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The show was concieved as a SpiritualSuccessor to Kondo's earlier shows ''Key Hunter'', ''Eyeful'', and ''Birdie'', also starring Tanba. However in sharp contrast to the upbeat 1960s Franchise/JamesBond-esque vibe of the earlier three series, ''G-Men '75'' was set up from the start as a cynical, HardboiledDetective cop drama with little to no comedy or lightheartedness. These days, it is well-remembered for its iconic opening, replete with [[PowerWalk powerwalking]] from the main cast and its samurai/western style theme music by Shinshuke Kikuchi (of ''AwesomeMusic/DragonBall'' and ''Franchise/KamenRider'' fame, he also did the music for the show's three predecessors).
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The show was concieved as a SpiritualSuccessor to Kondo's earlier shows ''Key Hunter'', ''Eyeful'', and ''Birdie'', also starring Tanba. However in sharp contrast to the upbeat 1960s Franchise/JamesBond-esque vibe of the earlier three series, ''G-Men '75'' was set up from the start as a cynical, HardboiledDetective cop drama with little to no comedy or lightheartedness. These days, it is well-remembered for its iconic opening, replete with [[PowerWalk powerwalking]] a TeamPowerWalk from the main cast and its samurai/western style theme music by Shinshuke Kikuchi (of ''AwesomeMusic/DragonBall'' and ''Franchise/KamenRider'' fame, he also did the music for the show's three predecessors).
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Detective Murai who debuts in Episode 205 disappears from the series after Episode 226 without explanation
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* ForgottenFallenFriend Sekiya and Tsukasa are never mentioned again after their deaths.
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** Ditto for Detective Shuichi Tsukasa in Episode 103, this time against some gun runners.
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** ** Detective Kyoko Hibiki earns hers in Episode 104. A flight stewardess she befriends while undercover is murdered by an international smuggling syndicate. [[spoiler: The perps get away with the crime, so she transfers to INTERPOL to find the perps and bring them to justice.]]
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** ** Detective Kyoko Hibiki earns hers in Episode 104.103. A flight stewardess she befriends while undercover is murdered by an international smuggling syndicate. [[spoiler: The perps get away with the crime, so she transfers to INTERPOL to find the perps and bring them to justice.]]
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* BulletProofVest: In Episode 1 Kuroki [[spoiler: puts one on a suspect while he was incapacitated and then shoots him to make him talk. The perp never found out he was wearing a vest until he got shot. This was later replicated across the show.]]
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* BulletProofVest: In Episode Episodes 1 and 331 Kuroki [[spoiler: puts one on a suspect while he was incapacitated and then shoots him to make him talk. The perp never found out he was wearing a vest until he got shot. This was later replicated across the show.]]
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* BadassInANiceSuit: The cast as a whole has a whole wardrobe of them, but Kuroki takes the cake with his trench coat and NiceHat.
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* NiceHat:
** Kuroki's black fedora, a shout-out to Robert Stack's [[Series/TheUntouchables Elliott Ness]].
** Detectives Kyoko Hibiki and Kyoko Fukiyuki have nice sun hats.
** Kuroki's black fedora, a shout-out to Robert Stack's [[Series/TheUntouchables Elliott Ness]].
** Detectives Kyoko Hibiki and Kyoko Fukiyuki have nice sun hats.
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** Episode 354 has a very unusual example: [[spoiler: It's common house cat.]]
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** Episode 354 has a very unusual example: [[spoiler: It's a common house cat.]]
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* BulletProofVest: In Episode 1 Kuroki [[spoiler: puts one on a suspect while he was incapacitated and then shoots him to make him talk. The perp never found out he was wearing a vest until he got shot.]]
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* BulletProofVest: In Episode 1 Kuroki [[spoiler: puts one on a suspect while he was incapacitated and then shoots him to make him talk. The perp never found out he was wearing a vest until he got shot. This was later replicated across the show.]]
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* CopKiller: The villains of Episodes 33, 105, 205, 253, and 331. These episodes feature said Cop Killers as [[ImpersonatingAnOfficer fake motorcyle cops]].
