TV series

Meitantei Kindaichi Kōsuke

1983–1990 · 1 season

A slow, atmospheric puzzle that draws you into a shadowed postwar world of secrets and quiet dread.

Overview: Mystery drama starring Akira Onodera, based on the novel by Seishi Yokomizo about Kosuke Kindaichi.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, deception, guilt, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
deception
guilt
isolation
death
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild