Recently, a number of Japanese media reported that Japan's Fuji Television plans to remake the national treasure-level mystery drama "Renzaburo Furuhata" starring Masakazu Tamura this year. Many domestic media also followed up and reprinted this explosive news.
Considering that Masakazu Tamura has long since retired from the art circle due to his advanced age, the role of "Furuhata Renzaburō" will be played by a newcomer. It is reported that Abe and Oda Arejeong became the final two candidates.
Compared with idol Japanese dramas such as "Tokyo Love Story", "Furuhata Renzaburo" is not so popular in China, according to the convention, I will introduce you to you first. Because the author is very fond of this drama, it is inevitable that this text sorted out through memory will have some biases and errors, and it is right to throw bricks and stones, and welcome everyone to criticize and correct.
"Renzaburo Furuhata", the most classic mystery drama of Fuji Television, was written by Yuki Mitani and starred Masakazu Tamura. From its premiere in 1994 to its end in 2008, it consisted of 43 episodes, including three seasons of this episode and several specials.
The protagonist of the play, Renzaburo Furuhata, is a criminal police officer in the Metropolitan Police Department's Search Division. Curly shoulder-length hair, slow and methodical speech, forever black suit, no gun, seemingly gentle but always able to solve all kinds of strange cases. "There is no real perfect sin in the world" was his motto.
Each episode of "Renzaburo Furuhata" is an independent piece, which is the biggest difference from other reasoning dramas. At the beginning of each episode, under the classic background music, the protagonist Renzaburo Furuhata will slowly turn his head in front of a black background to give the audience a seemingly inexplicable opening statement that actually involves the case itself, or even the key to solving the case.
After the official opening, the flashback method is used to show the entire process of the prisoner's crime. It is then described that Renzaburo Furuhata determined the murderer through reasoning through the collection of certificates and conversations with the suspects. Therefore, the focus of this drama is not on who is the murderer and how to commit the crime, but on how to find the murderer.
As the truth is revealed at the end of each episode, the lights will once again focus on Renzaburo Furuhata, who, after giving the audience a final hint, reads the final challenge book and ends with a fixed line, "I am Renzaburo Furuhata." Although the real purpose of this routine is to entertain people in order to insert advertisements, the wonderful lines and atmosphere creation coupled with Masakazu Tamura's superb performances have not made the audience feel any resistance.
In addition to the long ratings, "Renzaburo Furuhata" also won a lot of awards, with Masakazu Tamura winning two best actors and screenwriter Mitani Koki winning three best screenplays.
In addition, in addition to the soul of "Furuhata Renzaburo" played by Masakazu Tamura, the other cast of "Furuhata Renzaburo" is also luxurious. Even in the whole long river of Japanese drama, it is difficult to find a work with so many star performances. What is even more valuable is that these stars are not cameos, but as murderers, and Tamura Masakazu joined forces to play.
Guests such as Akira Nakamori, Akashi Ieaki Saury, Takanori Shinuchi, Nanami Suzuki, Takako Matsu, Takuya Kimura, Naoko Matsushima, Masaharu Fukuyama, Yosuke Eguchi, and Ryuya Fujiwara covered a wide range of areas including singers, actors, funny artists, athletes, and Kabuki servants. As a joke, when you finish watching "Renzaburo Furuhata", you have a preliminary understanding of the Japanese art circle in the 90s.
As a die-hard fan of Masakazu Kimura, takuya Kimura, the idol star who swept Asia at the time, was also slapped by Uncle Kimura, who played Renzaburo Furuhata, in the play, which was also the only time Thato Furuhata hit someone in the play.
"Renzaburo Furuhata" also has many fans in China, and it is said that it has also been introduced by Shanghai Tv with "Gentleman Criminal Police" and launched a Chinese version, because the author has not seen it, I hope that friends who have seen it will confirm it. On the Douban website, the ratings of each version of the show are above 9 points, which also shows how much everyone likes "Furuhata Renzaburo".
So what's so good about "Renzaburo Furuhata"? I think in addition to a good script, extremely successful character development is definitely one of the answers.
From the previous introduction, it can be seen that "Furuhata Renzaburo", as a light suspense and heavy game script that tells the audience about the murderer at the beginning, has very high requirements for the actor's acting skills. Kazusuma Tamura injected soul into the character of "Renzaburo Furuhata" with his elegant performance style, and many viewers even believed that "Renzaburō Furuhata" was Masakazu Tamura, and Masakazu Tamura also represented "Renzaburo Furuhata".
In addition, the performances of the celebrity guests are also commendable. In less than an hour, they perfectly show the prisoner's departure from the initial pretense of composure and indifference, to the panic and inner struggle that followed, to the relief at the end of the confession. Interpret the prisoner's every move, every word and deed. In the eyes of the audience, they are not bad people with faces, but an ordinary person with flesh and blood.
In fact, there is still a lot to say about "Furuhata Renzaburo", and the space limit can only be stopped here. Seeing the launch of the new drama "Furuhata Renzaburo", the author is still very much looking forward to and supporting, and the two actors are also recognized by Abe Hiroshi and Oda. And according to the convention, the remake version should also invite some popular star artists to play prisoners. Therefore, the overall quality is still somewhat guaranteed.
But without Kazumasa Tamura, it still makes people feel that there is something missing, and the amazing feeling in the memory may be difficult to find. Perhaps when reminiscing about Tamura and the genuine "Renzaburo Furuhata", it is more to miss the golden age of the classics of Japanese dramas and the youth we have lost.