The Private Detective Mike
| The Private Detective Mike | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mystery |
| Based on | Mike Hama trilogy by Kaizo Hayashi |
| Starring | Masatoshi Nagase |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 54 minutes |
| Production company | Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nippon Television |
| Release | July 1 – September 16, 2002 |
The Private Detective Mike (私立探偵 濱マイク, Shiritsu tantei Hama Maiku) is a Japanese television series starring Masatoshi Nagase as the private detective Mike Hama. Each episode of the series was a self-contained story, involving different sets of directors and screenwriters, including Isao Yukisada, Gakuryū Ishii, and Alex Cox. Nagase originally starred as Mike Hama in a trilogy of films directed by Kaizo Hayashi, beginning with The Most Terrible Time in My Life.