Lieutenant Ninzaburo Furuhata

Appraisal of Motive (2x7)

Air date: Feb 21, 1996

Antiquities dealer Shunpodo (Tojuro Sawamura) makes a living selling counterfeit antiques with museum director Nagai Kaoru (Takuzo Kadono). When potter Hyakukan Kawakita (Itoshi Yumeji) tries to reveal the scheme, he's shot dead and the scene made to look like theft. As Furuhata begins to investigate, Nagai becomes scared and plans to turn himself in, only for him to be killed by Shunpodo as well.