In 1946, on a fictional island called Gokumon-tou, located in the Inner Sea of Seto, the famous detective Kindaichi intended to pass his convalescence after the invitation of his war buddy Kitou Chimata, the successor son of the powerful clan of the Kitou Family. But Kindaichi arrives alone, bringing the bad news of Chimata's death. However, the truth is that Kindaichi is not on the island to recover. Before Chimata died, she uttered the words: "My sisters will be killed!" Indeed, as the three sisters are murdered one by one in horrible and strange ways, Kindaichi desperately tries to find the culprit and in the process discovers the intrigues of the family, secrets, island mentality, discrimination, and eccentricities, With the backdrop of the turbulent postwar period.
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Hiroki Hasegawa
Kosuke Kindaichi
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Riisa Naka
Sanae Kito
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Mantaro Koichi
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Toshiki Ayata
Koan Murase
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Daikichi Sugawara
Makihei Araki
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Ginnojo Yamazaki
Yosamatsu Kito
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Arata Furuta
Gihei
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Tetsurō Sagawa
Kaemon Kito
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Eiji Okuda
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Teruyuki Yoshida Director · Kohei Kiyasu Screenplay Seishi Yokomizo Story
First release November 19, 2016 · Produced in Japan · Original title Gokumontou
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NHK
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Japan
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Original title
Gokumontou
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 19, 2016
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