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The Adventures of Kotetsu

The Adventures of Kotetsu

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Overview

While walking through the streets of Tokyo, Linn Suzuki comes across a strange device sticking up from the sidewalk. Suddenly, she is set upon by thugs and is helped by a beautiful stranger who takes them all down. It seems young Linn has fled Deep Kyoto from her cruel mistress and has traveled to Edo where she hopes to find her long lost brother, who was last seen working for the Kuon Detective Agency. By chance, this stranger happens to be Miho Kuon and lets Linn stay with her (nicknaming her Kotetsu, or Little Tetsu after her brother, Tetsujin). However, a mysterious agency called the Syndicate are after Miho and Linn is now in the thick of things.

Directed by Yuji Moriyama
Produced by Tetsuya Ikeda
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Top Cast

Yuko Miyamura

Yuko Miyamura

Kotetsu

Kikuko Inoue

Kikuko Inoue

Kuon Miho

Kae Araki

Kae Araki

Azami

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Mukai

Masami Kikuchi

Masami Kikuchi

Ryūga (voice)

Mako Hyodo

Mako Hyodo

Kagari (voice)

Themes & Keywords

anime

About The Adventures of Kotetsu

The Adventures of Kotetsu is a comedy, animation, action film released in 1996 exploring themes of anime. Directed by Yuji Moriyama, it stars Yuko Miyamura, Kikuko Inoue, Kae Araki. While walking through the streets of Tokyo, Linn Suzuki comes across a strange device sticking up from the sidewalk. Suddenly, she is set upon by thugs and is helped by a beautiful stranger who takes them all down. It seems young Linn has fled Deep Kyoto from her cruel mistress and has traveled to Edo where she hopes to find her long lost brother, who was last seen working for the Kuon Detective Agency. By chance, this stranger happens to be Miho Kuon and lets Linn stay with her (nicknaming her Kotetsu, or Little Tetsu after her brother, Tetsujin). However, a mysterious agency called the Syndicate are after Miho and Linn is now in the thick of things.

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