The Files of Young Kindaichi: Lost in Kowloon

Kindaichi Shonen no Jiken ~Hong Kong Kowloon Zaiho Satsujin Jiken~ Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo - Hong Kong Kowloon Treasure Murder Aired 12 Jan, 2013

NTV's 60th anniversary special show

20 years ago in Kowloon Walled City -

Nine dragons live in Kowloon Walled City.

"Nine" represents the biggest figure and rank.

When they are brought together, they'll bring about eternal wealth and prosperity.

The one who guards the Walled City is the Dragon Emperor.

Emperor Wang.

The police will be here soon.

Let me ask you one more time.

Where is the Kowloon treasure?

Do you remember this face?

It's the tattooist Mao.

He talked before he died.

He told us whose body he had put the tattoo on.

Wang Long!

Now there's no need to even question you.

Your selfish dream is over.

Daddy...

Escape with your mother. Go! Run!

Dad, you're hurt.

Stop the Venomous Dragon. Everyone will die.

Go!

There's a kid with them. Kill him. Kill them all.

If the Dragon Emperor who protects the city is killed, the Venomous Dragon would be awakened.

That dragon would burn everything to smithereens.

Even to this very day, he may be resting somewhere.

He may still be somewhere in this world.

Nobody knows for sure.

Young Kindaichi's Case Files - Hong Kong Kowloon Treasure Murder -

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Wobble~!

Sasaki, are you filming? Wobble~! Look, look!

- Kano sisters . - Which one?

Miyuki, look at this. Can you take a photo?

- Okay. - As a memento.

- Don't come all the way to Hong Kong to embarrass us Japanese people! - Ouch.

- Do you want to eat these? - No!

Who do you think helped you come to Hong Kong?

Don't make me regret it.

- I'm taking your wallets. - Huh...?

Eh? Mine too?

- Stop it. - Right, off we go. - Ouch, ouch...

I am Nanase Miyuki. I'm in my second year of high school.

He is my childhood friend, Kindaichi Hajime.

He may not seem so great, but in fact he's the famous detective Kindaichi's grandson.

The reason I am here in Hong Kong with him and our schoolmate, Saki Ryuji, is...

... because I'll probably become a supermodel!

Probably~!

What the heck?!

What was that?

- Sorry. - Why are you apologizing?

You're so useless.

How mean!

Is there some problem, Miss?

Oh, you spoke Japanese.

Who are you? Who?

My name is Shin. Let's get you some new clothes for starters.

- Are you tourists in Hong Kong? - That's cute too!

Miyuki was chosen as a model for the Tokyo Girly Mode fashion show that opens tomorrow in Hong Kong.

That's really something!

She's just taking the place of a model who quit suddenly.

Hajime-chan, Hajime-chan...

Look at this t-shirt. It's so kitsch.

- "Sea pig." - Huh?

- Pigs can swim? - Why are you being so silly?

He's asking if you want to try them on.

Yes.

What's with her being so forceful?

- Well, I'll leave you to it now. - Thanks.

It's me.

The "eye of the dragon" thing went as planned.

100 million is fine. That's enough.

Isn't Miyuki taking quite a while?

- I hope she's okay. - What?

Well, actually there's a rumor that a long time ago a Japanese woman entered a changing room in Kowloon Walled City

and she vanished.

People say she may have been sold to some other country.

Well, those urban myths exist everywhere.

Hey, Miyuki, are you okay?

She's not answering.

Her not answering is great news... for me!

- In that case, I'll take a peek inside~! - Hajime...!

I'm taking a peek~!

Eh?!

No way. She really vanished.

Hey, Miyuki!

For real?

Miyuki!

Hajime!

Saki!

Let me borrow this.

Sorry, sorry!

Wow, Hajime!

I'll film this.

Move, move, move, move! Move!

Get out of the way! It's dangerous! Move, move!

Excuse me.

Wait up! Hey!

Miyuki, wake up!

Miyuki!!

Hajime!

Saki, pass me your phone.

- Eh? - Hurry! - Ah, okay.

GPS ? What are you doing?

There she is.

- I'm borrowing the bike. - Okay.

Give back the skateboard.

Kowloon (Nine Dragon) Park -

A park?

Where could Miyuki be?

I was told to give this to this kid if I saw him. Off we go.

