Toumei Ningen (TV series)

## Toumei Ningen

Toumei Ningen  (Japanese: 透明人間,   *Hepburn: Toumei Ningen*?, lit. "Transparent Man") is a 1996 Japanese Television Program Created by Nippon Television Network System starring Maiko Yamada, Shingo Katori, Eri Fukatsu, Junichi Ishida and Tomoka Kurotani. it aired on 13 April 1996 to 6 July 1996.

## Introduction

The TV series is the first TV series starring in the famous Japanese idol group SMAP member Shingo Katori . Katori Shingo plays the role of a young man who has gained invisibility by chance. Since he can only make his body transparent, there are many shots of bare buttocks in the film, which has become a topic for a while.

The atmosphere in the first half of the play is more funny and lively, and as the foreshadowing is revealed one by one, it gradually turns into a heavy suspense plot. The overall situation revolves around the "transparency medicine" that can turn people into invisible people, and the behind-the-scenes organization "Zeus Group" related to this drug. With the investigation of seemingly unrelated cases, it gradually reveals a sensational and terrible plan.

## Plot

### Summary

From the Ogasawara came to Tokyo Shibuya young people who love photography Hasegawa Hanzo. His ideal is to become an excellent newspaper reporter, report important news, and take photos of great value. He ran into Asuka Sasamori, a reporter for the Capital Times, a major newspaper, but he was unfortunately considered a gangster. The two suddenly encountered a car accident in which a mysterious man was hit and killed by a car, but Hasegawa Hanzo accidentally conflated the medicine bottle for rhinitis on his body with the medicine bottle in the hands of the mysterious man. After taking the medicine, he suddenly realized that he had become a transparent person. ! As long as he is not wearing clothes, Hasegawa Hanzo, who cannot be seen, used his invisibility to find out the truth of one case after another. He shocked the head of the newspaper with his precious live photos and became Sasamori Asuka's partner. And Hanzo discovered that Sasamori Asuka's blind sister, Rena, could actually see herself in an invisible state! While the happy friends Hanzo and Asuka were investigating one big news event after another, they gradually discovered the traces of the Zeus Group related to the Transparent Man. It turns out that the transparent medicine in the hands of the mysterious man is the product of a secret plan related to the Zeus group. In order to keep secrets, the Zeus Group must recover the drugs and kill the insiders. Hasegawa Hanzo was soon hunted down by the Zeus group. Nobuko Nishimura of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Scientific Research Institute claims to be the biological mother of Rena Sasamori, but in fact it seems to be the person in charge of the Zeus Group’s related plans, and has an unknown relationship with Hanzo!

### Synopsis

Hanzo Hasegawa, a young man who aspires to be a news photographer who came to Shibuya from Ogasawara, witnesses a hit-and-run incident with Asuka Sasamori, a reporter for the major newspaper "Metro Times" that he met by chance. Hanzo realizes that the medicine obtained from a mysterious street vendor makes his body transparent for only one hour. He becomes a transparent human and takes a scoop photo to solve the hit-and-run case.

Recognized for his achievements, Hanzo decided to work as a part-time photographer at the Metro Times, and while pursuing the incident in combination with Asuka, he made use of his ability as a transparent human being behind the scenes to become a large corporate group that is the mastermind of the incident. And uncover the wrongdoing of the criminal organization "Zeus Group" one after another.

