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The Files of Young Kindaichi: Legend of the Shanghai Mermaid
The Files of Young Kindaichi: Legend of the Shanghai Mermaid

The Files of Young Kindaichi: Legend of the Shanghai Mermaid

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Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

116 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

13 December 1997

Country

Japan

Cast

Tsuyoshi Domoto

Tsuyoshi Domoto

金田一 一（Hajime Kindaichi）

Rie Tomosaka

Rie Tomosaka

七濑 美雪（Miyuki Nanase）

Masato Furuoya

Masato Furuoya

剑持勇（Isamu Kenmochi）

Tomohiro Hara

Tomohiro Hara

佐木 龙太（Ryuuta Saki）

Mizuki Sano

Mizuki Sano

真壁 诚（Makoto Makabe）

Asami Mizukawa

Asami Mizukawa

杨 蕾丽（Leili Yang）

Chen Chi-Chiang

Chen Chi-Chiang

杨 小龙（Xiaolong Yang）

Akira Nakao

Akira Nakao

藤堂 壮介（Sousuke Toudou）

Ada Mauro

Ada Mauro

玛露琪娜（Martina）

Makiko Sanuki

Makiko Sanuki

西村 志保（Shiho Nishimura）

Satoshi Hashimoto

Satoshi Hashimoto

幸田 裕司（Yuji Kouda）

Xiu Jian

Xiu Jian

李 波儿（Bo'er Li）

Suirei

Suirei

叶 四兰（Silan Ye）

Pepe Hozumi

Pepe Hozumi

小林 哲治（Tetsuji Kobayashi）

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