The Files of Young Kindaichi: Murder on the Magic Express
2001, Japanese. Directed by Hisashi Kimura.
When the head of the touring magician's group "Magical Fantasy" is murdered on a train while on his way to Hokkaido, young Kindaichi, who also just happens to be on board, is fast on the case to find the culprit. But just as quickly as the case unfolds, the body disappears only to be rediscovered again, along with other new bodies.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Hisashi KimuraDirector
- Jun MatsumotoKindaichi Hajime
- Anne SuzukiMiyuki Nanase
- Takashi NaitoTsuyoshi Kenmochi
- Jun HasegawaSaki Ryuta
- Naoyuki FujiiYoichi Takato
- Mr. MaricGentle Yamagami
- Katsuyuki MuraiNoble Yurama
- Jun InouePierrot Sakonji
- Jin KatagiriChanneler Sakuraba
- Harumi InoueMermaid Yumi
- Mariya YamadaSatomi Zanma
- Taisaku AkinoKoshiro Nagasaki
Details
- Released
- 25 March 2001
- Original title
- 金田一少年の事件簿 魔術列車殺人事件
- Country
- Japan
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What should I watch before The Files of Young Kindaichi: Murder on the Magic Express?
Watch The Files of Young Kindaichi: School's Seven Mysteries Murder Case (1995), The Files of Young Kindaichi: Snow Yaksha Legend Murder Case (1995), and The Files of Young Kindaichi: Legend of the Shanghai Mermaid (1997) first.
What comes after The Files of Young Kindaichi: Murder on the Magic Express?
Next in the series: The Files of Young Kindaichi: The Legendary Vampire Murders (2005), The Files of Young Kindaichi: Lost in Kowloon (2013), and The Files of Young Kindaichi: Jungle School Murder Mystery (2014).
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The Files of Young Kindaichi: Murder on the Magic Express runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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The Files of Young Kindaichi: Murder on the Magic Express isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 March 2001. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Files of Young Kindaichi: Murder on the Magic Express?
If you liked The Files of Young Kindaichi: Murder on the Magic Express, try Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink and Be Buried, Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths, Thirteen at Dinner.
Who directed The Files of Young Kindaichi: Murder on the Magic Express?
The Files of Young Kindaichi: Murder on the Magic Express (2001) was directed by Hisashi Kimura and stars Jun Matsumoto, Anne Suzuki, Takashi Naito.