Tokyo Megure Keishi
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Tokyo Megure Keishi Series is a Japanese detective television drama series broadcast on TV Asahi, produced by Asahi Broadcasting and Telepack. It is the fifth drama co-produced by TV Asahi. It aired f
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Jules Maigret
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Jules Maigret, or simply Maigret, is a fictional French police detective created by writer Georges Simenon. He is divisional commissaire of the criminal brigade of the judicial police, based at 36, Qu
Tokyo Megure Keishi
…1978. It was broadcast in one-hour episodes from 9 PM to 10 PM on Friday nights, for a total of 25 episodes. The series is based on Georges Simenon's Jules Maigret. Although based on Maigret's stories, the setting of this drama takes place in Japan. Kinya Aikawa, chiefly known for his voice roles, plays Megure, a…
Maigret statue by Pieter d'Hont in Delfzijl, Netherlands
![Marcel Guillaume [fr], a celebrated French police commissioner, pictured giving evidence in 1932. He has been seen as a possible inspiration for Maigr](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Marcel_Guillaume_commissaire_divisionnaire_1932.jpg/500px-Marcel_Guillaume_commissaire_divisionnaire_1932.jpg)
Marcel Guillaume [fr], a celebrated French police commissioner, pictured giving evidence in 1932. He has been seen as a possible inspiration for Maigret.
Jules Maigret memorial plaque