Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning I (1983): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1983, Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning I is a drama and crime film directed by Masahisa Sadanaga, running about 92 minutes.

What it’s about. Kenji Matsushita is a reportage writer. While he was interviewing the tattoo contest, he met a woman with a tattoo of a large snake, Kinue. Kineda is the mama of the bar and the wife of the president of the earth-moving company, Mogami. She was a sympathetic woman, and Kenji was drawn to her body and spent the night together. The silk branch was found in a dismembered corpse in the bathroom of her apartment, and the carved torso of the snake disappeared. Since the bathroom was completely closed, the investigation was stopped. So Kenji consults with his lover, Nobuko's older brother, Kyosuke. Kyosuke is a genius, and he solved the mystery of the closed room without difficulty. However, the criminal cannot be identified yet.

Who’s in it. Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning I stars Masaomi Kondo, Baku Ohwada, Miwa Takada and Wakiko Kano.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning I page.

If you liked it. Fans of Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning I tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.