Seibu Keisatsu

Seibu Keisatsu
Super Z (スーパーZ) from the series.
Starring	Tetsuya Watari, Ishihara Yūjirō, Akiji Kobayashi, Hiroshi Tachi, Akira Terao, Tomokazu Miura
Country of origin	Japan
No. of seasons	3 TV series, 1 Special
Production
Running time	54 minutes
Release
Original network	TV Asahi
Original release	October 10, 1979 – October 22, 1984 (Series) October 31, 2004 (TV Special)

Seibu Keisatsu (西部警察, Police: Western Division^?) is a television drama series produced by Ishihara Promotions (石原プロモーション, ishihara puromōshon^?) and broadcast on TV Asahi.

The series portrays the Western Police Headquarters Criminal Investigation Division's Detective Chief Daimon, played by Tetsuya Watari and his subordinates, dubbed the Daimon Force (大門軍団, Daimon Gundan^?), and their superior, Section Chief Kogure, played by Yujiro Ishihara, as they fight against heinous criminals.

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 & detective dramas of the 1980s.

During the 5-year course of the show, a total of 236 episodes were filmed, with roughly 4,680 cars being destroyed during the course of filming, 4.8 tons of explosives being used as well as close to 320 buildings destroyed.

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, Gloria, Cedric as well as 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.