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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })G-Men '75 (Kanji: Gメン'75, Hepburn: G-Men Nana-juu-go) was a Prime Time Japanese Cop Show starring Tetsuro Tanba as Chief Superintendent Tetsuya Kuroki (better known to Western audiences as Tiger Tanaka of You Only Live Twice) as the head of a special investigatory body of the Japanese police known as the G-Men. It was created by producer Teru Kondo of Toei Company as a rival show to Nippon Televsion's Taiyo Ni Hoero and aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System (the same station that aired the Ultra Series) for 355 episodes from 1975 to 1982.The show was concieved as a Spiritual Successor to Kondo's earlier shows Key Hunter, Eyeful, and Birdie, also starring Tanba. However in sharp contrast to the upbeat 1960s James Bond-esque vibe of the earlier three series, G-Men '75 was set up from the start as a cynical, Hardboiled Detective cop drama with little to no comedy or lightheartedness. These days, it is well-remembered for its iconic opening, replete with powerwalking from the main cast and its samurai/western style theme music by Shinshuke Kikuchi (of Dragon Ball and Kamen Rider fame, he also did the music for the show's three predecessors).Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })A sequel, G-Men '82 was aired in 1982 and lasted for 16 episodes. Three Reunion Shows were aired in 1993, 2000, and 2001, respectively.
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 Alas, Poor Villain: Playted straight most of the time, but never influences the outcome positively. A lot of the criminals on the show are given rather deep and tragic backstories, but a lot of them face violent ends regardless.
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 All for Nothing: The ending of Episode 179. Superintendent Noriyuki Odagiri spends the whole episode trying to defuse a hostage crisis where a former policeman holds up the Tokyo MPD police station after the local police chief refused to prosecute two punks who killed his mentor in the force. Odagiri arrests the two punks and brings them to the ex-officer to make him stand down and to assure him that the killers will face justice. But before the ex-cop can surrrender, he gets gunned down by police snipers.
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 The Ace: The whole cast, as a rule. All of them are either multilingual, have knowledge in martial arts or firearms, and are certified badass Hardboiled Detectives who have been granted the role of Japan's top cops by the government itself.
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