, 2023.
Contents
Cast
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as Masanao Ushio (Episode 1–4)
Gen Kimura as Hirabayashi (Episode 1–4)
Tsurutaro Kataoka as Masanao Ushio (Episode 5-38)
Kumiko Okae as Sumiyo Ushio (Episode 7-36)
Akira Nagoya as Sakamoto (Episode 5, 7–17)
Taisaku Akino as Sakamoto (Episode 17-38)
Episodes
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as Masanao Ushio (1990-94)
1. Shūressha (December 8, 1990); Susumu Kurobe as Onaka Kazuyuki, Naoya Makoto as Detective Haraguchi, Tadashi Yokouchi as Mogami Hideyuki
2. Shūchakueki (February 1, 1992); Tōru Minegishi as Mizuma Tasuhiko, Eiichiro Funakoshi as Kurasaki Shinya, Hiro Komura as Miyasaka Yukiko
3. Shikeidai no Butai (November 7, 1992); Yoko Moriguchi as Igusa Mamiko, Kenichi Endō as Iba Hiroshi
4. Ao no Jūjika (September 24, 1994); Yu-ki Matsumura as Nagumo Hirotada, Takako Miki as Yabuki Asako
Tsurutaro Kataoka as Masanao Ushio (1996-now)
5. Hokoriaru Higaisha (January 27, 1996)
6. Ningeno no Jūjika (September 28, 1996)
7. Machi (March 22, 1997)
8. Mado (March 28, 1998)
9. Eki (November 28, 1998); Kei Ishibashi as Aoyama Sachi, Momiji Yamamura as Tsutsumi Yoshiko
10. Murder of a Flower-Viewing Guest (March 27, 1999); Minako Tanaka as Nagasaki Minako, Takanori Higuchi as Nagasaki Shinsuke
11. Murder Credit (August 28, 1999)
12. Yako Ressha (February 5, 2000)
13. Satsujin no Funin (January 13, 2001); Satoko Takemoto as Ashita Megumi
14. Sabaku no Anshō (September 22, 2001); Naomi Hosokawa as Michiyuki Yumiko, Masanori Ikeda as Kanda Naoya
15. Sabaku no Eki (February 8, 2003)
16. Kabe no Me (July 5, 2003)
17. Muteki no Yoin (October 2, 2004); Takami Yoshimoto as Erimura Tazuko and Shizuko,
18. Hakon no Jōken (August 20, 2005); Mami Nomura as Satomi Masae, Satoshi Jinbo as Nakanishi Mitsuhiko
19. Shisha no Haitatsunin (March 25, 2006)
20. Sabaku no Kissaten (October 28, 2006); Ryoko Yuui as Obana Fujie, Bengal as Jibiki, Takeo Nakahara as Inaba