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The climax of Episode 72, "Roadway of Terror", features an assault on a mountain lodge, eerily similar to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asama-Sans%C5%8D_incident 1972 Asama-Sansō incident ]]
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** ** Detective Kyoko Hibiki earns hers in Episode 104. A flight stewardess she befriends while undercover is murdered by an international smuggling syndicate. [[spoiler: The perps get away with the crime, so she transfers to INTERPOL to find the perps and bring them to justice.]]
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** Detective Kyoko Hibiki earns hers in Episode 104. A flight stewardess she befriends while undercover is murdered by an international smuggling syndicate. [[spoiler: The perps get away with the crime, so she transfers to INTERPOL to find the perps and bring them to justice.]]
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* VacationEpisode: The series had, at several points, gone to Hong Kong, Singapore, Okinawa, and Europe.
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* VacationEpisode: The series had, at several points, gone to Hong Kong, Singapore, Okinawa, the South Pacific, and Europe.
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* https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=063c0a6069abf8bcJmltdHM9MTY1OTQ3NjYxNSZpZ3VpZD1lMTIwNWZlYi05MzRiLTRmYzAtOGU0Ni0zZjU5N2Y4MzNjMTMmaW5zaWQ9NTE4NQ&ptn=3&hsh=3&fclid=2934babe-12ac-11ed-95a2-dd6e339ea6b3&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly90dnRyb3Blcy5vcmcvcG13aWtpL3Btd2lraS5waHAvTWFpbi9DaHVja0N1bm5pbmdIYW1TeW5kcm9tZQ&ntb=1: Detective Murai who debuts in Episode 205 disappeares after episode 226 without any explanation giving.
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* Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Detective Murai who debuts in Episode 205 disappeares after episode 226 without any explanation giving.
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* Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=063c0a6069abf8bcJmltdHM9MTY1OTQ3NjYxNSZpZ3VpZD1lMTIwNWZlYi05MzRiLTRmYzAtOGU0Ni0zZjU5N2Y4MzNjMTMmaW5zaWQ9NTE4NQ&ptn=3&hsh=3&fclid=2934babe-12ac-11ed-95a2-dd6e339ea6b3&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly90dnRyb3Blcy5vcmcvcG13aWtpL3Btd2lraS5waHAvTWFpbi9DaHVja0N1bm5pbmdIYW1TeW5kcm9tZQ&ntb=1: Detective Murai who debuts in Episode 205 disappeares after episode 226 without any explanation giving.
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* AlasPoorVillain: 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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* EnfantTerrible: The criminal of the week in Episode 333, "The Devil Was a Child" is appropriately and chillingly enough - a gun-wielding boy who took a younger girl hostage.
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* GratuitousEnglish: Kuroki, Odagiri, and Detectives Ryoko Hayami and Mariko Teroka can all speak fluent English. Justifed as Tetsuro Tanba was an English teacher in Japan before becoming an actor while Hayami and Teraoka's actresses are Japanese-American.
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* GratuitousEnglish: Kuroki, Odagiri, and Detectives Ryoko Hayami and Mariko Teroka can all speak fluent English. Justifed as Tetsuro Tanba was worked as an English teacher in English-speaking interpreter during the occupation of Japan by the Allied Forces before becoming an actor while Hayami and Teraoka's actresses are Japanese-American.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The climax of Episode 72, "Roadway of Terror", features an assault on a mountain lodge, eerily similar to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asama-Sans%C5%8D_incident 1972 Asama-Sansō incident ]]
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* LegacyCharacter: Kenji Mochizuki, a recurring serial killer, has two brothers, both identical to him and sharing his lust for killing. Though Kenji was killed off in episode 285, his brothers and best friend took up his serial killing mantle.
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** The show's most infamous example was Kenji Mochizuki, played by Keizo Kanie. A violent, axe-wielding psychopath, he is repsonsible for six grisly killings by means of an axe. He is notably responsible for the murder of Tachibana's fiancee, by then a recurring character in the show.
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* TheAce: The whole cast, as a rule. All of them are either multilingual, have knowledge in martial arts or firearms, and are certified badass [[HardboiledDetective Hardboiled Detectives]] who have been granted the role of Japan's top cops by the government itself.
