Doyo Wide Gekijo

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## Details

* **Title:** 土曜ワイド劇場
* **Title (romaji):** Doyo Wide Gekijo
* **Also known as:** Saturday Night at the Mysteries / Mystery Theater (KIKU)\* / Mystery Theatre (KIKU)\*, Saturday Mystery Theater
* **Episodes:** 1059 (as of 2008-Oct-25)
* **Genre:** Tanpatsu-formatted weekly mystery series
* **Broadcast network:** TV Asahi
* **Broadcast period:** Saturday 21:00 to 22:54
* **Broadcast start/end:** 1977-Jul-02 to 2017-April-08

## Synopsis

*Doyo Wide Gekijo* is a weekly mystery series. Virtually all storylines follow along the following path:

* A murder occurs early on.
* A lead person attempts to solve the case.
* A murderer is found, and usually confesses.

Each week features a fresh new cast and storyline.

## Theme Songs

* *Anata no Ai ni Naritai*, by Karashima Midori (July 6, 1996 - March 29, 1997)
* *Anata no Sono Mune ni*, by Matsuda Seiko (April 5, 1997 - September 26, 1998)
* *JOY*, by TRF (October 3, 1998 - March 25, 2000)
* *Promised You*, by ZARD (April 1, 2000 - December 28, 2002)
* *Hokkyokusei*, by Gospellers (January 4 - September 27, 2003)
* *Mosukoshi*, by Kiroro (October 4, 2003 - June 30, 2007)
* *Smile again*, by BoA (July 7, 2007 - June 26, 2010)
* (July 3, 2010 - September 24, 2011)
* (October 1, 2011 - March 30, 2013)
* (April 6, 2013 - September 24, 2016)
* (October 1, 2016 - April 8, 2017)

## Shows

* Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery
* Kurokawa no Techo Special (2005-Jul-2)
* Kaseifu wa Mita! starring Ichihara Etsuko (1983 to 2008-Jul-12 - 26 episodes)
* Aibou Pre-Season (2000-Jun-3, 2001-Jan-27, 2001-Nov-10)
* Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary
* Terminal Station Series
* The Young Mistress Plays Detective in the Spa Murder
* The Case Files of Detective Superintendent Muta
* Kariya's Father and Daughter
* Inspector Souichi Habu
* Hideki Takahashi's Captain Series
* Prosecutor Yoko Asahina
* Family Court Probation Officer Akira Yamanobou
* Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko
* Ghost Writer's Homicide Coverage
* Forensic Anthropologist Kumiko Misaki
* Asabuki Riyako, Female Attorney
* The Aesthetic Salon Murders
* Odd Detective
* Case
* Judicial Instructor Yoshiko Hodaka
* Department Store Investigator! Murder Mystery
* Tetsudou Sousakan
* Saisousa Keiji Kataoka Yusuke
* Gyakuten Houdou no Onna
* Romantic Lake Mashuko Murders
* Koto
* The Driverless Hearse
* The Burning Bride
* Housewife Meiko Murder Mystery
* Mystery of the Coral Seas
* Rogue Lawyer Shiro Tatsumi
* Fire Investigator, Kurenai Renjirou
* Lost & Found at Tokyo Station
* 辻真先の婚約旅行殺人事件シリーズ

3 - Murder on the Sanriku Coast - Where the God of Death Dwells (1987)
4 - Noto Peninsula Murders (1988)
* 迷探偵記者羽鳥雄太郎と駆け出し女刑事シリーズ

4 - The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop (1987)
* 原教子の「二泊三日の旅」シリーズ

2 - Deluxe Salon Car Engagement Tour Murders - Tateshina Plains and Lake Megami - 2 Nights and 3 Days Tour (1987)
* 実年素人探偵とおんな秘書の名推理！

2 - Michinoku Reunion Tour Murders (1988)
## Notes

* ***Doyo Wide Gekijo*** occupied the first 54 episodes of *Mystery Theater* in 2004 on KIKU. KIKU then switched to *Getsuyo Mystery Gekijo* in 2005.