4th Apr 2022
The Death March of Young Kindaichi File 1 - S2-E1
Continuity mistake: Inside the hotel room, the three guys from 18 years prior receive a macabre gift. The one in the grey suit opens the box, and the knuckles of the severed hand are pointed towards him. In the last shot of the table though, the hand is turned the other way around. (00:08:15)
31st Mar 2022
The Game Mansion Murder Case File 2 - S1-E24
Continuity mistake: When the contestant drops her ramen bowl and chopsticks, the food, the bowl and the chopsticks are in different positions throughout the rest of the scene. (00:08:00)
31st Mar 2022
The Game Mansion Murder Case File 2 - S1-E24
Continuity mistake: The bottles of tea on the buffet table change position between shots as the Game Master introduces the trial. (00:04:50)
31st Mar 2022
The Game Mansion Murder Case File 1 - S1-E23
Continuity mistake: The tickets on the counter at the beginning of the episode are one on top of the other but change position between shots.
28th Mar 2022
Inspector Kenmochi the Murderer File 2 - S1-E20
Continuity mistake: In the scene with Kindaichi and Miyuki talk to the old fiancé on the rooftop of the police station, the shadow cast by the building changes significantly from the beginning of the conversation to the end. (00:05:50 - 00:07:10)
28th Mar 2022
Inspector Kenmochi the Murderer File 2 - S1-E20
Continuity mistake: During Reiji Aoi's flashback, the young fiancé is holding the phone with Marina's coerced text message in his right hand. Next shot and the hand is the left one. (00:06:15)
28th Mar 2022
Inspector Kenmochi the Murderer File 2 - S1-E20
Continuity mistake: The forensics team member that drains the tub and performs a quick postmortem on the victim is wearing a facemask. However, in the close-up of the moment when he bags the phone as evidence, his chin is in frame and bare. (00:03:10)
28th Mar 2022
Inspector Kenmochi the Murderer File 4 - S1-E22
Continuity mistake: The position of Kindaichi's phone when it falls inside the bathtub changes between shots. The tub itself also fills way too quickly - and Kindaichi is in no rush to retrieve it.
28th Mar 2022
Inspector Kenmochi the Murderer File 4 - S1-E22
Continuity mistake: When Kindaichi runs the demonstration with his phone, the chain of the bathtub changes position between shots. (00:08:40)
26th Mar 2022
Evil Spirit of the Diving Pool - S1-E18
Continuity mistake: When Miyuki says that Honosuke the owl is cute, all we see in her glass is an ice cube. Moments later, her glass is filled with orange juice, the ice cubes being well below the juice level. (00:02:15)
24th Mar 2022
Inspector Kenmochi the Murderer File 3 - S1-E21
Continuity mistake: Kindaichi receives the keys of the building from superintendent Akechi. Notice the somewhat lengthy pieces of wire linking the keys to the large ring. When Kindaichi cracks the case and grabs the keys from his room telling Miyuki to go, the links are half the size they were. (00:19:55 - 00:20:45)
24th Mar 2022
Inspector Kenmochi the Murderer File 3 - S1-E21
Continuity mistake: When Kindaichi is listening to Busujima's call, the bead of perspiration (not a comedic one) on his face changes position between shots; in close-up it is located much higher above the cheekbone. (00:03:05)
23rd Mar 2022
The Campground 'Bizarre' Case - S1-E17
Continuity mistake: When Kindaichi's friend suggests washing their clothes in the river, Kindaichi's fishline spirals around the rod in a different manner between shots. (00:09:00)
14th Mar 2022
Inspector Kenmochi the Murderer File 2 - S1-E20
Continuity mistake: When Kindaichi confronts Akechi in the corridor of the station about his decision to issue an arrest order for Kenmochi, you can notice two billboards; the one to the left has a single poster on it, and its height (compare it to the ones on the board to the right) changes between shots. (00:07:30)
14th Mar 2022
Inspector Kenmochi the Murderer File 1 - S1-E19
Continuity mistake: At the beginning of Akechi's flashback, Kenmochi is holding his clenched fists on top of a single open notebook. A second later he's doing the same, but on two separate pieces of paper. (00:14:40)
14th Mar 2022
Inspector Kenmochi the Murderer File 1 - S1-E19
Continuity mistake: Erina just sent away the lawyer and the guy who raped his sister. She falls on her knees crying, and you can see on the floor some scattered boots lying around. Kenmochi helps her back on her feet, and the shoes are gone. (00:08:20)
14th Mar 2022
Inspector Kenmochi the Murderer File 1 - S1-E19
Continuity mistake: When Kenmochi has tea with the sister of the victim, the cookies on the plates change position between shots. You can also notice in the same scene that the kettle's handle switches sides. (00:06:10)
14th Mar 2022
Inspector Kenmochi the Murderer File 1 - S1-E19
Continuity mistake: When Kenmochi is praying at the altar of the victim from the old case, the burnt part of the incense changes length between shots. (00:05:55)
14th Mar 2022
Murder at 10,000 Meters File 1 - S1-E15
Continuity mistake: Kenmochi is holding the handkerchief in different ways when he calls Akechi after discovering the smoke bombs. (00:11:30)
14th Mar 2022
Murder at 10,000 Meters File 1 - S1-E15
Continuity mistake: Kenmochi hands Kindaichi the ticket. The ticket, as you can see by the black stripe, is facing the opposite way between shots. (00:03:50)
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