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* TheAce: The whole cast, as a rule. All of them are either multilingual, have knowledge in martial arts or firearms, and are certified badass [[HardboiledDetective Hardboiled Detectives]] who have been granted the role of Japan's top cops by the government itself.
* FinaleCredits: The end credits roll of the GrandFinale features a VideoCredits montage of the show's past and current cast members.
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* GrandFinale: Episode 355, a 90-minute TV special appropriately entitled, ''Farewell, G-Men '75 - Until We Meet Again.''
* GrandFinale: Episode 355, a 90-minute TV special appropriately entitled, ''Farewell, G-Men '75 - Until We Meet Again.''
* GrandFinale: Episode 355, a 90-minute TV special appropriately entitled, ''Farewell, G-Men '75 - Until We Meet Again.''
* HardboiledDetective: The main cast is built around them, and the show was hyped up around this during its run.
* InterpolSpecialAgent: Some of the G-Men become these after they get PutOnABus.
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* HardboiledDetective: The main cast is built around them, and the show was hyped up around this during its run.
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* HardboiledDetective: The main cast is built around them, KilledOffForReal: Happens twice in the series, with [[spoiler: Inspector Ichiro Sekiya and Detective Shinichi Tsukasa. Ironically, they're the show was hyped up around this during its run.
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* KilledOffForReal: Happens twice in the series, with [[spoiler: Inspector Ichiro Sekiya and Detective Shinichi Tsukasa. Ironically, they're the first of the G-Men we actually meet way back in Episode 1.]]
* PowerWalk: Might as well be the TropeCodifier, for Japanese cop shows at least.
* QuickDraw:
** The climax of the SeriesFinale sees Kuroki [[spoiler: outdraw the culprit responsible for the murders in his ThatOneCase.]]
** Inspector Sekiya pulls this off in Episode 33 against an escaped serial killer trying to kill the woman who sold him out years before. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, it ends up being a MutualKill.]]
** Ditto for Detective Shuichi Tsukasa in Episode 103, this time against some gun runners.
** Tachibana also pulls this off against a suspect in Episode 105.
** Happens in the climaxes of Episodes 253 and 280.
** The climax of the SeriesFinale sees Kuroki [[spoiler: outdraw the culprit responsible for the murders in his ThatOneCase.]]
** Inspector Sekiya pulls this off in Episode 33 against an escaped serial killer trying to kill the woman who sold him out years before. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, it ends up being a MutualKill.]]
** Ditto for Detective Shuichi Tsukasa in Episode 103, this time against some gun runners.
** Tachibana also pulls this off against a suspect in Episode 105.
** Happens in the climaxes of Episodes 253 and 280.
* SequelSeries:''G-Men '82'', which ran for 16 episodes in 1982.
* ShoutOut:
** Tetsuya Kuroki was also the name of Tanba's character in ''Key Hunter'', but the names are spelt differently in kanji.
** Kuroki's own getup was inspired by how Creator/RobertStack dressed up as Eliott Ness in ''Series/TheUntouchables.''
** The show got one, out of all things in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVAWAicom_E this short video promoting democracy in Hong Kong at the 1:15 mark.]]
** Stephen Chow used the theme in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmKrgPr7PA8 the trailer]] for ''Film/JourneyToTheWestConqueringTheDemons.''
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Played straight for most of the series, until Episode 307, where we get three female detectives in the form of Mariko Teraoka, Yoko Kagawa, and Keiko Tsumura. Mariko would later leave the show in Episode 330, but Kagawa and Tsumura would stay on for the sequel series.
* SpiritualSuccessor:
** To Teru Kondo's own ''Key Hunter'', ''Eyeful'', and ''Birdie''.
** The show would get its own in the form of ''Super Police'', with Tanba returning in the lead role.
** Tetsuya Kuroki was also the name of Tanba's character in ''Key Hunter'', but the names are spelt differently in kanji.
** Kuroki's own getup was inspired by how Creator/RobertStack dressed up as Eliott Ness in ''Series/TheUntouchables.''
** The show got one, out of all things in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVAWAicom_E this short video promoting democracy in Hong Kong at the 1:15 mark.]]
** Stephen Chow used the theme in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmKrgPr7PA8 the trailer]] for ''Film/JourneyToTheWestConqueringTheDemons.''
