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Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police detective and they start to investigate an old unsolved murder. Then some murders happen. Kindaichi must find out about the past in order to reveal who the murderer is.
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- Director
- Kon Ichikawa
- Written by
- Seishi Yokomizo, Kon Ichikawa
- Composer
- Kunihiko Murai
- Cinematographer
- Kiyoshi Hasegawa
- Editors
- Chizuko Osada, Nobuo Ogawa
- Studio
- Toho Pictures
- Origin country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Language
- Japanese
- Also known as
- The Devil's Ballad
- TMDB
- 6.6/10 (15 votes)
- IMDb
- 6.8/10 (395 votes)
Cast
Koji Ishizaka
Kosuke Kindaichi
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Insp. Isokawa
Keiko Kishi
Rika Aochi (proprietress of the Kamenoyu)
Akiko Nishina
Chie Bessho (Harue's daughter)
Koji Kita
Kanao Aochi (Rika's son)
Yoko Takahashi
Yasuko Yura (Atsuko's daughter, Toshiro's younger sister)
Mitsuko Kusabue
Atsuko Yura - Yasuko's Mother
Hisano Yamaoka
Ito Izutsu
Michiko Hayashi
Omiki (maid at the Kamenoyu)
Misako Watanabe
Harue Bessho - Chi'e's Mother
Takeshi Katō
Inspector Tachibana
Hideji Ōtaki
Dr. Gondô
Nobuo Nakamura
Hôan Tatara
Nobuto Okamoto
Patrolman Nakamura
Eiko Nagashima
Satoko Aochi (Rika's daughter, Kanao's younger sister)
Yukiko Nagano
Fumiko Nire (the eldest daughter)
Kayoko Shiraishi
Sakie Tsukasa (Kahei's younger sister)
Fujio Tokita
Tatsuzô - Harue's Elder Brother
Crew
Kosuke Kindaichi Collection
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