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64% Critic Match
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
6.4 / 10• 1979• 1h 53m•NR• Japanese
ComedyMystery
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ikko Furuya
Kosuke Kindaichi
Lead
Kunie Tanaka
Lt. Todoroki
Miyuki Matsuda
Maria
Hideko Yoshida
Fumie Akechi
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Akechi Kojuro
Rinichi Yamamoto
Yukichi Mori
Jiro Sakagami
Goemon Ishida
Noboru Nakaya
Kazuya Furugaki
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nobuhiko Obayashi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
