When the story begins, a courier headed to the Japanese consulate in Los Angeles is picked up by a fake diplomatic driver. Soon, a private eye from Japan arrives. Tami Okada (Mako) has been hired to find the missing man and thus restore honor to the family. What follows is a partnership between Tami and Joe Mannix, as both teach the other about their respective cultures. It's a nice change of pace for the show...a bit like the movie "Red Sun"....but where both the leads are nice folks instead of one of them being a thug. Well worth seeing and some much needed freshness breathed into the show in its eighth season.
By the way, this is the second time Japanese Village in Los Angeles has been featured on "Mannix"--the other much earlier in the series. The place apparently closed down in 1975 but sure looks like it was an interesting place.
By the way, this is the second time Japanese Village in Los Angeles has been featured on "Mannix"--the other much earlier in the series. The place apparently closed down in 1975 but sure looks like it was an interesting place.