1970s Japanese crime drama

Pondering my career prospects this morning, I thought of the gangsters I used to watch on Japanese crime dramas growing up. Taiyo ni Hoero ( 太陽にほえろ) or "Howl at the Sun" broadcast from 1972 to 1986, was the king of those shows. It's probably one of postwar Japan's most beloved and popular television programs.

The heroes are macho cops who pursue guys resembling the gentleman above.

I remember rushing home from third grade summer school, which got out at midday, just so I could catch the reruns on daytime TV.

I found a rare, short clip on YouTube. (The copyright holder, Toho, appears to be aggressively making sure episodes are removed. This is the only one I was able to find.) Check it out if you want a glimpse of macho 1970s Japan...



I still get a thrill when I hear the theme music!! Seriously. The song was running through my head all day.

How did I miss this?

Excerpt from a piece by Michael Goldfarb with reference to Orson Swindle on McCain;

"It may be typical of the pro-Obama Dungeons & Dragons crowd to disparage a fellow countryman's memory of war from the comfort of mom's basement, but most Americans have the humility and gratitude to respect and learn from the memories of men who suffered on behalf of others. John McCain has often said he witnessed a thousand acts of bravery while he was imprisoned, and though not every one has been submitted into the public record, they are remembered by the men who were there (one such only recently reported by Karl Rove though it escaped mention in any of Senator McCain's books). But as Swindle said, this is a "desperate group of people trying to make something out of nothing."

Clearly this guy has never tanked Shattered Halls, or Tempest Keep, and had Shaman gear drop. Ignoramus.