History Series / SeibuKeisatsu

''Seibu Keisatsu'' (Kanji: 西部警察, literally "Western Police"), was a Japanese CopShow that ran for three series [[note]]Since Japanese television doesn't use the seasonal format like in Western primetime shows, a "series" counts as a season.[[/note]] and 236 episodes on the Creator/TVAsahi network from 1979 to 1984. It chronicled the exploits of the Daimon Force, a special flying squad of the the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's Western Police division. The force is commanded by Sergeant Keisaku Daimon and Section Chief Kenzo Kogure, played by veteran Japanese action stars Tetsuya Watari and Creator/YujiroIshihara, respectively.

* AwesomeMcCoolName: Daimon's surname means "shield".

* TheAce: Daimon has this trope in spades, with his CoolShades, BadassLongcoat, FingerlessGloves, AceCustom car and shotgun, and general fearlessness in the heat of battle.

* FingerlessGloves: Daimon's trademark with his CoolShades.

* InfantImmortality: Played straight on the whole throughout the show, but God help you if you harm a kid and the Daimon Force is on the case. If you don't get blown up after a balls-to-the-wall car chase and the subsequent shootout, prepare to be be at the other end of Daimon's NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.

* DeadlyGas / ForgottenSuperweapon: The squad visits Kagoshima in Episode 17 of ''Part III'' to find an old poison gas used by the [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazis]], as well as WesternTerrorist Robert Carson, who wants the weapon for himself.

** In the GrandFinale, Daimon helps in the attempted capture of international terrorist Gaston Goulez, the number one man on Interpol's most wanted, but Goulez is shot and killed by cops whilst resisting arrest. A few months later, Daimon returns to Japan and gets targeted by Goulez's comrades-in-arms, who promptly begin their RoaringRampageOfRevenge by targeting major Japanese cities and kidnapping several high-ranking public police officials.

What made this series stand out amongst all other Japanese, and indeed, [[CopShow Cop Shows]] in general, is its over-the-top action sequences that rivalled, and sometimes surpassed the other great action movies of the time, to the extent that the show was billed as a "Concrete Western". To put it in perspective, imagine if the great action movies like ''Film/{{Die Hard}}'', ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', ''Film/{{Speed}}'' and ''Film/LethalWeapon'' had their production values transposed into a weekly primetime television series. And to drive home the point, it was estimated at one point the show had [[ChronicallyCrashedCar wrecked 4680 vehicles]], [[MadeOfExplodium used 4.8 tons of explosives]], and [[StuffBlowingUp destroyed 320 buildings]].

The series became massively popular in Japan during its time on the air and is still so to this day; most of the show's [[CoolCar Cool Cars]] are on display at a museum celebrating the life and legend of Yujiro Ishihara.

** Robert Carson in Episode 17 of ''Part III'' [[spoiler: has the poison gas he and Daimon have been looking for the entire episode filtered back at him in his bunker hideout.]]

*** Episode 33 of ''Part III'' have the entire Sendai police force deployed to assit the Daimon Force's search for the episode's homemade nuke.
*** Episodes 19 and 48 of ''Part III'' take the cake however: the former episode has an ''entire fishing fleet'' tag along to bust the bad guys while the later has three helicopters and what appears to be the entire Tokyo MPD box in the bad guy's [[CoolCar cool truck.]]

* VikingFuneral: The Machine X gets one in ''Part III'' thanks to the criminal-of-the-week's plot to use it as a moving bomb. The episode ends with Kogure toasting a brandy glass to its memory and an ImagineSpot of the car running free across the highway.

** The Daimon Force in general, but Kogure and Daimon themselves are the best examples, wearing matching blue suits to complement each other, and on occasion, while Daimon usually has a BadassLongcoat he wears into battle.

** A Nissan Safari specially modified for firefighting appeared early on in the show. It was also useful for suppressing criminals.

* HeterosexualLifePartners / ThoseTwoGuys: Daimon and Kogure, just like their actors in RealLife. They tended to hang around in the Corner Lounge by themselves, and the opening credits even feature them casually strolling around Tokyo.

* InfantImmortality: Played straight on the whole throughout the show, but God help you if you harm a kid and the Daimon Force is on the case. If you don't get blown up after a balls-to-the-wall car chase, prepare to be be at the other end of Daimon's NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.
* ItsPersonal: In the GrandFinale, Daimon helps in the attempted capture of international terrorist Gaston Goulez, the number one man on Interpol's most wanted, but Goulez is shot and killed by cops whilst resisting arrest. A few months later, Daimon returns to Japan and gets targeted by Goulez's comrades-in-arms, who promptly begin their RoaringRampageOfRevenge by targeting major Japanese cities and kidnapping several high-ranking public police officials.

** A special metallic alloy dubbed Mercalloy-X and the scientist who developed it (''Part III'', Episodes 9-10)

* RatedMForManly: The shows screams this trope.

* WeaponOfMassDestruction: There's stolen tactical ballistic missiles, homemade nuclear bombs, and poison gas in ''Part III''.

* TheAce: Daimon has this trope in spades, with his CoolShades, FingerlessGloves, AceCustom car and shotgun, and general fearlessness in the heat of battle.

** The Daimon Force in general, but Kogure and Daimon themselves are the best examples, wearing matching blue suits to complement each other, and on occasion, BadassLongcoats they wear into battle.

* CoolBike: Hiroshi Tachi's characters both get to cruise around in Harley-Davidson and Suzuki bikes. Hatomura in particular got an AceSpecial Nissan Katana as the show went on.