Genius poet Ishikawa Takuboku moves to Tokyo with the help of an upperclassman of his, Kindaichi Kyousuke. Enraptured by both drink and women, Takuboku finds himself perpetually out of money. One day, the two men decide to drop by Asakusa and find themselves primary witnesses to a murder. The victim, Tatsukichi, worked in the home of Oguri, the head clerk to the Arakawa mines. When the murder weapon and a letter of accusation written by Tatsukichi are discovered, Oguri is arrested for the crime, but Takuboku isn't convinced...
Tatsukichi's real murderer took the knife 
that was the murder weapon
قاتِل تاتسوكيتشي الحقيقيّ أخذ السكّينَ
التي كانَتْ سِلاح الجريمة
Der wahre Mörder von Tatsukichi hat
neben der Mordwaffe, dem Küchenmesser,
El auténtico asesino dejó
el arma del crimen
El auténtico asesino dejó
el arma del crimen
Le véritable meurtrier
Il vero assassino di Tatsukichi
O verdadeiro assassino do Tatsukichi
pegou a verdadeira faca do crime
Настоящий преступник 
забрал нож, которым убил жертву,