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Played straight for most of the series, until Episode 307, where we get three female detectives in the form of Mariko Teraoka, Yoko Kagawa, and Keiko Tsumura. Mariko would later leave the show in Episode 330, but Kagawa and Tsumura would stay on for the sequel series.
* SpiritualSuccessor:
** To Teru Kondo's own ''Key Hunter'', ''Eyeful'', and ''Birdie''.
** The show would get its own in the form of ''Super Police'', with Tanba returning in the lead role.
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* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: Every time the G-Men visit Hong Kong, they have to square off against the local triad presence, known as the "Hong Kong Connection".
* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: Every time the G-Men visit Hong Kong, they have to square off against the local triad presence, known as the "Hong Kong Connection".
* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: Every time the G-Men visit Hong Kong, they have to square off against the local triad presence, known as the "Hong Kong Connection".
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* PowerWalk: Might as well be the TropeCodifier, for Japanese cop shows at least.
* QuickDraw:
** The climax of the SeriesFinale sees Kuroki [[spoiler: outdraw the culprit responsible for the murders in his ThatOneCase.]]
** Inspector Sekiya pulls this off in Episode 33 against an escaped serial killer trying to kill the woman who sold him out years before. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, it ends up being a MutualKill.]]
** Ditto for Detective Shuichi Tsukasa in Episode 103, this time against some gun runners.
** Tachibana also pulls this off against a suspect in Episode 105.
** Happens in the climaxes of Episodes 253 and 280.
* QuickDraw:
** The climax of the SeriesFinale sees Kuroki [[spoiler: outdraw the culprit responsible for the murders in his ThatOneCase.]]
** Inspector Sekiya pulls this off in Episode 33 against an escaped serial killer trying to kill the woman who sold him out years before. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, it ends up being a MutualKill.]]
** Ditto for Detective Shuichi Tsukasa in Episode 103, this time against some gun runners.
** Tachibana also pulls this off against a suspect in Episode 105.
** Happens in the climaxes of Episodes 253 and 280.
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Original Seven. [[note]]Left to right: Detective Shinichi Tsukasa, Detective Hachibei Yamada, Superintendent Noriyuki Odagiri, Chief Superintendent Tetsuya Kuroki, Assistant Inspector Kyoko Hibiki, Inspector Ichiro Sekiya, and Detective Yasuaki Kusano.[[/note]]]]
''G-Men '75'' (Kanji: Gメン'75, Hepburn: G-Men Nana-juu-go) was a UsefulNotes/PrimeTime Japanese CopShow starring Tetsuro Tanba as Chief Superintendent Tetsuya Kuroki (better known to Western audiences as Tiger Tanaka of ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'') 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 Creator/ToeiCompany as a [[DuelingWorks rival show]] to Nippon Televsion's ''Series/TaiyoNiHoero'' and aired on Creator/TokyoBroadcastingSystem (the same station that aired the Franchise/UltraSeries) for 355 episodes from 1975 to 1982.
The show was concieved as a SpiritualSuccessor to Kondo's earlier shows ''Key Hunter'', ''Eyeful'', and ''Birdie'', also starring Tanba. However in sharp contrast to the upbeat 1960s Franchise/JamesBond-esque vibe of the earlier three series, ''G-Men '75'' was set up from the start as a cynical, HardboiledDetective cop drama with little to no comedy or lightheartedness. These days, it is well-remembered for its iconic opening, replete with [[PowerWalk powerwalking]] from the main cast and its samurai/western style theme music by Shinshuke Kikuchi (of ''AwesomeMusic/DragonBall'' and ''Franchise/KamenRider'' fame, he also did the music for the show's three predecessors).
A sequel, ''G-Men '82'' was aired in 1982 and lasted for 16 episodes. Three [[ReunionShow Reunion Shows]] were aired in 1993, 2000, and 2001, respectively.
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!!''G-Men '75'' provides examples of:
* AllADream: Episode 354. [[spoiler: [[OrWasItADream Or was it?]]]]
* AllForNothing: The ending of Episode 179. [[spoiler: 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.]]
* TheAce: The whole cast, as a rule. All of them are either multilingual, have knowledge in martial arts or firearms, and are certified badass [[HardboiledDetective Hardboiled Detectives]] who have been granted the role of Japan's top cops by the government itself.
