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The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
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The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

1979-07-14 · 113 min · ★ 6.4

Comedy · Mystery

Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known being The Inugami Family. Kosuke Kindaichi is the most famous detective in Japan. Kindaichi gets a new case to figure out who has beheaded a valuable statue and made off with its head.

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Directors
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Production companies
KADOKAWA
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ikko FuruyaIkko FuruyaKosuke Kindaichi
Kunie TanakaKunie TanakaLt. Todoroki
Miyuki MatsudaMiyuki MatsudaMaria
Hideko YoshidaHideko YoshidaFumie Akechi
Chiyonosuke AzumaChiyonosuke AzumaAkechi Kojuro
Rinichi YamamotoRinichi YamamotoYukichi Mori
Jiro SakagamiJiro SakagamiGoemon Ishida
Noboru NakayaNoboru NakayaKazuya Furugaki
Miyoko AkazaMiyoko AkazaTakako Fujii
Daigo KusanoDaigo KusanoTakagi
Fumi DanFumi DanTrain Passenger Solving a Puzzle
Shin KishidaShin KishidaDracula in the City
Masayo MiyakoMasayo MiyakoBride of Dracula
Toshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneKindaichi of 11th Generation in "The Woman in the Eye"
Tatsuya MihashiTatsuya MihashiInspector Todoroki in "The Woman in the Eye"
Toru MinegishiToru MinegishiVisitor in "The Woman in the Eye"
Isao NatsuyagiIsao NatsuyagiKoichi Sumida
Etsuko ShihomiEtsuko ShihomiKindaichi's Neighbor
Mariko OkadaMariko OkadaKyoko Yasugi
Nobuhiko ObayashiNobuhiko ObayashiFilm Director

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