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In that case yes, but the circumstances are different; as you state in your example, the bombs are deliberately rigged to prevent a break-in. This sort of thing has a lot of precedent in US law (the famous case is of a guy who rigged up a gun to shoot anyone who tried to enter his trailer) and it is illegal, but that's different here.
If, in your example, someone accidentally armed the explosive, then no one is criminally responsible for the deaths caused unless they knew, should have known, or intentionally set the device. If it was a "mistake," then they probably didn't. Now if someone deliberately rigs it to blow, they're the ones criminally responsible for the resulting deaths.
Suppose, though, that Kinzo is alive and in a hospital on the mainland the day of the blast. When questioned, he admits he knew about the explosives and that they could blow up the mansion area but didn't do anything about it. Is Kinzo legally liable? You bet your ass.
EDIT: He might or might not also face criminal charges, but they wouldn't be murder.
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