The Files of Young Kindaichi: Legend of the Shanghai Mermaid

1997 1h 56m JA

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 10

Drama

Synopsis

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Kindaichi is off on yet another case, this time in Shanghai. When the father of a Chinese friend of the young Kindaichi is murdered at the circus, it is up to the ever-resourceful and clever young high-school detective to solve the case. But hidden in the background is the 4000 year-old legend of the Shanghai Mermaid.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tsuyoshi Domoto
金田一一（Hajime Kindaichi）
Rie Tomosaka
七濑美雪（Miyuki Nanase）
Masato Furuoya
剑持勇（Isamu Kenmochi）
Tomohiro Hara
佐木龙太（Ryuuta Saki）
Mizuki Sano
真壁诚（Makoto Makabe）
Asami Mizukawa
杨蕾丽（Leili Yang）
Chen Chi-Chiang
杨小龙（Xiaolong Yang）
Akira Nakao
藤堂壮介（Sousuke Toudou）

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Writers: Akihiro Tago
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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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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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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CAST

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Tsuyoshi Domoto and Rie Tomosaka and Masato Furuoya carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0298384 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yukihiko Tsutsumi directs. Akira Mitake scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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.
5Tsuyoshi Domoto and Rie Tomosaka and Masato Furuoya carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0298384 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.