 Several Japanese television networks have aired series based on the character.These variously portrayed him pretending to be a petty hood or a yojinbō while solving crimes as the chief of police.People famous for having portrayed Kin-san on television include kabuki stars Nakamura Umenosuke IV and Ichikawa Danshirō, singers Yukio Hashi and Teruhiko Saigō, and actors Ryōtarō Sugi, Hideki Takahashi, Hiroki Matsukata, and Kōtarō Satomi.