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The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

19791h 53mNobuhiko Obayashi
IMDb 6.5

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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.

ComedyMystery
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What is The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979) about?

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.

Who stars in The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi?

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi stars Ikko Furuya (Kosuke Kindaichi), Kunie Tanaka (Lt. Todoroki), Miyuki Matsuda (Maria), Hideko Yoshida (Fumie Akechi), Chiyonosuke Azuma (Akechi Kojuro). The film was directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi.

How long is The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi?

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1979.

Is The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi worth watching?

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi holds an IMDb rating of 6.5/10. Fans of Comedy, Mystery are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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