Daitokai Series
| Daitokai Series | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Detective drama |
| Written by | Sō Kuramoto(First season) |
| Directed by | Toshio Masuda Koreyoshi Kurahara Tōru Murakawa Yasuharu Hasebe Keiichi Ozawa |
| Starring | Tetsuya Watari Kei Satō Akira Terao Joe Shishido Masaki Kanda Sei Hiraizumi Kaku Takashina Akiko Nishina Yūsuke Takita Yusaku Matsuda Yujiro Ishihara |
| Narrated by | Kiyoshi Kobayashi |
| Opening theme | Masato Sugimoto (Part 2) |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 132 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Yujiro Ishihara |
| Producers | Masahiko Kobayashi Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi |
| Camera setup | Mitsuji Kanau |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production companies | Ishihara promotion NTV |
| Original release | |
| Network | NTV |
| Release | January 6, 1976 – September 11, 1979 |
Daitokai (大都会, The Big City or Metropolis) was a popular prime-time television detective series in Japan, which ran from 1976 to 1979 for a total of 132 episodes and three seasons, each with its own story arc. The lead star was Tetsuya Watari. The drama won popularity and was followed by Seibu Keisatsu.