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The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

1979

113 minutes

ComedyMystery

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Ikko Furuya headshot

Ikko Furuya

Kosuke Kindaichi

Kunie Tanaka headshot

Kunie Tanaka

Lt. Todoroki

Miyuki Matsuda headshot

Miyuki Matsuda

Maria

Hideko Yoshida headshot

Hideko Yoshida

Fumie Akechi

Chiyonosuke Azuma headshot

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Akechi Kojuro

Rinichi Yamamoto headshot

Rinichi Yamamoto

Yukichi Mori

Jiro Sakagami headshot

Jiro Sakagami

Goemon Ishida

Noboru Nakaya headshot

Noboru Nakaya

Kazuya Furugaki

Miyoko Akaza headshot

Miyoko Akaza

Takako Fujii

Daigo Kusano headshot

Daigo Kusano

Takagi

Fumi Dan headshot

Fumi Dan

Train Passenger Solving a Puzzle

Shin Kishida headshot

Shin Kishida

Dracula in the City

Masayo Miyako headshot

Masayo Miyako

Bride of Dracula

Toshirō Mifune headshot

Toshirō Mifune

Kindaichi of 11th Generation in "The Woman in the Eye"

Tatsuya Mihashi headshot

Tatsuya Mihashi

Inspector Todoroki in "The Woman in the Eye"

Toru Minegishi headshot

Toru Minegishi

Visitor in "The Woman in the Eye"

Isao Natsuyagi headshot

Isao Natsuyagi

Koichi Sumida

Etsuko Shihomi headshot

Etsuko Shihomi

Kindaichi's Neighbor

Mariko Okada headshot

Mariko Okada

Kyoko Yasugi

Nobuhiko Obayashi headshot

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Film Director

Seishi Yokomizo headshot

Seishi Yokomizo

Yokomizo

Haruki Kadokawa headshot

Haruki Kadokawa

Kadokawa

Yoichi Takabayashi headshot

Yoichi Takabayashi

Angler

Kirin Kiki headshot

Kirin Kiki

Tomoko Saitō headshot

Tomoko Saitō

Girl Who Loves Kindaichi

Jun Harada headshot

Jun Harada

Boy Singer at Disco

Toshio Egi headshot

Toshio Egi

Punch the Clown

Shinsaku Himeda headshot

Shinsaku Himeda

Megumi Ishii headshot

Megumi Ishii

Akimitsu Takagi headshot

Akimitsu Takagi

Barber's Guest

Saho Sasazawa headshot

Saho Sasazawa

TV Station Guest

Shōichi Hirose headshot

Shōichi Hirose

Sarah the Great King

Daisaku Kimura headshot

Daisaku Kimura

Photo Studio Staff B

Kazuo Satsuya headshot

Kazuo Satsuya

Geta Shop Owner

Megumi Ishii headshot

Megumi Ishii

The Regrettable Daughter of a Historical Drama

Izumi Asuka headshot

Izumi Asuka

Fumie's Servant

Urara Sen headshot

Urara Sen

Housewife in Housing Complex

Sakae Umezu headshot

Sakae Umezu

Reporter A

Jirô Daruma headshot

Jirô Daruma

Reporter B

Tamotsu Ono headshot

Tamotsu Ono

Akechi Art Store Clerk

Hajime Izu headshot

Hajime Izu