is a fictional Japanese
detective created by
Seishi Yokomizo
was a Japanese mystery novelist, known for creating the fictional detective Kosuke Kindaichi.
Early life
Yokomizo was born in the city of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. He read detective stories as a boy and in 1921, while employed by the Daiichi Ban ...
, a renowned mystery novelist. His first case, ''
The Honjin Murders
is a mystery novel by Seishi Yokomizo. It was serialized in the magazine '' Houseki'' from April to December 1946, and won the first Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1948. It was filmed as ''Death at an Old Mansion'' in 1976. In 2019, it was tr ...
'', is a novel of locked room murder in an old family, which many people regard as one of the best Japanese detective novels, was published in 1946. Kindaichi went on to feature in another 76 novels, selling more than 55 million books and appearing in numerous television and stage adaptations.
Works in translation
Pushkin Vertigo has published English translations of the Kindaichi series since 2020. ''The Inugami Clan'' (1951) and ''The Honjin Murders'' (1946) were published in 2020, ''The Village of Eight Graves'' (1951) published in 2021, and ''Gokumon Island'' in June 2022.
One other novel is available in French translation.
* ''La Ritournelle du démon'' (original title: 悪魔の手まり歌 ''Akuma no Temari Uta'') (1959)
Cases
The Kosuke Kindaichi series consists of 77 cases.
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Bat and Slug (1947)
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The Case of the Black Cat Restaurant (1947)
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A Killer (1947–1932)
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Black Orchid Princess (1948)
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Death Mask
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(1949)
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Mysterious Woman
For the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest held in Dublin, Ireland selected Marc Roberts to represent the country with the song "Mysterious Woman".
Before Eurovision
National final
The final took place on 9 March 1997 at the Institute of Tech ...
(1950)
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Under Hundred Suns (1951)
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A Crow (1951)
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Dead Man's Seat (novel) (1952)
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Lake of Mud (1953)
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Undying Butterfly (1953)
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Death Mask's Return (1953)
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The Bride in the Labyrinth (1954)
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Evil Man (1954)
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Garden of Demon (1954)
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Yurei Otoko (1954)
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Fallen Angel
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(1954)
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Mirage Island (novel) (1954)
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The Sleeping Bride (1954)
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Three Heads Tower (1955)
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Vampire Moth (1955)
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A Deadly Pond (1955)
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Head (1955)
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A Ghost in the Old Yard (1955)
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The Poisoned Arrow (1956)
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A Beautiful Waxwork (1956)
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Black Wing (1956)
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Death Angel's Arrow (1956)
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A Calendar of Witch (1956)
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A Cat in the Darkness (1956)
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Lady in the Dream (1956)
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The Seven Masks (1956)
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Tragedy at the House of Meiro (1956)
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Field of Beast (1956)
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Head of a Playing Cards Table (1957)
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Lady in the Mist (1957)
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A Lady During the Wartime (1957)
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Lady in the Mud (1957)
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Lady in the Suitcase (1957)
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Lady in the Mirror (1957)
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Lady in the Umbrella (1957)
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Lady in the Cell (1957)
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Murder at the Kagami Beach (1957)
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Mystery of the 13th Boat (1957)
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A Devil's rhyme for playing ball (1957–1959)
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Beautiful Lady in the Jar (1957)
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Lady of the Fan (1957)
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Girl's Shadow Under the Door (1957)
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Demon's Birthday Festival (1958)
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Lady in the Cave (1958)
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Lady in the Coffin (1958)
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Cross of Fire (1958)
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Lady in the Red (1958)
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Lady in the Pupil (1958)
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Spade Queen (1958)
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Rose Villa (1958)
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A Demon Child (1958–1959)
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Inside a Perfume's Mind (1958)
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Villa in a Fog (1958)
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Human Face (novel) (1960)
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Female Leech (1960)
* Black and White (1960–1961)
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One Hundred Lips Song of Satan (1962)
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Lady in the Sundial (1962)
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The End of Hunting (1962)
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Black Tiger at Night (1963)
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Cat Mansion (1963)
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A Batman (1964)
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A Masked Party (1974)
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Demon's Island (1978–1980)
In popular culture
Director
Kon Ichikawa
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films '' The Burmese Harp'' (1956) and '' Fires on the Plain'' (1959), to the documentary '' Tokyo Olympiad'' (1965), which won ...
