Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee (2006): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2006, Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee is a mystery and tv movie film directed by Mamoru Hoshi, running about 117 minutes.

What it’s about. The movie is part of the Kindaichi TV movie series. Kindaichi is played by actor Goro Inagaki. The character's grandfather began with the written word. Kousuke Kindaichi started life in the novels of Seishi Yokomizo, written and set in post-war Japan. Inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie, Kindaichi is still very much a unique character, giving the Japanese their very own literary hero-detective. Young Hajime Kindaichi is a young man with bad dandruff and worse dress-sense (decades before Columbo), who wears a trademark, scruffy sunhat. He also happens to be better than the police at deductive reasoning. Having gained publicity for solving a high-profile murder case, the detectives allow him to work with them again. This story is slimmer than the twisty plots of Inugami and Village, but is graced by the presence of Chiaki Kuriyama (Battle Royale, Kill Bill Vol. 1, The Great Yokai War) in the title role.

Who’s in it. Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee stars Goro Inagaki as Kosuke Kindaichi, Chiaki Kuriyama as Tomoko Daidoji / Kotoe Daidoji, Mitsuhiro Oikawa as Rentaro Tamon and Fumiyo Kohinata as Seishi Yokomizo, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee page.

If you liked it. Fans of Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee tend to enjoy Se7en, Psycho, Rear Window and Oldboy.