Tōya Satō
Director
The Files of the Young Kindaichi (1995)
Specials
A young man who showed little promise while a high school student becomes a master detective, just like his grandfather.
Released July 15, 1995
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Suspense
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Network: Nippon TV
S0E1 - Academy's Seven Mysteries Murder Case
At Fudo High, the principal receives threatening letters from someone called the "Afterschool Magician," who warns them to stop the plans to tear down the old school building. Scary rumours of students who died in the "Seven Mysteries of Fudo High" began to spread again, and it isn't long before Kindaichi and Miyuki gets involved when the Mystery Club asks them to help investigate. When the members of the Mystery Club turns up dead one by one and Miyuki also gets attacked, Kindaichi realizes that he must solve it before anymore people are killed.
April 8, 1995, midnight
S0E2 - Snow Demon Legend Murder Case
Kindaichi and Inspector Kenmochi are helping out with the filming of Shock TV, a reality show that pulls pranks to shock celebrities. The crew is filming at the house of a painter located in an area purportedly haunted by a legendary snow demon. These legends seemed come to life when an actress is murdered on television by the figure of a snow demon, to the horror of the cast.
Dec. 30, 1995, midnight
S0E4 - Lost in Kowloon
HAJIME (Ryosuke Yamada), the grandson of the prestigious Kindaichi Detective and his childhood friend, MIYUKI (Haruna Kawaguchi) arrive in Hong Kong so Miyuki can participate in a fashion show as a fill-in for Yang Ran, a model gone missing. While the friends are sightseeing, Miyuki is suddenly abducted. Hajime soon finds out that Yang and Miyuki are exact look alikes and that Yang has a tattoo, signifying the location of the "Kowloon Treasure"--rumored to be worth billions of money and guarded by a man known as the "Kowloon Emperor". Was Miyuki mistakenly kidnapped instead of Yang? In his search to rescue Miyuki, Hajime is drawn into a string of murders connected to the treasure which has been lost for two decades.... What is the truth behind the mysterious treasure and will Hajime be able to save Miyuki...alive?
March 25, 2001, midnight
S0E5 - The Murder Case of Vampire Legend
When the head of the touring magician’s group "Magical Fantasy" is murdered on a train while on his way to Hokkaido, young Kindaichi, who also just happens to be on board, is fast on the case to find the culprit. But just as quickly as the case unfolds, the body disappears only to be rediscovered again, along with other new bodies
Sept. 24, 2005, midnight
S0E3 - Episode 3
Dec. 13, 1997, midnight
S0E6 - Episode 6
Jan. 12, 2013, midnight
S0E7 - Episode 7
Jan. 4, 2014, midnight
Nippon TV
60 min/ep
3480 min
July 15, 1995
June 26, 2022, midnight
Returning Series
NR
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