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1977 · 144 mins · Japanese
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Directed by
Kon Ichikawa
Starring
Norihei Miki, Takeshi Katô, Hideji Ôtaki, Nobuo Nakamura, Fujio Tokita, Keiko Kishi

Private detective Kôsuke Kindaichi, known for his eccentric methods, travels to an isolated town where he teams up with a local police detective to reopen a cold murder case. When a series of new killings occur, Kindaichi probes the town’s murky past, uncovering hidden secrets and long‑standing grudges that ultimately reveal the true murderer.

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