Inspector Zenigata
| Inspector Zenigata | |
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| Lupin III character | |
Zenigata drawn by Monkey Punch | |
| First appearance | Lupin III chapter 1: "The Dashing Entrance of Lupin III", August 10, 1967 (Weekly Manga Action) |
| Created by | Monkey Punch |
| Portrayed by | Shirō Itō (1974) Tadanobu Asano (2014) Ryohei Suzuki (2017) |
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| Alias | Heiji Zenigata VII Detective Ed Scott Detective Ed Cott Keibu Zenigata Detective Zenigata |
| Nickname | Japanese: Tottsan English: Old Man Pops Gramps |
| Title | Inspector |
| Weapon | M1911 Handcuffs |
| Relatives | Zenigata Heiji (ancestor) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Affiliations | Interpol Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department |
Koichi Zenigata (Japanese: 銭形 幸一, Hepburn: Zenigata Kōichi), usually called Inspector Zenigata (銭形警部, Zenigata-keibu) and formerly Heiji Zenigata VII, is a fictional character created by Monkey Punch for his manga series Lupin III, which debuted in Weekly Manga Action on August 10, 1967. He is named after the famous fictional Japanese detective Zenigata Heiji, of whom he is a descendant.
Throughout the series, Zenigata acts as a foil to Lupin III who constantly tries to capture him at all costs, only for the latter to escape in the end. Despite holding a grudge against him, he is forced to side with him on some occasions whenever there’s a greater threat.
He is the star of the live action Inspector Zenigata TV series and portrayed by Ryohei Suzuki, making it the second Lupin III-based property not to star Lupin as the protagonist.