
Kindaichi Case Files Returns: The File of Inspector Akechi
2015, Japanese. Directed by Yoko Ikeda.
A one-hour special titled "The File of Inspector Akechi" (Akechi Keibu no Jikenbo). Miyuki and Kindaichi hear the story about how Inspector Akechi was a really cool mentor to a young policeman named Kobayashi.
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- 0h 47m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 26 December 2015
- Original title
- 金田一少年の事件簿R 明智警部の事件簿
- Country
- Japan
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What should I watch before Kindaichi Case Files Returns: The File of Inspector Akechi?
Watch Kindaichi Case Files : Deep Blue Massacre (1999), Kindaichi Case Files: The Third Opera House Murders (2007), Kindaichi Case Files: Legendary Vampire Murders (2007), and Kindaichi Case Files: Black Magic Murder Case (2012) first, plus 2 earlier titles listed on this page.
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Kindaichi Case Files Returns: The File of Inspector Akechi runs 47 minutes (0h 47m).
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Kindaichi Case Files Returns: The File of Inspector Akechi isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 December 2015. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Kindaichi Case Files Returns: The File of Inspector Akechi?
If you liked Kindaichi Case Files Returns: The File of Inspector Akechi, try Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths, Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem, Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno.
Who directed Kindaichi Case Files Returns: The File of Inspector Akechi?
Kindaichi Case Files Returns: The File of Inspector Akechi (2015) was directed by Yoko Ikeda.