Writing

Akimitsu Takagi

Born September 25, 1920

Died September 9, 1995 · aged 74

No biography available.

Known For

Five Paths to RevengeFive Paths to Revenge · 1956
Five Paths to Revenge
1956
Movie
The orphaned son of a count who was assassinated by his subordinates in a conspiracy during the Pacific War becomes obsessed with taking revenge on his late father's enemies.
The Invisible Man AppearsThe Invisible Man Appears · 1949
The Invisible Man Appears
6.51949
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a gang of thugs who wish to use the formula to rob a priceless jewel.
The Adventures of Kosuke KindaichiThe Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi · 1979
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
6.41979
MovieComedyMystery
Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known being The Inugami Family. Kosuke Kindaichi is the most famous detective in Japan. Kindaichi gets a new case to figure out who has beheaded a valuable statue and made off with its head.
Dead AngleDead Angle · 1979
Dead Angle
8.01979
MovieCrimeThriller
Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s.
The Tattoo Murder CaseThe Tattoo Murder Case · 1953
The Tattoo Murder Case
1953
MovieCrimeMystery
のんき侍大暴れのんき侍大暴れ · 1956
のんき侍大暴れ
1956
Movie
In the mid-Tokugawa period, a conflict arose over the "Seiryū Himon," a secret document left by the former shogun Iesai, bequeathing the eighth shogunate to young Lord Manguro of Owari domain. This document became the center of a struggle between the current shogun, Yoshimune, and Manguro. Iida Daisuke, a member of the shogunate's secret intelligence group, the Kurokuwa Group, stole the document from Owari but was killed by Manguro's men. The document then fell into the hands of Yozakura Ogin, who had pledged her life to Daisuke.
The Woman Without a ShadowThe Woman Without a Shadow · 2014
The Woman Without a Shadow
2014
Movie
Detective Kamitsu investigates a baffling locked-room murder of a wealthy businessman. A mysterious "Woman in Black" disappears from a sealed room, and a stolen diamond escalates the crime—leading to multiple related murders and hidden connections.
The Great Tokyo Yotsuya Ghost StoryThe Great Tokyo Yotsuya Ghost Story · 1978
The Great Tokyo Yotsuya Ghost Story
1978
MovieHorror
Kazuko Murata, the head of the private detective bureau, takes on a bizarre murder case involving the wealthy Ninomiya family near the Oiwa Inari shrine in Yotsuya's Samon-cho!

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Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 8Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 8 · 1988
Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 8
1988
MovieCrimeDrama
President Ito, a major apparel maker, was poisoned in the president's office. Kenzo (Baku Ohwada), who happened to be interviewing nearby, rushes to the site. According to his secretary Masae, Ito's ex-wife's younger brother Yoshimoto visited and he started arguing with Ito, but he suddenly escaped. Kenzo asks Kyosuke Kozu (Masaomi Kondo) to investigate. It turns out that Ito's son Takashi, who was killed, is enrolled in Kyosuke Kamizu's university. When Kyosuke Kamizu met at the university, his mother-in-law, Yoko, aimed at his father's fortune and said, "I think he teamed up with designer Kawahara ." Yoko has a relationship with Kawahara, and Ito, who died, was confused because she had an affair with her secretary, Masae. Takashi is said to have already left home and is living on his own.

Original Story

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning IDetective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning I · 1983
Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning I
1983
MovieCrimeDrama
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.

Original Story

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 10Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 10 · 1990
Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 10
1990
MovieCrimeDrama
Kyosuke (Masaomi Kondo) and his sister Nobuko (Yoko Moriguchi) were invited to the 10th anniversary party of the travel agency "Pigeon". At that seat, Ayako, the younger sister of President Gentaro, is shot dead. Other venues included Gentaro's brother-in-law, Palau branch manager Kiriyama, secretary manager Anna, and Miyo, who runs a restaurant on Palau Island. A few days later, Nobuko goes on a trip to Palau. She is kidnapped by someone in the field, and Kyosuke and other related parties rush to her. In Palau, there was Toshinosuke, the founder of Pigeon and retired. He was once a detective called "Sakuradamon Demon", but was accused of being arrested 15 years ago and was ousted from the Metropolitan Police Department. It was Kyosuke who proved his innocence.

Original Story

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 7Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 7 · 1987
Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 7
1987
MovieCrimeDrama
The 7th popular suspense series based on the original work by Akimitsu Takagi. Along with Kogoro Akechi of Ranpo Edogawa and Kosuke Kindaichi of Seishi Yokomizo, Masaomi Kondo will play Kyosuke Kamizu, one of "Japan's Three Greatest Detectives", and will solve numerous challenges! A threatening letter foretelling the murder of the entire family came to the house of Tobe, who presides over the infamous investment group. Kumiko Toki, the third daughter of the family, consulted with the police, but she simply thought it is done by someone who recently lost investments. Kenzo, a reportage writer who was listening, became interested and brought the threatening letter to Kozu, asking him to investigate...

Original Story

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 5Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 5 · 1986
Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 5
1986
Movie
Newspaper reporter Kenzo let a strange woman Emi took taxi while on the way home from a business trip. Later, when he stopped by his girlfriend Nobuko's house to give her souvenir, he noticed that the suitcase had been replaced by Emi's. A knife with blood wiped out came out of Emi's trunk. Nobuko's older brother Kyosuke is a university professor, but he is also a famous detective. The next day, Kyosuke made Kenzo follow Emi's elder sister, Yuri, who came to exchange the trunk. Emi and Yuri are daughters of the landowner Kayama family, but they were both children of their ex-wife. His second wife, Shizue, has Miyako, another kid. Emi had a bad time with Shizue and left home, and she had just returned for the first time in three years...

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