Pro Hunter

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Pro Hunter
Also known asプロハンター
GenreDetective Drama
Directed by Yasuharu Hasebe
Toru Murakawa
Keiichi Ozawa
Yoichi Saietc
Starring Masao Kusakari
Tatsuya Fuji
Kyōhei Shibata
Joe Shishido
Mayumi Ogawa
Theme music composerAkira Ōtsu
Kazuo Takeda
Ending theme"Lonely Heart" by Creation
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes25
Production
Running time46 minutes (per episode)
Production company NTV
Original release
Network NTV
ReleaseApril 7 (1981-04-07) 
September 22, 1981 (1981-09-22)

Pro Hunter (プロハンター) was a Japanese comedy-action police TV series. It starred regulars Masao Kusakari, Tatsuya Fuji, Joe Shishido, Mayumi Ogawa, with Kyohei Shibata as a semi-regular. [1] [2] [3] It ran for 25 episodes in 1981 [4] and won popularity. [5] [6] Yoichi Sai made his debut as a director in the episode 15. [7]

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Plot

Former detective Jun Mizuhara and former Journalist Shunsuke Ryuzaki set up office as a private detective agency " M&R Tantesha" in Yokohama. Their cases are always dangerous but not profitable. [7] [8]

Cast

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