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The Files of Young Kindaichi

The Files of Young Kindaichi

A bona fide horror mystery that's proudly Japanese.

20226.71 Season10 EpisodesEndedTV-MA

Overview

Kindaichi Hajime is a high school student and a private detective with an IQ of 180. He solves murder cases that are riddled with difficult clues. Kindaichi Hajime works with his childhood friend Nanase Miyuki and Kenmochi Isamu. Kenmochi Isamu is now the chief inspector of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Created by Fumiya Sato
Written by Fumiya Sato, Shin Kibayashi, Yozaburo Kanari
Produced by Hiroko Hazeyama, Eriko Mikami, Hiroki Iwasaki
NetworksNippon TV

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Top Cast

Shunsuke Michieda

Shunsuke Michieda

Hajime Kindaichi

Moka Kamishiraishi

Moka Kamishiraishi

Miyuki Nanase

Ikki Sawamura

Ikki Sawamura

Isamu Kenmochi

Iwasaki Taisho

Iwasaki Taisho

Ryūta Saki

Themes & Keywords

mysteriousyoung detective

About The Files of Young Kindaichi

The Files of Young Kindaichi is a drama, mystery series that first aired in 2022 exploring themes of mysterious, young detective. Created by Fumiya Sato, it stars Shunsuke Michieda, Moka Kamishiraishi, Ikki Sawamura. Kindaichi Hajime is a high school student and a private detective with an IQ of 180. He solves murder cases that are riddled with difficult clues. Kindaichi Hajime works with his childhood friend Nanase Miyuki and Kenmochi Isamu. Kenmochi Isamu is now the chief inspector of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

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