S01E01 "The Hong Kong Kowloon Treasure Murder Case File 1"
When a model who looks like Miyuki goes missing, Miyuki is recruited to take her place at a fashion show event in Hong Kong. Hajime and Miyuki go to Hong Kong, where they run into...
The File of Young Kindaichi Returns
Overview
High school student Hajime Kindaichi is the supposed grandson of famous private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Visiting Hong Kong for a fashion event with Kindaichi, our hero's girlfriend Miyuki is captured by a stranger in a case of mistaken identity. The journey to save Miyuki itself leads to yet another crime case...
Episodes
S01E02 "The Hong Kong Kowloon Treasure Murder Case File 2"
While surprising information about the parentage of several of the people involved is revealed, Ran is kidnapped for real and the true nature of the Poison Dragon comes to light. Ran's tattoo indicates the whereabouts...
S01E03 "The Hong Kong Kowloon Treasure Murder Case File 3"
While Detective Li races to find the bomb before it goes off, Kindaichi goes back to the hotel to recreate the first murder. But how can one killer account for three murders when all of...
S01E04 "The Hong Kong Kowloon Treasure Murder Case File 4"
Kindaichi unmasks the true Poison Dragon! Did Miyuki really murder three people in Hong Kong?
S01E05 "Reika Hayami and the Uninvited Guest"
Kindaichi is on a party boat with idol Hayami Reika and a lot of her other fans. He would be having a great time, too, if it weren't for the suspicious man next to him...
S01E06 "The Alchemy Murder Case File 1"
Kindaichi is on a treasure-hunting reality show with the goal to find a hidden ton of gold bullion, but he and the other contestants and staff don't realize they're being stalked by a murderous masked...
S01E07 "The Alchemy Murder Case File 2"
The bodies start piling up in the mansion on a solitary island. And when one member is murdered inside of a locked room, the only possible suspect is Reika-chan?
S01E08 "The Alchemy Murder Case File 3"
The Alchemist has already committed four murders, but Kindaichi is determined that there be no more. He also wants to prove Reika-chan's innocence, since her fellow entertainers have seen fit to tie her up in...
S01E09 "The Alchemy Murder Case File 4"
Hajime uncovers the Alchemist's final trick, and then exposes the killer's identity! But what is the person's motive for brutally murdering four people in a mansion on a remote island? The answer lies within a...
S01E10 "The Prison Prep School Murder Case File 1"
When Hajime is in danger of having to repeat a year, Miyuki takes him to the hellishly strict Gokumon Prep School. But even before they can get a tour, a former student is murdered there...
S01E11 “The Prison Prep School Murder Case, File 2”
The Gokumon Prep School study retreat begins and the conditions are even harsher than Kindaichi was expecting! Not only that, he and Miyuki are put in a separate group, although they both hear hints of...
S01E12 “The Prison Prep School Murder Case, File 3”
Chaos ensues when the bodies of four missing students are discovered murdered and positioned in grisly ways patterned after class topics. Kindaichi and Inspector Akechi collaborate by phone from their separate murder sites, but are...
S01E13 “The Prison Prep School Murder Case, File 4”
Kindaichi discovers the secret that punctures everyone's supposedly airtight alibi! He assembles both groups, explains the reasoning behind the theme murders, and calls out the identity of Sparrow, the serial murderer of six students! Except...
S01E14 “The Prison Prep School Murder Case, File 5”
Kindaichi reveals the identity of the second murdering Sparrow! But how did the Puppeteer from Hell convince two law-abiding people to commit serial murder? And what fate lies in store for all three criminals?
S01E15 “Murder at 10,000 Meters, File 1”
Hajime, Miyuki, Inspector Kenmochi, and Superintendent Akechi are on JAM flight 377, despite the terrorist threat received right before takeoff. They're getting closer to home when smoke suddenly fills the plane from the rear and...
S01E16 “Murder at 10,000 Meters, File 2”
Hajime and Akechi team up to expose Captain Shida's killer... or is that killers?! Whatever the case, it leads to a situation where the plane itself (including the hundreds of passengers inside) is put in...
S01E17 “The Campground "Ghost" Case”
One of Kindaichi's earliest cases is a delicate situation as the 14-year-old Hajime is on the trail of Miyuki's missing panties (and watch) from a campground. Complicating matters is the fact that Hajime himself is...
S01E18 “Evil Spirit of the Diving Pool”
In the summer of their third year in middle school, Miyuki drags Hajime to swimming school so he can finally learn, but they stumble upon drama between two divers and former best friends competing for...
S01E19 “Inspector Kenmochi, Murderer, File 1”
Three years ago, a girl died after being kidnapped and abused. The three minors who were responsible are back on the street, but when one of them is shot, Inspector Kenmochi disappears. Has old man...
S01E20 “Inspector Kenmochi, Murderer, File 2”
More evidence backs the unpopular idea that the missing Inspector Kenmochi is targeting the former minors out of revenge for what they did to the teenaged Marina three years ago. Although Hajime is convinced his...
S01E21 “Inspector Kenmochi, Murderer, File 3”
The Executioner strikes again, this time kidnapping Busujima! Can Hajime and Akechi track them down before it's too late? Plus, more evidence points to Inspector Kenmochi being the murderous vigilante!
S01E22 “Inspector Kenmochi, Murderer, File 4”
Kindaichi reveals the identity of the real Executioner at last! But what prompted his acts of bloody vengeance? Plus, a guest appearance by Hajime's nemesis!
S01E23 “The Game Mansion Murder Case, File 1”
On the bus ride home from an amusement park, Hajime and Miyuki are knocked out with a sleeping gas. They wake up to find themselves trapped in an abandoned hospital with the other bus passengers....
S01E24 “The Game Mansion Murder Case, File 2”
The Game Master's deadly game continues, pitting Hajime and company against one lethal trap after another. In fact, it seems like the murderous mastermind wants to do away with all of the members. Will Hajime...
S01E25 “The Game Mansion Murder Case, File 3”
Kindaichi unmasks the Game Master, reveals their murderous motive, and shows how their tricks were done. But will the game of death claim one more victim?
Cast
Taiki Matsuno
Kindaichi Hajime
Akiko Nakagawa
Nanase Miyuki
Jurota Kosugi
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Kenichi Ono
