Forget the sloppy brat, here comes the sloppy grandaddy!
Kindaichi Kousuke was created by Yokomizo Seishi back in the forties. Kousuke dropped out of college (thus rejecting any chance of a corporate career) and went to San Francisco, where he happened to solve some cases. When he returned to Japan, he opened a detective agency. His shaggy hair and wrinkled kimono don’t inspire much trust in his clients, but like Columbo, he likes being underestimated. It’s useful, because he tends to investigate incredibly tangled family situations and motives. His friend Inspector Todoroki is very fond of saying “I’ve got it!” Best of all, one of his adventures, The Inugami Clan, has actually been translated into English! There’s also untranslated manga of his novels Gokumontou, Honjin Satsujin Jiken, Yatsuhaka Mura, Akuma no Temari Uta, Akuma ga Kitarite Fue o Fuku, Akuma no Chouji, and Inugami-Ke no Ichizoku (The Inugami Clan), all drawn by mystery mangaka JET. Fumiko Nagao also did her own version of The Inugami Clan.
I just watched three newer movies (TV specials) from around 2 years back, there are more out there all the way back to the 60's.
Kindaichi Kousuke - Yatsuhaka
Kindaichi Kousuke - Inugamike No Itizoku
Kindaichi Kousuke - Jooubachi
Very nice! Better than his grandson, imo.
Kira vs Kindaichi!
Source:
http://blackholereviews.blogspot.com/2006/06/case-files-of-kindaichi-six-decades-of.html