made five films about Kindaichi, starring
Koji Ishizaka:
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The Inugami Family
is a 1976 Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa. The film is the first in Kon Ichikawa's and Kōji Ishizaka's Kindaichi Series. Ichikawa remade the film in 2006 as '' The Inugamis''. The soundtrack is composed by Yuji Ohno.
Murders take place ...
'' (1976)
*''Akuma no temari-uta'' (1977)
*''Gokumon-to'' (1977)
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Rhyme of Vengeance
''Rhyme of Vengeance'' ( ja, 女王蜂) is a 1978 Japanese film, directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on Seishi Yokomizo's novel of the same title. It is 4th in Kon Ichikawa and Koji Ishizaka`s Kindaichi film series.
Plot
In the Daidoji fami ...
'' (1978)
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The House of Hanging on Hospital Slope'' (1979)
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''The Inugamis'' (2006)
Director
Nobuhiko Obayashi
was a Japanese director, screenwriter and editor of films and television advertisements. He began his filmmaking career as a pioneer of Japanese experimental films before transitioning to directing more mainstream media, and his resulting film ...
made a parody film in 1979 titled ''The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi''
A profile of Kosuke appears at the end of the manga ''
Case Closed'' Volume 6.
, the main character of ''
Kindaichi Case Files
is a Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous (fictional) private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Written by Yōzaburō K ...
'', is depicted as the grandson of Kosuke Kindaichi.
In episode 14 of ''
Lupin the Third Part II
''Lupin the 3rd Part II'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment. Part of the ''Lupin III'' franchise, it is the second anime television adaptation of the ''Lupin III'' manga series created by Monkey Punch. Altho ...
'', a German count invites the best private detectives from all over the world - including Kindaichi - to the maiden voyage of his blimp in order to catch ''
Lupin III
, also written as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Lupin the 3rd'', or ''Lupin the IIIrd'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Monkey Punch. It follows the endeavors of master thief Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsèn ...
,'' who is after the count's jewel.
In the ''
Lupin the Third Part IV'' episode "From Japan With Love", the celebrity detective Akechi Kousuke Holmes is partially named after Kosuke Kindaichi (as well as
Kogoro Akechi
is a fictional private detective created by Japanese mystery writer Edogawa Ranpo.
Overview
Akechi first appeared in the story in January 1925 and continued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century. Edogawa Ranpo (a pseudonym for Tar ...
and
Sherlock Holmes).
In 2013 and 2014 a pair of films were made pairing Kindaichi with another famous fictional Japanese detective
Kogoro Akechi
is a fictional private detective created by Japanese mystery writer Edogawa Ranpo.
Overview
Akechi first appeared in the story in January 1925 and continued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century. Edogawa Ranpo (a pseudonym for Tar ...
.
Tomohisa Yamashita
, also widely known as , or Tomo, is a Japanese singer, actor, and TV host.
Yamashita joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates as a trainee in 1996 (age 11) and made his small acting debut for NHK's ''Shonentachi'' (1998) and has be ...
played Kindaichi, whilst
Hideaki Itô was Akechi.
See also
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Kogoro Akechi
is a fictional private detective created by Japanese mystery writer Edogawa Ranpo.
Overview
Akechi first appeared in the story in January 1925 and continued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century. Edogawa Ranpo (a pseudonym for Tar ...
References
External links
Kindaichi Kosuke Museum- Fans Site
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Fictional male detectives
Fictional Japanese people