144 minutes
4/2/1977
Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police detective and they start to investigate an old unsolved murder. Then some murders happen. Kindaichi must find out about the past in order to reveal who the murderer is.
Koji Ishizaka
as Kosuke Kindaichi
Tomisaburō Wakayama
as Insp. Isokawa
Keiko Kishi
as Rika Aochi (proprietress of the Kamenoyu)
Akiko Nishina
as Chie Bessho (Harue's daughter)
Koji Kita
as Kanao Aochi (Rika's son)
Yoko Takahashi
as Yasuko Yura (Atsuko's daughter, Toshiro's younger sister)
Mitsuko Kusabue
as Atsuko Yura - Yasuko's Mother
Hisano Yamaoka
as Ito Izutsu
Michiko Hayashi
as Omiki (maid at the Kamenoyu)
Misako Watanabe
as Harue Bessho - Chi'e's Mother
Takeshi Katō
as Inspector Tachibana
Hideji Ōtaki
as Dr. Gondô
Nobuo Nakamura
as Hôan Tatara
Nobuto Okamoto
as Patrolman Nakamura
Eiko Nagashima
as Satoko Aochi (Rika's daughter, Kanao's younger sister)
Yukiko Nagano
as Fumiko Nire (the eldest daughter)
Kayoko Shiraishi
as Sakie Tsukasa (Kahei's younger sister)
Fujio Tokita
as Tatsuzô - Harue's Elder Brother
Akiji Kobayashi
as Koreya Kusakabe (manager)
Kazunaga Tsuji
as Detective Nozu
Takao Zushi
as Toshiro Yura (Atsuko's son)
Baku Ohwada
Tetsuya Ushio
as Ryuji Nire (the second son)
Keiko Tomita
as Michiko Nire (Naota's wife)
Setsuko Kawaguchi
as Eiko Yura - Toshirô's Wife
Shizuko Azuma
Yoshie Kihira
Isao Kishimoto
Ben Yuzawa
Shunsui Matsuda
Riki Harada
Bunji Hayata
Daikei Shimizu
Norihei Miki
as Jûbei Noro - Genjirô's Colleague
Ryūtarō Tatsumi
as Kahei Nire (scale maker)