{{Short description|Television series}} {{Multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=December 2020}} {{Expand Japanese|topic=cult|西部警察|date=February 2011}} }}

{{Infobox television | image = S130FairladyZturbo.jpg | image_size = 200 | caption = Replica of Super Z (スーパーZ) | runtime = 54 minutes | creator = | director = [[Keiichi Ozawa]]<br>[[Yasuharu Hasebe]]<br>[[Toru Murakawa]] | starring = {{plainlist| * [[Tetsuya Watari]] * [[Hiroshi Tachi]] * [[Tomokazu Miura]] * [[Akira Terao]] * [[Akiji Kobayashi]] * [[Jūkei Fujioka]] * [[:ja:苅谷俊介|Shunsuke Kariya]] * [[Takayuki Godai]] * [[Yūko Kotegawa]] * [[Yujiro Ishihara]] * [[Yoshizumi Ishihara]] * [[:ja:柴俊夫|Toshio Shiba]] * [[Shōbun Inoue]] * [[:ja:庄司永建|Eiken Shōji]] * [[:ja:峰竜太|Ryuta Mine]] * [[:ja:加納竜|Ryu Kano]] * [[:ja:御木裕|Hiroshi Miki]] * [[Kenji Sahara]] * [[:ja:武藤章生|Shosei Muto]] * [[:ja:山根久幸|Hisayuki Yamane]] * [[:ja:高城淳一|Junichi Takagi]] }} | narrator = [[Kiyoshi Kobayashi]] | country = Japan | network = [[All-Nippon News Network|ANN]] ([[TV Asahi]]) | first_aired = {{Start date|1979|10|10}} | last_aired = {{End date|1984|10|22}} | num_seasons = 3 TV series, 1 Special | num_episodes = 238<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hominis.media/category/actor/post6460/|publisher=芸能情報ホミニス|title=伝説の刑事ドラマ「西部警察」で渡哲也が見せた男の生きざま | accessdate= January 2, 2020}}</ref> }} {{nihongo|'''''Seibu Keisatsu'''''|西部警察||lit. ''Western Police''|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[television drama series]] produced by {{nihongo|Ishihara Promotions|石原プロモーション|Ishihara puromōshon}} and broadcast on [[TV Asahi]] and its affiliates.<ref>{{cite web|title=西部警察とは|work=kotobank|url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E8%A5%BF%E9%83%A8%E8%AD%A6%E5%AF%9F-2102400|accessdate=30 December 2020}}</ref>

==Plot== The series portrays the Western Police Headquarters Criminal Investigation Division's [[Police rank|Sergeant]] Keisuke Daimon, played by [[Tetsuya Watari]] and his subordinates, dubbed the {{nihongo|Daimon Force|大門軍団|Daimon Gundan}}, and their superior, Section Chief Kogure, played by [[Yujiro Ishihara]], as they fight against Tokyo's underworld.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fami-geki.com/seibu/ |publisher=ファミリー劇場|title=西部警察 | accessdate= January 2, 2020}}</ref>

With its flashy, over-the-top explosion scenes, and car stunts, this series gained a reputation as a [[macho]] drama. It is representative of the [[Police procedural|police & detective dramas]] of the 1980s.

==Series== *''Seibu Keisatsu'' (10/14/1979 – 4/18/1982) *''Seibu Keisatsu Part II'' (5/30/1982 – 3/20/1983) *''Seibu Keisatsu Part III'' (4/3/1983 – 10/22/1984) *''[[Seibu Keisatsu Special]]'' (10/31/2004)

==Cast== <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ishihara-pro.co.jp/sakuhin/seibukeisatsu/police.html|publisher=石原プロモーション|title=西部警察 | accessdate= January 2, 2020}}</ref> * [[Tetsuya Watari]] : Keisuke Daimon * [[Akiji Kobayashi]] : Chotaro Minami * [[Akira Terao]] : Takeshi Matsuda * [[Hiroshi Tachi]] : Sotaro Tatsumi / Eiji Hatamura * [[Tomokazu Miura]] : Goro Okita * [[Yoshizumi Ishihara]] : Jun Godai *[[:ja:柴俊夫|Toshio Shiba]] : Shinnosuke Yamagata *[[:ja:苅谷俊介|Shunsuke Kariya]] : Hiroshi Genda *[[Shōbun Inoue]] : Gentaro Hama *[[:ja:庄司永建|Eiken Shōji]] : Takeshi Ninomiya *[[Jūkei Fujioka]] : Daisaku Tani *[[Akifumu Inoue]] : Gentaro Hama *[[Akiji Kobayashi]] : Chotaro Minami *[[:ja:峰竜太|Ryuta Mine]] : Ippei Hirao * [[Yuko Kotegawa]] : Akiko Daimon * [[Yujiro Ishihara]] : Kenzo Kogure *[[Takayuki Godai]] : Hitoshi Kaneko *[[:ja:加納竜|Ryu Kano]] : Kazuma Kiryu *[[:ja:御木裕|Hiroshi Miki]] : Taku Hojo *[[Kenji Sahara]] : Asahina, the bartender *[[:ja:武藤章生|Shosei Muto]] : Senior uniformed police officer *[[:ja:山根久幸|Hisayuki Yamane]] : Club member *[[:ja:高城淳一|Junichi Takagi]] : Kanichi Sagawa

==Statistics== During the 5-year course of the show, a total of 238 episodes were filmed, with roughly 4,680 vehicles of all types being destroyed during the course of filming, 4.8 tons of explosives being used as well as close to 320 buildings destroyed. Surprisingly, no deaths were recorded, though there were six injured staff and crew members. The average viewer rating was at 14.5% in the Kanto Area.

