TV series

Master Keaton

Name: Master Keaton
Released: 1998
Cast: Norihiro Inoue, Houko Kuwashima, Ichiro Nagai, Shinpachi Tsuji, Masashi Sugawara

1998–2000· 1 season· 24 min episodes★ 7.2Ended

On NHK BS1 — From Madhouse · VAP

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Synopsis

The amazing Taichi Keaton works on cases around the globe that always lead to adventure! He combines his arsenal of multidisciplinary expertise in investigation, archeology, and survival with his experience as a professor, a Falklands Conflict veteran and a SAS agent to unravel the often dangerous challenges in each riveting episode.

Themes

detective travel based on manga historical archaeologist seinen anime

Episodes

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E1 Man in a MazeNext upOct 6, 1998 · 25 min
Synopsis
The mysterious death of a soldier in Greece causes suspicion. Lloyd's sends Keaton as an insurance investigator.
Guest stars: Emi Shinohara, Tamio Ohki, Fubito Yamano, Takayuki Sugo
E2 Little GiantOct 13, 1998 · 25 min
Synopsis
Bounty hunters stakes out a former German Red Army member, Rosa. Keaton is hired by her wealthy family to protect her.
Guest stars: Iemasa Kayumi
E3 Strange Tales of LasagnaOct 20, 1998 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton is hired to retrieve nine year old Flora from Italy. They flee for France where her mother waits.
Guest stars: Kenji Nomura (Priest (voice)), Ayumi Uno (Flora (voice))
E4 Immortal ManOct 27, 1998 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton saves the "immortal man" from the Russian Mafia. The man reveals the secret of the Romanov Treasures.
Guest stars: Chikao Ohtsuka
E5 Paris Under the RoofNov 3, 1998 · 25 min
Synopsis
After being fired from a college in Tokyo, Keaton finds a job as an instructor at an adult education center in France. There he meets...
Guest stars: Katsunosuke Hori, Aruno Tahara
E6 White GoddessNov 10, 1998 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton meets Anna in Scilly Islands in England, who is protecting an archaeological site all by herself.
Guest stars: Tetsuo Goto, Sumie Baba
E7 Memories of Summer PuddingNov 17, 1998 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton, hoping to spend the summer vacation alone with Yuriko, heads for a farmhouse where he spent summers as a boy.
E8 The Negotiator's RuleNov 24, 1998 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton heads for the countryside in England to rescue a kidnapped manager of a Japanese electronics corporation.
Guest stars: Seizo Kato, Shozo Iizuka, Takaya Hashi
E9 Traveling with a LadyDec 1, 1998 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton meets an arrogant old lady on a train from Germany to Switzerland who claims to be pursued by the Czech Secret Service.
Guest stars: Toru Furusawa
E10 CharlieDec 8, 1998 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton helps a childhood friend Charlie Chapman, also a world-renowned detective, with the murder case of an art dealer.
E11 Special MenuDec 15, 1998 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton assists an Englishman to become a Chinese chef with the help of a secret recipe.
Guest stars: Takeshi Aono, Gorō Naya, Shigeru Nakahara (Roddy (voice))
E12 A Case for LadiesDec 22, 1998 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton and an elderly woman who loves detective movies pursue the truth behind a high-profile murder case.
Guest stars: Yukari Nozawa
E13 A Peaceful DeathJan 5, 1999 · 25 min
Synopsis
A terrorist finds his conscience and seeks Keaton's help to locate and defuse two IRA bombs in a crowded London shopping mall.
Guest stars: Katsuhisa Houki
E14 Wall in One's HeartJan 12, 1999 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton helps a German businessman to locate his long-lost daughter while she seeks to avenge her mother's death in a labor camp in East Germany.
Guest stars: Kiyonobu Suzuki
E15 A Long and Hot DayJan 19, 1999 · 25 min
Synopsis
An attack dog ruthlessly stalks Keaton deep in the mountains of Spain.
Guest stars: Aruno Tahara
E16 The Elm Tree ForeverJan 26, 1999 · 25 min
Synopsis
Earl Fenders' bankruptcy leaves him a broken man, but his son, Robert, needs his fathers overbearing personality to inspire his music - can Keaton restore the father's domineering arrogance?
Guest stars: Maya Okamoto, Hiroshi Ito, Masashi Ebara
E17 A Mansion of RosesFeb 9, 1999 · 25 min
Synopsis
Edmond Layman was found murdered in his rose garden and his widow fears for her life. Their gardener, Eric, disappeared and is the chief suspect but Keaton soon unburies a thorny secret!
E18 Faker's MiscalculationFeb 16, 1999 · 25 min
Synopsis
Professor Bennington runs for Chancellor to save the college only to be targeted by a team of con men. But will the con men's professional pride lead them to change their minds?
Guest stars: Yusaku Yara, Yukimasa Kishino, Minoru Yada, Osamu Kobayashi