* BadassInANiceSuit: The cast as a whole has a whole wardrobe of them, but Kuroki takes the cake with his trench coat and NiceHat.
* BulletProofVest: In Episode 1 Kuroki [[spoiler: puts one on a suspect while he was incapacitated and then shoots him to make him talk. The perp never found out he was wearing a vest until he got shot.]]
* CatchPhrase: Kuroki has "You aren't even human!"
* DaChief: Kuroki, being a Chief Superintendent.
* CopKiller: The villains of Episodes 33, 105, 205, 253, and 331. These episodes feature said Cop Killers as [[ImpersonatingAnOfficer fake motorcyle cops]].
* CorruptCop: Several appear in the series, notably in Episodes 1, 33, 105, and 205.
* FarEastAsianTerrorists: The villains of Episodes 253 and 254 are Japanese terrorists [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulNess who seek to kill their former comrades before they get set to hang for their crimes.]]
* FramedFaceOpening: The opening sequence, as well as the ending. As the series progressed and the lineup was changed, the show changed the sequence to reflect the new cast members.
* FinaleCredits: The end credits roll of the GrandFinale features a VideoCredits montage of the show's past and current cast members.
* GrandFinale: Episode 355, a 90-minute TV special appropriately entitled, ''Farewell, G-Men '75 - Until We Meet Again.''
* GetIntoJailFree: The plots of Episodes 2 and 280. Detective Sekiya is sent to go undercover to halt a jailbreak at the infamous Abashiri Prison in the latter; Tsugawa does the same in a women's prison.
* GratuitousEnglish: Kuroki, Odagiri, and Detectives Ryoko Hayami and Mariko Teroka can all speak fluent English. Justifed as Tetsuro Tanba was an English teacher in Japan before becoming an actor while Hayami and Teraoka's actresses are Japanese-American.
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Detective Yasuaki Kusano can speak in Cantonese. [[spoiler: Justified as he's actually a Chinese immigrant by the name of Wang Yunlong.]]
* GratuitousFrench: Odagiri can also speak French.
* GunsDoNotWorkThatWay: In Episode 1, the bullets apparently lodge themselves into a [[spoiler: BulletproofVest without flattening on impact.]]
* HostageSituation: Episodes 179 and 222-223, both of which have Odagiri in a key role; he's the main focus of the former and he gets to outsnipe the perps in the latter.
* ItsPersonal:
** Tachibana's wife and child are killed by getaway drivers in a robbery in Episode 105. He spends the rest of the episode trying to avenge their deaths.
** The GrandFinale has Kuroki try to solve his personal ThatOneCase: the grisly murder of a French prostitute wherein he arrested the wrong man.
* HardboiledDetective: The main cast is built around them, and the show was hyped up around this during its run.
* InterpolSpecialAgent: Some of the G-Men become these after they get PutOnABus.
* KillerCop: [[spoiler: Sekiya's superior in Episode 1, Tachibana's to-be brother-in-law in Episode 105, and the villains of Episode 205.]]
* KubrickStare: Superintendent Noriyuki Odagiri has one in Episode 179 against the episode's criminal-of-the-week.
* KilledOffForReal: Happens twice in the series, with [[spoiler: Inspector Ichiro Sekiya and Detective Shinichi Tsukasa. Ironically, they're the first of the G-Men we actually meet way back in Episode 1.]]
* MarriedToTheJob: The G-Men. They're cops first and people second.
* MutualKill: The fates of [[spoiler: Sekiya and Tsukasa.]]
* NiceHat:
** Kuroki's black fedora, a shout-out to Robert Stack's [[Series/TheUntouchables Elliott Ness]].
** Detectives Kyoko Hibiki and Kyoko Fukiyuki have nice sun hats.
* NumberTwo: Superintendent Odagiri served as to Kuroki this until he was PutOnABus (apparently the actor had an argument with the producers and was cut from the show). Inspector Goro Tachibana later takes on this role for the rest of the series.
* OldSoldier: Kuroki, aside from being a veteran cop, was a Zero fighter pilot during the war.