## Characters

Hasegawa Hanzo (played by Katori Shingo) (Cantonese dubbing: Su Qiangwen )
The hero of this drama, from the Ogasawara Islands to Tokyo's 20-year-old youth, innocent personality, helpfulness, love photography. I hope to be able to photograph groundhogs in Tokyo .
Sasamori Asuka (Shenjin Eiri) (Cantonese dubbing: Zheng Lili )
Female reporter of the Capital Times, a major newspaper, 24 years old. His father is a justice journalist Shintaro Sasamori. As his father was killed for relentlessly following the dark side of big companies, Asuka is determined to uphold his father's will and become an excellent reporter. The personality must be strong, right and wrong, very dissatisfied in the initial stage of partnering with Hanzo, but as the cooperation deepens, Hanzo gradually changed. At the same time, the two gradually discovered the secrets involved in the transparent medicine.
Sasamori Rena (Decorated by Maiko Yamada)
Asuka's sister, 15 years old. There is no blood relationship with Asuka, but the righteous daughter adopted by Asuka's father. In the factory accident case pursued by Asuka's father, Plant Manager Sasaki committed suicide due to his pressing, so Asuka's father adopted his daughter Rena out of redemption. Rena was blind in a factory accident 12 years ago, but was able to see Hanzo in a hidden state.
Toyama Duff (played by Junichi Ishida) (Cantonese dubbing: Chen Yongxin )
The detective of the investigation section of the Metropolitan Metropolitan Area Headquarters. Very lustful, and when you see beautiful women, you will start to see them as prey.
Morita Yuji (Decorated by Morimoto Ryo)
The minister of the "Capital Times" is also the predecessor of Yuanshan Criminal Police University.
Kurazawa Kiyomi (Decorated by Yuka Kurotani)
A female intern of the Capital Times, who is good at computer .
Okawa Norio (played by Hidehiko Ishizuka)
The photographer of the "Capital Times" has a big appetite and has a young daughter at home.
Noguchi (two bottles of shark and one ornament)
The car driver hired by the Capital Times.
Ting Ye Mi (played by Yamazaki Ichi) (Cantonese dubbing: Feng Jintang )
The landlord of Hanzo lives with his wife and two daughters downstairs in Hanzo. The whole family likes to enter Hanzo's house without authorization and use his things.
Tingye Midori (Decorated by Yugami)
The landlord’s wife is very fond of Hanzo, but from time to time she sees the situation behind Hanzo invisible and thinks it is haunted, but her husband and daughter always misunderstand her.
Nobuko Nishimura (Kuroki Hitomi)
Director of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Metropolitan Area Scientific Research Institute. Claiming to be Rena's mother, she demanded that Rena be taken away from Asuka. However, his real identity is a researcher of the Zeus Group, and his real name is Dasawa Masayoshi, and has an unknown relationship with Hanzo.
Misty X (played by Shimata Hisakusaku)
The figure leading the Zeus Group and the mysterious project related to the transparent medicine is the source of all puzzles.
## Staff

* Screenplay- Kazuhiko Ban
* Director - Hiroshi Yoshino , Ryuichi Inomata , Michiaki Koga
* Theme Song- Southern All Stars " Ai no Kotodori ~ Spiritual Message ~ " ( Taishita Label )
* Music- Hirokazu Ogura
* Visual effects-Seiichi Moriya
* Car Stunts- Super Drivers
* Technical cooperation --NTV Video Center
* Special effects cooperation- Claw studio
* Chief Producer- Yoshinobu Kosugi
* Producer- Atsushi Sato
* Production cooperation- Nippon Television Enterprise
* Production work- NTV

## Awards

* 9th The Television Drama Academy Awards
	+ **Best cinematography**

## Broadcast schedule

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* The subtitle was written in the TV section of newspapers. On the title screen of the work, only "○ th" is displayed.

## Gallery

Main article: Toumei Ningen (TV series)/Gallery

## References

### Footnote

This is a list of references for **Toumei Ningen (TV series)**. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

1. ↑ zh.wikipedia.org
2. ↑ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%80%8F%E6%98%8E%E4%BA%BA%E9%96%93\_(%E3%83%86%E3%83%AC%E3%83%93%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9E)#%E7%99%BB%E5%A0%B4%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Spaceship" Vol.77 (Summer 1996 issue), Asahi Sonorama , September 1, 1996, p. 36, Magazine code: 01843-09.
4. ↑ https://drama.fandom.com/es/wiki/Toumei\_Ningen

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