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The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo (2014)
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Original name: 金田一少年の事件簿N
Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Kindaichi's best friend is involved with the school film club where members are found murdered. Can he protect her before she become the next victim?
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, disturbing, detective
Plot:
teenager, school, genius, investigation, schoolboy, puzzle, sleuth, crime investigation, high school life, forensics, teenage life, deduction, boy genius, teenage protagonist, fighting crime, private investigation, amateur sleuth, amateur detective, crime solving, uncover truth, crimes
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