The movie is part of the Kindaichi TV movie series. Kindaichi is played by actor Goro Inagaki. The character's grandfather began with the written word. Kousuke Kindaichi started life in the novels of Seishi Yokomizo, written and set in post-war Japan. Inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie, Kindaichi is still very much a unique character, giving the Japanese their very own literary hero-detective. Young Hajime Kindaichi is a young man with bad dandruff and worse dress-sense (decades before Columbo), who wears a trademark, scruffy sunhat. He also happens to be better than the police at deductive reasoning. Having gained publicity for solving a high-profile murder case, the detectives allow him to work with them again. This story is slimmer than the twisty plots of Inugami and Village, but is graced by the presence of Chiaki Kuriyama (Battle Royale, Kill Bill Vol. 1, The Great Yokai War) in the title role.
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Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee Cast
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Character |
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Chiaki Kuriyama
She was 21, now 39 years old
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as Tomoko Daidoji / Kotoe Daidoji |
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Fumiyo Kohinata
He was 51, now 70 years old
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as Seishi Yokomizo |
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Mansaku Ikeuchi
He was 33, now 52 years old
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as Taijiro Komai |
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Satomi Tezuka
She was 44, now 62 years old
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as Kamio Hideko |
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Shōta Sometani
He was 13, now 31 years old
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as Fumihiko Daidoji |
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Ryo Ishibashi
He was 49, now 67 years old
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as Kinzo Daidoji |
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Masaya Takahashi
He was 75, 83 years old when he died
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Shinsuke Aoki
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as Saburo Yusa |
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Sansei Shiomi
He was 57, now 76 years old
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as Chief Tachibana |
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Tetta Sugimoto
He was 40, now 58 years old
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as Ryuma Tsukumo |
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Goro Inagaki
He was 32, now 50 years old
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as Kosuke Kindaichi |
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Mitsuhiro Oikawa
He was 36, now 54 years old
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as Rentaro Tamon |
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Toshihiro Yashiba
He was 34, now 52 years old
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Kazuki Namioka
He was 27, now 45 years old
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as Kinzo Daidoji (Young) |
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Shirô Namiki
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as Ryohei Inami |
Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee Crew
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Department |
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Shimako Satō as Screenplay. She was 42 (now 60) years old
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Writing |
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Mamoru Hoshi as Director. He was 47 (now 66) years old
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Directing |
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Toshihiko Sahashi as Original Music Composer. He was 47 (now 65) years old
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Sound |
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Seishi Yokomizo as Original Story. He was 103 (79) years old when He died
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Writing |
