The Files of Young Kindaichi: Lost in Kowloon

2013 1h 34m JA

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8.3

BANGER

★8.3TMDB · 6

DramaMystery

Synopsis

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Korean foreign exchange student Kim Yong-Dong (Seung-Ri) studies in Hong Kong and works part-time at a hotel. A murder then takes place in the hotel and Kim Yong-Dong is the prime suspect. Hajime Kindaichi (Ryosuke Yamada) works to uncover the truth.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ryosuke Yamada
Kindaichi Hajime
Haruna Kawaguchi
Nanase Miyuki/Yang Lan
Wu Chun
Detective Li Bai Long
SEUNGRI
Kim Longdong
Kenta Kiritani
Ryuta Takigawa
Daiki Arioka
Saki Ryuji
Vivian Hsu
Liu Aibi
Eric Tsang
Wang Long

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hisashi Kimura
Writers: Shin Kibayashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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2 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Files of Young Kindaichi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Akira Mitake. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Ryosuke Yamada and Haruna Kawaguchi and Wu Chun carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2372296 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hisashi Kimura directs. Akira Mitake scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Part of the "The Files of Young Kindaichi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Akira Mitake. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Ryosuke Yamada and Haruna Kawaguchi and Wu Chun carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2372296 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.