Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter

"In the game of death... Conan's holding all the cards!"

2017 1h 52m JA

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Synopsis

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Bombing case at Nichiuri TV in autumn. The Satsuki Cup, which crowns the winner of Japan's Hyakunin Isshu, is currently being filmed inside the facility. The incident results in a big commotion and, while the building is burning to ashes, the only people left inside are Hattori and Toyama Kazuha. They get rescued just in time by Conan , who rushes to the scene. Both the identity and purposes of the bomber are unknown.

“In the game of death... Conan's holding all the cards!”

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Cast

Minami Takayama
Conan Edogawa (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Shinichi Kudo (voice)
Wakana Yamazaki
Ran Mouri (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
Kogoro Mouri (voice)
Ryo Horikawa
Heiji Hattori (voice)
Yuko Miyamura
Kazuha Toyama (voice)
Satsuki Yukino
Momiji Ooka (voice)
Osamu Saka
Kensuke Achiwa (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kobun Shizuno
Writers: Takahiro Okura, Takamitsu Kudo, Jiro Kanai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Detective Conan Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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287+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kobun Shizuno, shot by Hitoshi Nishiyama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Katsuo Ono. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Terumitsu Okada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Minami Takayama and Kappei Yamaguchi and Wakana Yamazaki carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "In the game of death... Conan's holding all the cards!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kobun Shizuno directs. Hitoshi Nishiyama behind the camera. Katsuo Ono scores. Terumitsu Okada cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Part of the "Detective Conan Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3287+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Kobun Shizuno, shot by Hitoshi Nishiyama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Katsuo Ono. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Terumitsu Okada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Minami Takayama and Kappei Yamaguchi and Wakana Yamazaki carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "In the game of death... Conan's holding all the cards!".
9IMDB entry: tt5692622 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "detective", "romance", "osaka, japan", "bombing".
11Released under 22 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hitoshi Nishiyama
Original score: Katsuo Ono
Editing: Terumitsu Okada
Runtime: 112 min · 1h 52m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $63,147,576
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter (2017)
IMDB rating: 6.5/10 · 2,018 votes

Awards

1 nomination total

Part of

Detective Conan Collection

A series of feature films based on the long-running Case Closed manga (known in Japan as Detective Conan) about a brilliant teenage detective who's given a poison that reverted him to a 4-year-old. Under a new identity, he continues solving cases alongside his colleagues.