Case Closed: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital
Encyclopedia
Case Closed: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital, known as in Japan, is the 7th Case Closed
feature film
, released on April 19, 2003. This movie brought a box office income of 3.2 billion yen
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, and Kogoro, Ran, Conan and Sonoko go there to solve the case. There, they meet Heiji and Kazuha. The killer seems to be after Heiji and he tries to kill him several times, and injures Heiji very badly once. Kazuha gets kidnapped, but when Heiji collapses, Conan finds a way to turn back into Shinichi for a short time (He is given a pill by Haibara which will give him the symptoms of a cold, then drinks a bottle of the Chinese wine that temporarily turned him back to seventeen years old before). He disguises himself as Heiji in an attempt to arrest the killer and save Kazuha. But then Heiji comes again, and Shinichi knows that he is changing back. In the woods, he meets Ran and shoots Ran unconscious with his watch to prevent her from seeing him change back into Conan. During that time, Heiji was kendo fighting the guy, but when Kazuha was in trouble, Conan appears and saves her by kicking sticks of fire at the enemies. Conan does another deed when Heiji was falling off the roof, kicked a soccer ball at the enemy and gives Heiji time to come back. In the end, Heiji finds out that the girl he saw and in which he fell in love with, was Kazuha all along when Kazuha sang the song in his memory and admits she was there. Except that Kazuha doesn't know that Heiji saw her.
. It was released on March 5, 2003. Along with Countdown to Heaven, Crossroad in the Ancient Capital is the second Case Closed movie in which Mai Kuraki wrote the theme song.
The Official Soundtrack was released on April 16, 2003. It costs ¥3059 including tax.
Case Closed
Case Closed, known as in Japan, is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. The series is serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since February 2, 1994, and has been collected in 73 tankōbon volumes as of September 2011...
feature film
Feature film
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, released on April 19, 2003. This movie brought a box office income of 3.2 billion yen
Japanese yen
The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...
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Plot
Heiji Hattori tries to find a girl he saw when he was little. She was playing outside a temple, and he fell in love with her. Several murders have happened in KyotoKyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
, and Kogoro, Ran, Conan and Sonoko go there to solve the case. There, they meet Heiji and Kazuha. The killer seems to be after Heiji and he tries to kill him several times, and injures Heiji very badly once. Kazuha gets kidnapped, but when Heiji collapses, Conan finds a way to turn back into Shinichi for a short time (He is given a pill by Haibara which will give him the symptoms of a cold, then drinks a bottle of the Chinese wine that temporarily turned him back to seventeen years old before). He disguises himself as Heiji in an attempt to arrest the killer and save Kazuha. But then Heiji comes again, and Shinichi knows that he is changing back. In the woods, he meets Ran and shoots Ran unconscious with his watch to prevent her from seeing him change back into Conan. During that time, Heiji was kendo fighting the guy, but when Kazuha was in trouble, Conan appears and saves her by kicking sticks of fire at the enemies. Conan does another deed when Heiji was falling off the roof, kicked a soccer ball at the enemy and gives Heiji time to come back. In the end, Heiji finds out that the girl he saw and in which he fell in love with, was Kazuha all along when Kazuha sang the song in his memory and admits she was there. Except that Kazuha doesn't know that Heiji saw her.
Digital Animation
This was the first Detective Conan film done in full-length traditional digital paint and five second CG animation done by Studio A-CAT.Cast
- Minami TakayamaMinami Takayamais a popular Japanese singer and voice actress. She was married to manga artist Gosho Aoyama on May 5, 2005 but they divorced on December 10, 2007. Minami is also a member of the pop group Two-Mix, and a part of DoCo when it was active....
as Conan Edogawa - Wakana YamazakiWakana Yamazakiis a Japanese voice actress who works for Aoni Production.-Television animation:* Air Gear * All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku * Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo * Captain Tsubasa * Dai no Daibouken...
as Ran Mouri - Akira KamiyaAkira Kamiyais a Japanese voice actor. He has been represented by Theater Echo, Aoni Production, and others. He is currently represented by Saeba Shoji.-Career:Kamiya made his debut on Mahou no Mako-chan in 1970 while working for Theater Echo...
as Kogoro Mouri - Kappei YamaguchiKappei Yamaguchi, better known by his stage name of , is a Japanese voice actor and actor from Fukuoka, affiliated with Gokū and 21st Century Fox.He is best known for the roles of Ranma Saotome , Jackson Neil , Tombo , Yattaro , InuYasha , Ryuichi Sakuma , L , Usopp...