==Vehicles== === Daimon Force === Nissan provided a wide variety of vehicles for the show, most notably for use as police vehicles as well as villain vehicles. The majority of the patrol cars in the show are a mix of [[Nissan Laurel]], [[Nissan Gloria|Gloria]], [[Nissan Cedric|Cedric]] as well as [[Nissan Skyline|Skyline sedans]]. For vehicle wrecking scenes the 230 and 330 model Cedrics, Glorias and Laurels were mainly used; as the filming staff had strict orders not to damage any of the 430 model Cedric marked patrol cars.

The series also had several notable cars used by the main heroes, including RS Machines 1 to 3, all of which were based on the Nissan Skyline DR30 Turbo RS; as well as Machine-X, a modified Nissan Skyline 2000 TURBO GT-E (HGC211) used primarily by Chief Daimon. There was also Super-Z: a modified [[Nissan 280ZX]] 2+2 with gull-wing doors, turbocharger, nitrous, computers, and also quad 20mm guns mounted on the hood. More noteworthy vehicles include a 1980 [[Nissan Safari]] which was also heavily modified with a radar camera, computer and also a water cannon with a water pressure so high it was shown to be able to flip a car; three modified Nissan Skylines, dubbed RS vehicles (all modified for special use by the Daimon Force) and a 1980 [[Nissan Gazelle]] convertible, which was Section Chief Kogure's personal vehicle. Being a motorcycle cop from the beginning of the series Eiji Hatomura (played by [[Hiroshi Tachi]]) used modified Suzuki motorcycles; in particular a GSX1100 Katana, which was his character's favourite bike in the series.

Almost all of the special vehicles are as of today, preserved by Ishihara Promotion.

; Daimon Force automobiles <gallery> NISSAN GAZELLE SEIBU POLICE 01.JPG|Kogure's [[Nissan Gazelle]], modified to a convertible File:C210Skyline2000GT.jpg|Daimon's Machine X, a modified Nissan Skyline (C211) 2000 Turbo GT-E 1981_Nissan_Safari_4WD_VRG160_Seibu_Keisatsu.jpg|[[Nissan Safari]], equipped with [[water cannon]]s File:Super Z front-right 2017 Yujiro Memorial Hall.jpg|Daimon's Super Z, a modified [[Nissan S130|Nissan Fairlady Z (S130) / 280ZX]] File:Machine RS-1 front-left 2017 Yujiro Memorial Hall.jpg|Machine RS-1, a modified Nissan Skyline (R30) 2000 Turbo RS File:Machine RS-2 front-right 2017 Yujiro Memorial Hall.jpg|Machine RS-2, a modified Nissan Skyline (R30) 2000 Turbo RS File:Machine RS-3 front-right 2017 Yujiro Memorial Hall.jpg|Machine RS-3, a modified Nissan Skyline (R30) 2000 RS </gallery>

; Hatomura's motorcycles <gallery> File:Suzuki GSX1100X Katana front-right 2017 Yujiro Memorial Hall.jpg|Black Katana, a modified [[Suzuki Katana|Suzuki GSX-1000S Katana]] File:Suzuki GSX1100 Katana R front-left1 2017 Yujiro Memorial Hall.jpg|Katana-R, a [[café racer]]-modified GSX-1000S Katana </gallery>

=== Antagonists === The series' antagonists used a wide variety of vehicles, some of the most notable including: *a massive armored car, the TU-89 355 Ladybird used in episode 1 and 2 of Part I by a hired right-wing mercenary and his henchmen aiming for a national [[coup d'etat]] and revenge against Daimon *an illegally-modified [[Mercury Cougar]] used by bank robbers in episode 45 of Part I *a stolen [[Ford Torino]], used in episode 47 of Part I *a hijacked Hiroshima Electric Railway 750 tram in episode 18 of Part II *a Hamana Lake pleasure boat used in episode 11 of Part II by gold smugglers *an Isuzu Elf in episode 26 of Part II *a disguised [[Nissan Cedric]] van used by jewel smugglers in Episode 39 *a fishing boat used in episode 19 of Part III by weapons smugglers *a fake Super Z used by a rival of Daimon's in episode 14 of Part III *a train carrying the MX-83, a [[tactical ballistic missile]] used in episode 23 of Part III with the specific use of destroying a ship carrying exiled African politicians *a tanker truck made by Hino Motors in episode 30 of Part III *a hijacked Nissan Diesel tour bus used in episode 39 of Part III

==See also== [[Dai Tokai Series|''Daitokai'' Series]] (1976–79) similar detective drama on NTV.

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category}} * [https://archive.today/20071113014523/http://grandjdm.com/2007/09/20/seibu-keisatsu/ Article on Seibu Keisatsu] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071006035743/http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/seibukeisatsu/ Official Site (Remake)] {{in lang|ja}} * {{IMDb title|0182653|'''Seibu Keisatsu'''}} {{Portal bar|Television|Law|Japan}}

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