Tag Archives: detective story

Friday Video: Nissan Skyline Japan, Subaru Leone, and a Helicopter

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Ben Hsu

The 1979 cop show Detective Story was hugely popular, and responsible for launching the career of Yusaku Matsuda. This clip appears to be a parody of the original, as it contains no Matsuda and adds a laugh track instead. Nevertheless, it … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Detective Story Corolla Crash

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Ben Hsu

What is it about criminal masterminds? Even in Japan, they can’t just kill off the hero with a point-blank gunshot to the head. Instead they string him up to elaborate yet escape-able death traps, such as this runaway Toyota that … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Nissan Bluebird 610 vs Mazda Luce

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Ben Hsu

From the Japanese TV series Detective Story comes this comical car chase involving Nissan Bluebird 610 and a Mazda Luce sedans. This is the same program that gave us the Mazda Cosmo AP vs Dump Trucks chase we posted a … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Detective Story's Mazda Cosmo AP

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Ben Hsu

This week’s video is a clip from 1979’s Detective Story. The 27-episode series was a comedy-drama about down-on-his-luck private detective Shunsaku Kudo. You see, Kudo was once a good cop in San Francisco that somehow felt responsible for the death … Continue reading →

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