The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim (Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple)

The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim (ダブンハイム失踪事件 - Dabunhaimu Shissō Jiken) is a Japanese anime television adaptation produced by Oriental Light and Magic for NHK television. The film was Episode 35 of NHK's anime series Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple. The adaptation was written by Sukehiro Tomita, directed by Yumi Kamakura and Naohito Takahashi and first broadcast on 17 April 2005. It was an adaptation of the Agatha Christie short story of the same name.

Synopsis
The well known banker Mr Davenheim has disappeared. Sharpe challenges Poirot to solve the mystery within one week without leaving his apartment.

Comparison with Original Story
(may contain spoilers - click on expand to read) With the exception of the involvement of Miss Lemon and Mabel West, the adaptation follows the original story quite faithfully except for a few small details.
 * The inspector on the case with Sharpe is Inspector Jackson and not Miller.
 * The details of the wager are different. If Poirot wins, Sharpe will treat Poirot and all his staff to a dinner. If Poirot loses, he must buy a bottle of vintage wine for Sharpe and Jackson. In the original, it was a straight bet of five pounds.
 * Some of Hasting's lines in the original are given to Mabel. She is the one who summarises the clues, and Poirot tells her that she lacks experience.
 * Hastings and Mabel actually visit Davenheim's house, Chingside. This did not happen in the original. Oliver swims in the boating lake and is the one who finds Davenheim's jacket.
 * In the original story, the Davenheim and Salmon Bank failed because Davenheim had been embezzling money from it. Here, Davenheim saw that his bank was failing and took steps to secure his own interests.
 * In this adaptation, Sharpe actually has savings in the Davenheim and Salmon Bank so when Poirot saves him from a financial loss, he is quite happy to treat Poirot and co to an expense dinner.

Characters/Voice talents
Most of the voice talents for the characters are not credited
 * Masako Jô as Oliver
 * Fumiko Orikasa as Mabel
 * Hirofumi Nojima as Hastings
 * Kôtarô Satomi as Hercule Poirot
 * Atsuko Tanaka as Miss Lemon
 * Yûsaku Yara as Inspector Sharpe
 * Inspector Jackson
 * Mr Davenheim
 * Mr Lowen
 * Mrs Davenheim
 * Billy Kellett