A Brief Parting

A Brief Parting

1996 · 69 min · Drama, Mystery

The head of a flower arrangement clan murders her overbearing teacher and rival during a flamenco recital. The one thing Furuhata, who was in the audience, can't quite figure out is how the killer found her victim in the dark auditorium.

Written by Koki Mitani

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The Laughing KangarooThe Laughing Kangaroo · 1995
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1995
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A love triangle turns deadly during an awards ceremony in Australia. Unfortunately for the killers, however, Furuhata and Shintaro are on a well-deserved holiday in the same hotel.
The Disappearance of Furuhata NinzaburoThe Disappearance of Furuhata Ninzaburo · 1996
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The Terror of Dr. KuroiwaThe Terror of Dr. Kuroiwa · 1999
The Terror of Dr. Kuroiwa
1999
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Furuhata comes out of retirement to investigate a series of bizarre serial killings which would look like deaths by natural causes except for the notes found inside the victims' anuses.
Furuhata Ninzaburo vs SMAPFuruhata Ninzaburo vs SMAP · 1999
Furuhata Ninzaburo vs SMAP
★ 9.01999
MovieMysteryCrime
Furuhata is called in to investigate a murder committed by the well-known Japanese boy band SMAP.
All By His Excellency's WorkAll By His Excellency's Work · 2004
All By His Excellency's Work
★ 5.02004
MovieMysteryCrime
An employee at a Japanese embassy in a South American country is kidnapped but Furuhata, who is there on holiday, begins suspecting that the man was killed by none other than the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary himself.
Furuhata Ninzaburo The Resurrection Of DeathFuruhata Ninzaburo The Resurrection Of Death · 2006
Furuhata Ninzaburo The Resurrection Of Death
2006
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Furuhata investigates a series of bizarre, seemingly random accidental deaths. He zeroes in on the suspected murderer, but loses faith in his instincts when the suspect is himself killed. However, in the end, he ends up solving three murders and catching the real suspect.
Furuhata Ninzaburo Final: A Fair MurdererFuruhata Ninzaburo Final: A Fair Murderer · 2006
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2006
MovieMysteryDrama
Ichiro Suzuki, a baseball player obsessed with fair play, murders a man who was blackmailing his brother who is none other than Furuhata's faithful friend Mukojima.
Furuhata Ninzaburo Final: Last DanceFuruhata Ninzaburo Final: Last Dance · 2006
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2006
MovieCrimeMystery
Kyoko Kagami is a pen name for a pair of twin writers. After one sister kills the other, their technical advisor Furuhata investigates. His investigation is complicated by his feelings for the surviving sister.
Furuhata ChugakuseiFuruhata Chugakusei · 2008
Furuhata Chugakusei
★ 7.02008
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Young Furuhata, a 3rd-year junior high student from Tokyo, transferred to a school in the countryside due to family circumstances. He doesn't fit in at first, but he eventually gains a reputation as a detective and opens his own detective agency. One day, he hears about the town's legend of buried treasure, and he immediately begins unraveling the mystery.

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