The House of Hanging

19792h 19min

This time, Kousuke investigates a murder in a hospital. The murderer leaves misleading evidence to divert Kousuke's attention on the case. Suspicion and doubt clouds Kousuke's mind.

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Kosuke Kindaichi Collection(14)

A series of films about private detective Kosuke Kindaichi solving murder cases. Starring Koji Ishizaka in the titular role, directed by Kon Ichikawa.

The Inugami Family (1976)

6.9

When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marries one of the grandsons, pitting blood against blood.

Lullaby to Kill (1977)

6.4

Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police detective and they start to investigate an old unsolved murder. Then some murders happen. Kindaichi must find out about the past in order to reveal who the murderer is.

Island of Hell (1977)

7.0

A scruffy detective investigates the murders of three sisters on a small Japanese island in 1946.

Queen Bee (1978)

7.3

To solve the mystery of a murder of an old governess which takes place at a wealthy Daidoji family's country estate, family secrets and lies dating back several generations must be sorted out once and for all.

The House of Hanging (1979)

6.0

This time, Kousuke investigates a murder in a hospital. The murderer leaves misleading evidence to divert Kousuke's attention on the case. Suspicion and doubt clouds Kousuke's mind.

Murder of the Inugami Clan (2006)

6.9

Inugami Sahei, who built up the wealth of the Inugami Clan, passes away, leaving a will with Furudate, his legal adviser, for his daughters Matsuko, Takeko and Umeko, all of whom have different mothers, and for their sons, as well as for Nonomiya Tamayo, the granddaughter of a person to whom Sahei feels heavily indebted. The will states that all his assets are inherited by Tamayo alone, on the condition that she marries one of the sons of the daughters. Furudate's assistant learns the content of the will, and seeks advice from Kindaichi Kosuke, a private detective, as he senses the air of unease. Shortly afterwards, murders start to occur one after another in the clan.

Death at an Old Mansion (1975)

6.1

A woman and her bridegroom are found murdered in their bed the day after their wedding. It had snowed overnight and the killer left no tracks. It is up to an amateur detective to figure out what happened. Carefully and systematically, he pieces together the clues in this locked room mystery.

The 8-Tomb Village (1996)

5.7

A band of samurai warriors places a curse on a family fortune thus frustrating the heir 4 centuries later.

Village of Eight Gravestones (1977)

6.7

The heir to a family fortune discovers that a curse has been placed on it, put there centuries before by a band of samurai warriors. Adaptation of novel by Seishi Yokomizo

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979)

6.4

Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known being The Inugami Family. Kosuke Kindaichi is the most famous detective in Japan. Kindaichi gets a new case to figure out who has beheaded a valuable statue and made off with its head.

Island of the Evil Spirits (1981)

6.0

Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi follows a dying man's words to an enigmatic island, where he meets beautiful twin sisters and tragic events unfold.

Ghost Man (1954)

6.5

A ghost man with his face hidden entirely by bandages is killing beautiful nude models. Detective Kindaichi investigates.

The Vampire Moth (1956)

4.0

The story of a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask.

Devil's Nursery Rhyme (1961)

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

The House of Hanging