A cursed mansion, a fortune-teller's prophecy, and corpses piling up like bad omens. Classic Yokomizo chaos.
Eiso Tsubaki, a former aristocrat, was suspected in a murder case in Ginza and committed suicide. Detective Kindaichi Kosuke, who is commissioned by Tsubaki's daughter, Mineko, and believes in her father's innocence, witnesses a bizarre fortune-telling session at the Tsubaki mansion. That night, another murder occurs within the mansion. A visual adaptation of Seishi Yokomizo's gothic horror.
Production
Tsubaki mansion drips with decaying aristocratic dread
Acting
Yoshioka's weary Kindaichi hits different in color
Cinematography
Shadows that practically whisper 'someone's gonna die'
Director
Teruyuki Yoshida
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2018 adaptation is one of the rare color versions of Kindaichi, traditionally shot in black-and-white to evoke postwar noir.
Seishi Yokomizo's original 1951 novel was controversial for its unflinching depiction of aristocratic collapse during Occupation-era Japan.
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