Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Young Kindaichi is back and better than ever! In this first of many cases, Kindaichi finds himself onboard a cruise ship in which the captainmysteriously disappears the day after a big party. A search of the ship finds nothing, except for little drops of blood on the light switch in the captain's room. Might it be a clue perhaps? You bet! When what looks to be a case of serious foul play unfolds, the ship's radio is found disabled—somuch for contacting the authorities. So, far out at sea until they can reach land, it's up to Kindaichi and friends to find the killer…and stay alive!

This is the 2nd generation of Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo live-action TV series.

Series details

• Title: Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2001-03-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-09-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 73530

Cast and credited roles

• Kazuya Kamenashi — Hajime Kindaichi
• Jun Matsumoto — Hajime Kindaichi
• Juri Ueno — Miyuki Nanase
• Anne Suzuki — Miyuki Nanase

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2001-03-25; final listed air date 2005-09-24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.