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A New Detective for a New AgeMeiji Era (1868-1912) -- Japan Toranosuke, the owner of a dojo for swordfighting, is also an amateur detective. He takes cases too baffling for the police to the Great Detective, Yuki Shinjuro, a handsome and brilliant man. He also explains the case to Katsu Kaishu, a man greatly admired by Toranosuke. The great intellect Kaishu tries to unravel the mystery from the comfort of his home. At the scene of the crime, Shinjuro unveils the murderer. In the final scene, Kaishu consoles himself for being wrong as usual.