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Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File

2013 · 1 season

A quiet, cerebral Japanese mystery anthology that unfolds slowly, asking you to piece together strange phenomena alongside its investigators.

Created by
Shin'ichi Ôoka
Genres
Mystery, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Takaya Kamikawa, Taizo Harada, Tomoko Tabata
Overview
Second modern remake of the Kaiki Daisakusen tv show.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Shin'ichi Ôoka
Genres
Mystery, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Takaya Kamikawa, Taizo Harada, Tomoko Tabata
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • mystery
    • conspiracy
    • technology
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • anthology
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror3
    Humour2
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    mystery, sci-fi & fantasy
    Created by
    Shin'ichi Ôoka
    Written by
    Hisako Kurosawa, Takao Nakano, Hirotoshi Kobayashi
    Starring
    Takaya Kamikawa, Taizo Harada, Tomoko Tabata, Seiko Iwaido, Ryouta Murai, Mieko Harada, Leo Morimoto, Ken Yasuda
    Length
    1 seasons, 4 episodes, 45 min each
    Network
    NHK
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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