* PutOnABus: The fate of most characters in the series, though a two of the lady detectives, Ryoko Hayami and Keiko Tsugawa left the series but would return in later episodes as guest performers. Tsugawa would actually return in one of the [[ReunionShow Reunion Shows.]]
* ReunionShow: The show had three in 1993, 2000, and 2001.
* SerialKiller:
** The villain of Episode 33, who's also a CopKiller.
** Episode 354 has a very unusual example: [[spoiler: It's common house cat.]]
* ShootTheShaggyDogStory: Episode 179. See the AllForNothing entry above for details.
* SpoilerTitle: When a character dies or gets PutOnABus, expect the episode titles to trumpet this out.
* ThatOneCase:
** Kuroki's own rears its head in the GrandFinale. It's a murder of a prostitute where he arrested the wrong man.
** Detective Kyoko Hibiki earns hers in Episode 104. A flight stewardess she befriends while undercover is murdered by an international smuggling syndicate. [[spoiler: The perps get away with the crime, so she transfers to INTERPOL to find the perps and bring them to justice.]]
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Played straight for most of the series, until Episode 307, where we get three female detectives in the form of Mariko Teraoka, Yoko Kagawa, and Keiko Tsumura. Mariko would later leave the show in Episode 330, but Kagawa and Tsumura would stay on for the sequel series.
* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: Every time the G-Men visit Hong Kong, they have to square off against the local triad presence, known as the "Hong Kong Connection".
* ThoseTwoGuys: For a time, Tachibana was teamed up with Detective Takeshi Nakaya, played by Go Ibuki. As the series went on, he became Kuroki's NumberTwo and later joined Kuroki for the sequel series.
* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The episode previews tended to give away the endings.
* TwistEnding:
** In Episode 1, Detective Sekiya's flight stewardess girlfriend is actually [[spoiler: a member of an international drug-smuggling syndicate, as is Sekiya's own superior in the police force.]]
** In Episode 105, Tachibana has sister whose fiancee [[spoiler: was the inside man in a robbery that left two cops, plus Tachibana's wife and child dead.]]
** Episode 288 has Detective Tsugawa's fiancee [[spoiler: be rooted out as a CorruptCop]].
** The culprit behind the murder of several French prostitutes in the GrandFinale is revealed to be [[spoiler: the son of the man Kuroki originally and wrongfully arrested for the crime. The old man took the fall to give his son a second chance after he found out and killed his mother for being a prostitute.]]
* PowerWalk: Might as well be the TropeCodifier, for Japanese cop shows at least.
* QuickDraw:
** The climax of the SeriesFinale sees Kuroki [[spoiler: outdraw the culprit responsible for the murders in his ThatOneCase.]]
** Inspector Sekiya pulls this off in Episode 33 against an escaped serial killer trying to kill the woman who sold him out years before. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, it ends up being a MutualKill.]]
** Ditto for Detective Shuichi Tsukasa in Episode 103, this time against some gun runners.
** Tachibana also pulls this off against a suspect in Episode 105.
** Happens in the climaxes of Episodes 253 and 280.
* VacationEpisode: The series had, at several points, gone to Hong Kong, Singapore, Okinawa, and Europe.
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Original Seven. [[note]]Left to right: Detective Shinichi Tsukasa, Detective Hachibei Yamada, Superintendent Noriyuki Odagiri, Chief Superintendent Tetsuya Kuroki, Assistant Inspector Kyoko Hibiki, Inspector Ichiro Sekiya, and Detective Yasuaki Kusano.[[/note]]]]
''G-Men '75'' (Kanji: Gメン'75, Hepburn: G-Men Nana-juu-go) was a UsefulNotes/PrimeTime Japanese CopShow starring Tetsuro Tanba as Chief Superintendent Tetsuya Kuroki (better known to Western audiences as Tiger Tanaka of ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'') 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 Creator/ToeiCompany as a [[DuelingWorks rival show]] to Nippon Televsion's ''Series/TaiyoNiHoero'' and aired on Creator/TokyoBroadcastingSystem (the same station that aired the Franchise/UltraSeries) for 355 episodes from 1975 to 1982.
