The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979)
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979)
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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Cast

Ikko Furuya Ikko Furuya As: Kosuke Kindaichi
Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka As: Lt. Todoroki
Miyuki Matsuda Miyuki Matsuda As: Maria
Hideko Yoshida Hideko Yoshida As: Fumie Akechi
Chiyonosuke Azuma Chiyonosuke Azuma As: Akechi Kojuro
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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.


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Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Comedy, Mystery

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 14 July 1979

Country: JP

Runtime: 113m

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Company Credits

Company: KADOKAWA

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Cast

Ikko Furuya

Ikko Furuya

Kosuke Kindaichi

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Lt. Todoroki

Miyuki Matsuda

Miyuki Matsuda

Maria

Hideko Yoshida

Hideko Yoshida

Fumie Akechi

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Akechi Kojuro

Rinichi Yamamoto

Rinichi Yamamoto

Yukichi Mori

Jiro Sakagami

Jiro Sakagami

Goemon Ishida

Noboru Nakaya

Noboru Nakaya

Kazuya Furugaki

Miyoko Akaza

Miyoko Akaza

Takako Fujii

Daigo Kusano

Daigo Kusano

Takagi

Fumi Dan

Fumi Dan

Train Passenger Solving a Puzzle

Shin Kishida

Shin Kishida

Dracula in the City

Masayo Miyako

Masayo Miyako

Bride of Dracula

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

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

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Inspector Todoroki in "The Woman in the Eye"

Toru Minegishi

Toru Minegishi

Visitor in "The Woman in the Eye"

Isao Natsuyagi

Isao Natsuyagi

Koichi Sumida

Etsuko Shihomi

Etsuko Shihomi

Kindaichi's Neighbor

Mariko Okada

Mariko Okada

Kyoko Yasugi

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Film Director

Seishi Yokomizo

Seishi Yokomizo

Yokomizo

Haruki Kadokawa

Haruki Kadokawa

Kadokawa

Yoichi Takabayashi

Yoichi Takabayashi

Angler

Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki

Tomoko Saitō

Tomoko Saitō

Girl Who Loves Kindaichi

Jun Harada

Jun Harada

Boy Singer at Disco

Toshio Egi

Toshio Egi

Punch the Clown

Shinsaku Himeda

Shinsaku Himeda

Akimitsu Takagi

Akimitsu Takagi

Barber's Guest

Saho Sasazawa

Saho Sasazawa

TV Station Guest

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Sarah the Great King

Kazuo Satsuya

Kazuo Satsuya

Geta Shop Owner

Megumi Ishii

Megumi Ishii

The Regrettable Daughter of a Historical Drama

Izumi Asuka

Izumi Asuka

Fumie's Servant

Urara Sen

Urara Sen

Housewife in Housing Complex

Sakae Umezu

Sakae Umezu

Reporter A

Jirô Daruma

Jirô Daruma

Reporter B

Tamotsu Ono

Tamotsu Ono

Akechi Art Store Clerk

Hajime Izu

Hajime Izu

Sanji Kojima

Sanji Kojima

Barber Shop Owner

Gajirō Satō

Gajirō Satō

Yutaro Takojima

Takayasu Kinoshita

Takayasu Kinoshita

Post

Harumi Otsuka

Harumi Otsuka

Peer

Keiko Usami

Keiko Usami

Eiko

Taro Nanshu

Taro Nanshu

Nemoto

Osamu Shigematsu

Osamu Shigematsu

Yano

Asami Ogawa

Asami Ogawa

Ayaka

Akira Ōizumi

Akira Ōizumi

Old Man

Dankichi Kuruma

Dankichi Kuruma

Police Officer

Rika Miwa

Rika Miwa

Children's Leader Rika

Toyoko Takechi

Toyoko Takechi

Music School Secretary

Mayumi Niiyama

Mayumi Niiyama

Announcer

Naoshi Miyazaki

Naoshi Miyazaki

Seta

Masaku Himeda

Masaku Himeda

Photo Studio Staff A

Daisaku Kimura

Daisaku Kimura

Photo Studio Staff B

Kenichi Okubo

Kenichi Okubo

Photo Studio Staff C

Kyōhei Nakaoka

Kyōhei Nakaoka

Photo Studio Staff D

Akira Nakamura

Akira Nakamura

Photo Studio Staff E

Yukihiro Udagawa

Yukihiro Udagawa

Photo Studio Staff F

Directed By

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Director

Nobuaki Izaki

Nobuaki Izaki

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Susumu Miyanaga

Susumu Miyanaga

Sound

Katsumi Kobayashi

Katsumi Kobayashi

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Daisaku Kimura

Daisaku Kimura

Director of Photography

Lighting

Art Department

Makoto Wada

Makoto Wada

Title Designer

Kazuo Satsuya

Kazuo Satsuya

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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