They recognized me?

You have received a message -

"If you inform the police, the girl will be killed."

Miyuki?

"Venomous Dragon"

Venomous Dragon?

You talked about it before, right?

You said a Japanese woman had been kidnapped in Kowloon Walled City.

Actually it was in this very park.

This park has the relics of Kowloon Walled City.

Was it really here?

There were a huge bunch of old ruined buildings built like a fortress. See!

It looked like this.

It was a nest of crimes which the police didn't even dare get involved in.

It was called the "city of darkness."

Well, it was pulled down over 20 years ago now.

These are remains of it?

Ah!

The eyes on this dragon have been drilled out.

How creepy.

Oh, there's a dolphin here.

They said they'd kill her if we tell the police.

But they didn't say they wouldn't kill her if we don't either.

Let's think positive, okay!

Ah, what are we going to do now?

Miyuki!

- Who are you people? - Eh? You're speaking Chinese?

- You're Japanese? - You're not Miyuki?

- No, I'm not. - You just look similar.

- By Miyuki did you mean Nanase Miyuki? - Eh?!

- You know her? - Mm.

- She's appearing in Girly Mode in my place. - Ah.

So you must be the troublesome model who pulled out at the last minute?

Yes. My name is Yang Ran.

Wow, you really do look so much like Miyuki.

Why did you pull out of the Girly Mode show?

- Is it connected to Miyuki's kidnapping? - Eh?! Kidnapping?

- Hajime, don't accuse her. - They may have mistakenly kidnapped Miyuki thinking it was me?

Eh, what do you mean?

Well, you see...

Wow! This is not the time to be reacting like that.

- I have a tattoo here. - You have a tattoo?

You're right. It looks like a dragon.

My mom had it tattooed on me. She said it shows the whereabouts of the Kowloon treasure.

- By "treasure" do you mean the legendary Kowloon treasure? - Hang on.

So you're saying that someone mistakenly kidnapped Miyuki looking for that tattoo.

In a photo I took for a Hong Kong magazine you could see a glimpse of this tattoo.

- Ran. - Yes? - There's a phone call for you.

Yang Ran?

Yes.

That happened many times.

It was soon after that I heard that Girly Mode would be held in Hong Kong.

So that's why you pulled out of it?

My mother had the same tattoo as mine.

It was because of that tattoo... that she committed suicide.

- Suicide? - Yeah.

Mom was being chased by people who wanted the Kowloon treasure.

She poured gasoline on herself in front of my very eyes.

I was six years old.

After that some of my Japanese relatives took me in.

They were worried that I might be harassed in Hong Kong like my mother was.

I heard that Miyuki looks like me and she could take my place in the fashion show.

I was so worried that I decided to come here as well.

Um hey, I have a favor to ask you.

Would you mind pretending to be Miyuki and going to the show rehearsals?

- Eh?! - Sure. I was thinking of doing that too. - Eh?!

Saki, it's obvious that the people who thought Miyuki was Ran must have some connection to the show.

- They must be upset that Ran is fine, even though she was supposed to have been kidnapped. - Oh.

They'll probably set up some traps for Ran.

- I see. - We'll hold them off and you take shots of any suspicious people with your camera.

We'll call it the "Fake Or Real Strategy!"

Wait up!

Okay, you can go in.

- Eh? - Oh...

A metal detector? They sure do have strong security at this fashion show.

Many of Hong Kong's VIPs will be attending tomorrow's show. There are 500 outfits to be shown too.

- We have to change into a new outfit every 5 minutes. - Wow! - Here's your seat for the party.

Ah, hello. Sorry to have kept you waiting.

You luggage has been delivered to your room. You just need to complete the check-in process.

- These are the two you said about? - Ah, yes. My classmates. - I'm Kindaichi Hajime.

- Ah, I'm Saki Ryuji. - Welcome.

- I'm Tokyo Girly Mode's Takigawa Ryuta. - Ah, thanks.

- This is my assistant, Sakuma. - Hello.

Ah, you're the person who scouted Miyuki?

The main model, Ran, disappeared just days before the show.

We were in trouble, but then I luckily spotted someone who looked like Miyuki's double in the crowd.

I asked her to quickly help us out.

Tonight is the preview party. We have seats for both of you. Do please enjoy it.