The Private Detective Mike

The Private Detective Mike
GenreMystery
Based onMike Hama trilogy
by Kaizo Hayashi
StarringMasatoshi Nagase
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes12
Production
Running time54 minutes
Production companyYomiuri Telecasting Corporation
Original release
NetworkNippon Television
ReleaseJuly 1 (2002-07-01) 
September 16, 2002 (2002-09-16)

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.