The show was concieved as a SpiritualSuccessor to Kondo's earlier shows ''Key Hunter'', ''Eyeful'', and ''Birdie'', also starring Tanba. However in sharp contrast to the upbeat 1960s Franchise/JamesBond-esque vibe of the earlier three series, ''G-Men '75'' was set up from the start as a cynical, HardboiledDetective cop drama with little to no comedy or lightheartedness. These days, it is well-remembered for its iconic opening, replete with [[PowerWalk powerwalking]] from the main cast and its samurai/western style theme music by Shinshuke Kikuchi (of ''AwesomeMusic/DragonBall'' and ''Franchise/KamenRider'' fame, he also did the music for the show's three predecessors).
A sequel, ''G-Men '82'' was aired in 1982 and lasted for 16 episodes. Three [[ReunionShow Reunion Shows]] were aired in 1993, 2000, and 2001, respectively.
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!!''G-Men '75'' provides examples of:
* AllADream: Episode 354. [[spoiler: [[OrWasItADream Or was it?]]]]
* AllForNothing: The ending of Episode 179. [[spoiler: 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.]]
* TheAce: The whole cast, as a rule. All of them are either multilingual, have knowledge in martial arts or firearms, and are certified badass [[HardboiledDetective Hardboiled Detectives]] who have been granted the role of Japan's top cops by the government itself.
* BadassInANiceSuit: The cast as a whole has a whole wardrobe of them, but Kuroki takes the cake with his trench coat and NiceHat.
* BulletProofVest: In Episode 1 Kuroki [[spoiler: puts one on a suspect while he was incapacitated and then shoots him to make him talk. The perp never found out he was wearing a vest until he got shot.]]
* CatchPhrase: Kuroki has "You aren't even human!"
* DaChief: Kuroki, being a Chief Superintendent.
* CopKiller: The villains of Episodes 33, 105, 205, 253, and 331. These episodes feature said Cop Killers as [[ImpersonatingAnOfficer fake motorcyle cops]].
* CorruptCop: Several appear in the series, notably in Episodes 1, 33, 105, and 205.
* FarEastAsianTerrorists: The villains of Episodes 253 and 254 are Japanese terrorists [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulNess who seek to kill their former comrades before they get set to hang for their crimes.]]
* FramedFaceOpening: The opening sequence, as well as the ending. As the series progressed and the lineup was changed, the show changed the sequence to reflect the new cast members.
* FinaleCredits: The end credits roll of the GrandFinale features a VideoCredits montage of the show's past and current cast members.
* GrandFinale: Episode 355, a 90-minute TV special appropriately entitled, ''Farewell, G-Men '75 - Until We Meet Again.''
* GetIntoJailFree: The plots of Episodes 2 and 280. Detective Sekiya is sent to go undercover to halt a jailbreak at the infamous Abashiri Prison in the latter; Tsugawa does the same in a women's prison.
* GratuitousEnglish: Kuroki, Odagiri, and Detectives Ryoko Hayami and Mariko Teroka can all speak fluent English. Justifed as Tetsuro Tanba was an English teacher in Japan before becoming an actor while Hayami and Teraoka's actresses are Japanese-American.
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Detective Yasuaki Kusano can speak in Cantonese. [[spoiler: Justified as he's actually a Chinese immigrant by the name of Wang Yunlong.]]
* GratuitousFrench: Odagiri can also speak French.
* GunsDoNotWorkThatWay: In Episode 1, the bullets apparently lodge themselves into a [[spoiler: BulletproofVest without flattening on impact.]]
* HostageSituation: Episodes 179 and 222-223, both of which have Odagiri in a key role; he's the main focus of the former and he gets to outsnipe the perps in the latter.
* ItsPersonal:
** Tachibana's wife and child are killed by getaway drivers in a robbery in Episode 105. He spends the rest of the episode trying to avenge their deaths.
** The GrandFinale has Kuroki try to solve his personal ThatOneCase: the grisly murder of a French prostitute wherein he arrested the wrong man.
* HardboiledDetective: The main cast is built around them, and the show was hyped up around this during its run.
* InterpolSpecialAgent: Some of the G-Men become these after they get PutOnABus.
* KillerCop: [[spoiler: Sekiya's superior in Episode 1, Tachibana's to-be brother-in-law in Episode 105, and the villains of Episode 205.]]
