The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979)
Original title: 金田一耕助の冒険
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi is a 1979 Japanese-language comedy movie directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, with a running time of 1h 53m. It stars Ikko Furuya, Kunie Tanaka and Miyuki Matsuda.
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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What is The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi 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.
When was The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi released?
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi was released on 14 July 1979.
How long is The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi?
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi runs 1h 53m.
Who made The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi?
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi was directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi.
Cast
- Ikko Furuya as Kosuke Kindaichi
- Kunie Tanaka as Lt. Todoroki
- Miyuki Matsuda as Maria
- Hideko Yoshida as Fumie Akechi
- Chiyonosuke Azuma as Akechi Kojuro
- Rinichi Yamamoto as Yukichi Mori
- Jiro Sakagami as Goemon Ishida
- Noboru Nakaya as Kazuya Furugaki
- Miyoko Akaza as Takako Fujii
- Daigo Kusano as Takagi
- Fumi Dan as Train Passenger Solving a Puzzle
- Shin Kishida as Dracula in the City