Kosuke Kindaichi

 is a fictional Japanese detective created by Seishi Yokomizo, a renowned mystery novelist. His first case, "The Honjin Murders", is a novel of locked room murder in an old family, which many people regard as one of the best Japanese detective novels, was published in 1946. Kindaichi went on to feature in another 76 novels, selling more than 55 million books and appearing in numerous television and stage adaptations.
Works in translation.
Pushkin Vertigo has published English translations of the Kindaichi series since 2020. "The Inugami Clan" (1951) and "The Honjin Murders" (1946) were published in 2020, with "The Village of Eight Graves" (1951) due November 2021.
Two other novels are available in French translation.
Cases.
The Kosuke Kindaichi series consists of 77 cases.
In popular culture.
Director Kon Ichikawa made five films about Kindaichi, starring Koji Ishizaka:
A profile of Kosuke appears at the end of the manga "Case Closed" Volume 6.
, the main character of "Kindaichi Case Files", is depicted as the grandson of Kosuke Kindaichi.
In episode 14 of "Lupin the Third Part II", a German count invites the best private detectives from all over the world - including Kindaichi - to the maiden voyage of his blimp in order to catch "Lupin III," who is after the count's jewel.
In the "Lupin the Third Part IV" episode "From Japan With Love", the celebrity detective Akechi Kousuke Holmes is partially named after Kosuke Kindaichi (as well as Kogoro Akechi and Sherlock Holmes).