* KubrickStare: Superintendent Noriyuki Odagiri has one in Episode 179 against the episode's criminal-of-the-week.
* KilledOffForReal: Happens twice in the series, with [[spoiler: Inspector Ichiro Sekiya and Detective Shinichi Tsukasa. Ironically, they're the first of the G-Men we actually meet way back in Episode 1.]]
* MarriedToTheJob: The G-Men. They're cops first and people second.
* MutualKill: The fates of [[spoiler: Sekiya and Tsukasa.]]
* NiceHat:
** Kuroki's black fedora, a shout-out to Robert Stack's [[Series/TheUntouchables Elliott Ness]].
** Detectives Kyoko Hibiki and Kyoko Fukiyuki have nice sun hats.
* NumberTwo: Superintendent Odagiri served as to Kuroki this until he was PutOnABus (apparently the actor had an argument with the producers and was cut from the show). Inspector Goro Tachibana later takes on this role for the rest of the series.
* OldSoldier: Kuroki, aside from being a veteran cop, was a Zero fighter pilot during the war.
* PutOnABus: The fate of most characters in the series, though a two of the lady detectives, Ryoko Hayami and Keiko Tsugawa left the series but would return in later episodes as guest performers. Tsugawa would actually return in one of the [[ReunionShow Reunion Shows.]]
* ReunionShow: The show had three in 1993, 2000, and 2001.
* SerialKiller:
** The villain of Episode 33, who's also a CopKiller.
** Episode 354 has a very unusual example: [[spoiler: It's common house cat.]]
* ShootTheShaggyDogStory: Episode 179. See the AllForNothing entry above for details.
* SpoilerTitle: When a character dies or gets PutOnABus, expect the episode titles to trumpet this out.
* ThatOneCase:
** Kuroki's own rears its head in the GrandFinale. It's a murder of a prostitute where he arrested the wrong man.
** Detective Kyoko Hibiki earns hers in Episode 104. A flight stewardess she befriends while undercover is murdered by an international smuggling syndicate. [[spoiler: The perps get away with the crime, so she transfers to INTERPOL to find the perps and bring them to justice.]]
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Played straight for most of the series, until Episode 307, where we get three female detectives in the form of Mariko Teraoka, Yoko Kagawa, and Keiko Tsumura. Mariko would later leave the show in Episode 330, but Kagawa and Tsumura would stay on for the sequel series.
* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: Every time the G-Men visit Hong Kong, they have to square off against the local triad presence, known as the "Hong Kong Connection".
* ThoseTwoGuys: For a time, Tachibana was teamed up with Detective Takeshi Nakaya, played by Go Ibuki. As the series went on, he became Kuroki's NumberTwo and later joined Kuroki for the sequel series.
* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The episode previews tended to give away the endings.
* TwistEnding:
** In Episode 1, Detective Sekiya's flight stewardess girlfriend is actually [[spoiler: a member of an international drug-smuggling syndicate, as is Sekiya's own superior in the police force.]]
** In Episode 105, Tachibana has sister whose fiancee [[spoiler: was the inside man in a robbery that left two cops, plus Tachibana's wife and child dead.]]
** Episode 288 has Detective Tsugawa's fiancee [[spoiler: be rooted out as a CorruptCop]].
** The culprit behind the murder of several French prostitutes in the GrandFinale is revealed to be [[spoiler: the son of the man Kuroki originally and wrongfully arrested for the crime. The old man took the fall to give his son a second chance after he found out and killed his mother for being a prostitute.]]
* PowerWalk: Might as well be the TropeCodifier, for Japanese cop shows at least.
* QuickDraw:
** The climax of the SeriesFinale sees Kuroki [[spoiler: outdraw the culprit responsible for the murders in his ThatOneCase.]]
** Inspector Sekiya pulls this off in Episode 33 against an escaped serial killer trying to kill the woman who sold him out years before. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, it ends up being a MutualKill.]]
** Ditto for Detective Shuichi Tsukasa in Episode 103, this time against some gun runners.
** Tachibana also pulls this off against a suspect in Episode 105.
** Happens in the climaxes of Episodes 253 and 280.
* VacationEpisode: The series had, at several points, gone to Hong Kong, Singapore, Okinawa, and Europe.
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