E19 Into the Vast Sky...Feb 23, 1999 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton's daughter meets a childhood friend who wants to free a hawk. Keaton and the boy's father secretly follow out of concern for the boy who also desperately wants to be free.
Guest stars: Michihiro Ikemizu, Sanae Takagi, Hiroshi Kamiya
E20 The Island of CowardMar 2, 1999 · 25 min
Synopsis
The Polish Mafia takes over Keaton's hotel in a blaze of gunfire. Although accused of being cowards for their inaction, Keaton and a secret legend use their experience to win despite the terrible odds.
Guest stars: Akemi Okamura, Junpei Takiguchi, Motomu Kiyokawa, Norio Wakamoto, Toshiharu Sakurai
E21 The Thistle EmblemMar 9, 1999 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton flies to Scotland to investigate a watch preserved in a shrine in Japan.
E22 Chateau Lajonchee 1944Mar 16, 1999 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton visits Burgundy to insure the extraordinary vintage wine Chateau Lajonchee 1944.
Guest stars: Mami Koyama, Mugihito
E23 No Way OutMar 23, 1999 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton must escort a fugitive through a perilous road across a bottomless swamp.
Guest stars: Ben Hiura
E24 The Day the Op Was BornMar 30, 1999 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton recalls the first time he met Daniel and became the insurance investigator 10 years ago...
Guest stars: Hideyuki Tanaka, Daisuke Gori
E25 Kalihman of the DesertDec 22, 1999 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton and the excavation team are left for dead in the Taklimakan Desert.
E26 FamilyDec 22, 1999 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton, asked to recruit a former East German Olympic swimmer, but first Keaton must deal with the swimmer's depression and face off against a group of skinheads.
E27 The Red WindDec 22, 1999 · 25 min
Synopsis
Razin left Russia to attend an air show in the UK, but after his two bodyguards are murdered, Keaton finds himself between Razin and a killer KGB agent.
Guest stars: Miho Yamada, Sukekiyo Kameyama, Yumi Touma, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Shinji Ogawa, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Masato Hirano
E28 A Message from AlexeyevJan 21, 2000 · 25 min
Synopsis
While visiting a resort on a Spanish island, Keaton meets Sendel who reveals a tale of passion and betrayal between Russian agents and locals the Spanish Civil War 50 years ago.
Guest stars: Masaru Ikeda
E29 The Forbidden FruitJan 21, 2000 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton crashes a party for the newest board member of the premiere accounting firm in the UK after he suspects the board member of murdering his way to the top!
Guest stars: Rei Sakuma, Shin-ichiro Miki, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Mahito Tsujimura
E30 The Highlands in Your EyesJan 21, 2000 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton attempts to rescue an artist forced to paint forgeries who has been held hostage in a house by his extreme shortsightedness and his shattered confidence.
Guest stars: Osamu Saka, Tamio Ohki, Megumi Urawa
E31 The Scent is the KeyFeb 21, 2000 · 25 min
Synopsis
A man requests Keaton to investigate the untimely death of his friend who lacked a "scent of death."
Guest stars: Minoru Uchida
E32 The Back StreetFeb 21, 2000 · 25 min
Synopsis
A reluctant Keaton believes he is handing enticement money to a woman on behalf of her father, but soon discovers quite a different story.
Guest stars: Atsuko Tanaka
E33 Devil Like an AngelFeb 21, 2000 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton searches for a Japanese art student in Italy only to discover the student has become involved with a terrorist group!
Guest stars: Akira Ishida
E34 The Agate Color of TimeMar 23, 2000 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton shares stories of his youth in Cornwall with his daughter, Yuriko.
Guest stars: Yoshiko Kamei, Daiki Nakamura, Satomi Korogi
E35 Love in MayApr 21, 2000 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton's daughter becomes involved in a purse-snatching investigation in London while her father rests his broken leg in the hospital.
Guest stars: Tomohiro Nishimura, Shiho Kikuchi, Hidenari Ugaki
E36 Blue FridayMay 24, 2000 · 25 min
Synopsis
While Keaton chases after an elusive insurance beneficiary, his parter Daniel pursues a new beauty.
Guest stars: Keaton Yamada, Hiromi Tsuru
E37 Interview DayMay 24, 2000 · 25 min
Synopsis
Keaton, unsure about pursuing a career as an archaeologist, allows himself to be distracted by his father on his way to an interview at Tozai University.
Guest stars: Yukimasa Kishino, Aya Hisakawa
E38 Hunting Season Part 1Jun 21, 2000 · 25 min
Synopsis
Two knife murders in London drags Keaton into a chase tying the SAS to a vicious drug ring.
Guest stars: Mami Kingetsu, Kikuko Inoue
E39 Hunting Season Part 2Jun 21, 2000 · 25 min
Synopsis
Two knife murders in London drags Keaton into a chase tying the SAS to a vicious drug ring.
Guest stars: Mami Kingetsu, Rumiko Ukai, Kikuko Inoue, Masaki Aizawa