as Shinichi Kudo - ChafurinChafurinis a Japanese vocal actor from Saitama Prefecture who works for Office Osawa. He was formerly credited as '. He graduated from Toyo University.-Television animation:*Ah! My Goddess *Argento Soma...
as Inspector Megure - Atsuko YuyaAtsuko Yuyais a Japanese voice actress who works for Gekidan Subaru. Atsuko Yuya is originally from Nagasaki. She is the official Japanese voice dub-over artist for actresses: Angelina Jolie and Natasha Henstridge.-TV anime:*Angel Heart ...
as Officer Satou - Kazuhiko InoueKazuhiko Inoueis a veteran voice actor from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.-Biography:Since his debut in 1973, Kazuhiko Inoue has become one of Japan's most well established voice actors. His early roles from the 1970s include Anthony in Candy Candy, and later as Joe in the 1979 remake of Cyborg 009...
as Officer Shiratori - Ikue Ohtani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
- Megumi HayashibaraMegumi Hayashibarais a Japanese voice actress, singer, radio personality, and lyricist from Tokyo. She is currently affiliated with Aksent. Her nicknames include: Megu-san, Megu-nee, Bara-san, Kakka, and Daijin...
as Ai Haibara - Naoko MatsuiNaoko Matsuiis a Japanese voice actress from Hakodate. Matsui was a member of Production Baobab for 20 years before becoming a freelancer. She is also a voice acting instructor....
as Sonoko Suzuki - Wataru TakagiWataru Takagiis a Japanese seiyū and stage actor from Chiba Prefecture. He is currently affiliated with Arts Vision.He is best known for his roles in Detective Conan , After War Gundam X , Slayers Try , the Beast Wars: Transformers series , GTO , Hajime no Ippo (July 25, 1966 - ) is a Japanese seiyū and stage...
as Genta Kojima and Officer Takagi - Yukiko IwaiYukiko Iwaiis a Japanese voice actress who is best known for her voice role as Ayumi Yoshida in Detective Conan.- Roles :*Detective Conan - Ayumi Yoshida*Uninhabited Planet Survive! - Luna*GetBackers - Kakei Sakura*Narcissu: Side 2nd - Yuka Akishima...
as Ayumi Yoshida - Ryo HorikawaRyo Horikawais a Japanese voice actor. He is married to fellow Japanese voice actress Hitomi Oikawa, whose birth name is also . His former stage name is also Ryo Horikawa, which has his given name, Makoto, pronounced as Ryo.-Career:...
as Hattori Heiji - Yuko MiyamuraYuko Miyamura' is a Japanese voice actress, actress, J-pop singer and director of audiography. Her married name is ', although she still works under her maiden name. Miyamura was born in Kobe, and graduated from the theater division of the Tōhō Gakuen College of Drama and Music. Her pet name is '...
as Kazuha Toyama
Staff
- Original Creator: Gosho AoyamaGosho Aoyama, born on June 21, 1963 in Hokuei, Tottori Prefecture, Japan is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the creator of the manga series Detective Conan .-Educational background:Aoyama was talented in drawing even at an early age...
- Screenplay: Kazunari Kouchi
- Music: Katsuo Ono
- Character Design and Chief Animation Director: Masatomo Sudô
- Art Director: Yukihiro Shibutani
- Director of Photography: Takashi Nomura
- Sound Director: Yasuo Uragami
- Sound Effect: Masakazu Yokoyama
- Sound Production: Audio Planning U
- Producers: Masahito Yoshioka, Michihiko Suwa
- Animation Production: Tokyo Movie ShinshaTokyo Movie Shinsha, formerly known as , is a Japanese animation studio, founded on October 1946. One of the oldest and most prominent anime studios in Japan, it has also produced numerous animated series airing in other countries such as France, the United States, and Italy. The company currently uses "TMS...
- Director: Kenji KodamaKenji Kodamais a Japanese anime director, and storyboard artist. He is best known for directing the anime Case Closed and working with the anime Lupin III.-Works:* Bug tte Honey : Episode Director* Case Closed : Director, Storyboard, Episode Director...
Music
The theme song is by Mai KurakiMai Kuraki
is a Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter and producer from Funabashi, Chiba. Kuraki debuted in 1999 with the single, "Love, Day After Tomorrow". In 2000, she released her debut album, Delicious Way, which debuted at number-one and sold over 2,210,000 copies in its first week...
. It was released on March 5, 2003. Along with Countdown to Heaven, Crossroad in the Ancient Capital is the second Case Closed movie in which Mai Kuraki wrote the theme song.
The Official Soundtrack was released on April 16, 2003. It costs ¥3059 including tax.