{"product_id":"4571317715759","title":"Japanese Drama - Drama Meitantei Kindaichi Kousuke Series Collector's DVD - Japan HD Remastered 2 DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJapanese Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeishi Yokomizo’s ever-popular masterpiece—which sparked a mystery boom during the Showa era—has been adapted into a TV drama starring Akira Onodera!\nThis release finally brings the long-awaited first-ever home video release of all four episodes in the popular series, originally broadcast on “Saturday Wide Theater” from 1983 to 1990!\nThe included booklet features a special interview with lead actor Akira Onodera!\n\n[DVD Specifications]\n1983–1990 \/ Japan \/ Color \/ Total runtime: approx. 375 min \/ 4:3 \/ Audio: Mono \/ Single-sided, dual-layer \/ 4 titles included \/ 2-disc set\n\n[Video Extras]\nOpening Digest of “Master Detective Kosuke Kindaichi: The Woman Who Walks at Night”\n\n[Included Bonus]\nBooklet (featuring a special interview with lead actor Akira Onodera)\n\n*Specifications are subject to change.\n\n★Lead actor Akira Onodera establishes his own unique portrayal of Kindaichi—intelligent, dignified, and with a touch of playfulness—while retaining the atmosphere of the original work.\n\n★A star-studded cast—including Kyoko Mano, Isao Natsuki (Isao Natsuyagi), Chiaki Matsubara, Kayo Matsuo, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Masato Furuoya, Reiko Nanjo, and Koichi Miura—appears as heroines and key characters, enriching each installment.\n\n★Akira Onodera and Kyoko Mano, who played a married couple in the NHK series *Onjuku Kawasemi* (1980, 1982), appear together in the first installment, with Kyoko Mano playing the heroine. In the third installment, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi—who co-starred with Onodera in *Howl at the Sun!* (1972)—appears as Uesugi, a key\ncharacter Uesugi, a key figure in the third installment. Their respective reunions also generated significant buzz at the time.\n\n★A defining feature of this series is that the women who hold the key to each case are placed at the center of the drama in every episode, and the interactions between the heroines and Kindaichi drive the story forward.\n\n★The settings—such as mountain villages, old-established families, and regions where traditional customs still persist—are carefully recreated with the rich regional flavor and profound atmosphere characteristic of Seishi Yokomizo’s works.\n\n★While preserving the framework of the original works, the series emphasizes the suspense, horror, and human drama typical of television dramas. Combined with the suspenseful direction characteristic of “Saturday Wide Theater,” this makes for a highly compelling series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bestfield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53048511529249,"sku":"4571317715759","price":23100.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/4571317715759.jpg?v=1784543019","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/4571317715759","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}