Forget the sloppy brat, here comes the sloppy grandaddy!
Kindaichi Kousuke was created by Yokomizo Seishi back in the
forties. Kousuke dropped out of college (thus rejecting any chance
of a corporate career) and went to San Francisco, where he happened
to solve some cases. When he returned to Japan, he opened a
detective agency. His shaggy hair and wrinkled kimono don’t inspire
much trust in his clients, but like Columbo, he likes being
underestimated. It’s useful, because he tends to investigate
incredibly tangled family situations and motives. His friend
Inspector Todoroki is very fond of saying “I’ve got it!” Best of
all, one of his adventures, The Inugami Clan, has actually been
translated into English! There’s also untranslated manga of his
novels Gokumontou, Honjin Satsujin Jiken, Yatsuhaka Mura, Akuma no
Temari Uta, Akuma ga Kitarite Fue o Fuku, Akuma no Chouji, and
Inugami-Ke no Ichizoku (The Inugami Clan), all drawn by mystery
mangaka JET. Fumiko Nagao also did her own version of The Inugami
Clan.
I just watched three newer movies (TV specials) from around 2
years back, there are more out there all the way back to the
60's.
Kindaichi Kousuke - Yatsuhaka
Kindaichi Kousuke - Inugamike No Itizoku
Kindaichi Kousuke - Jooubachi
Very nice! Better than his grandson, imo.
Kira vs Kindaichi!
Source:
http://blackholereviews.blogspot.com/2006/06/case-files-of-kindaichi-six-decades-of.html
