Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire

2019 1h 49m JA

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★6.2TMDB · 187

AnimationMysteryCrimeActionAdventure

Synopsis

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The world's greatest blue sapphire, the "blue lapis fist", said to have sunk in a pirate ship in the late 19th century, on the coasts of Singapore. A local millionaire plots to retrieve it, and when it's exhibited in an exhibition at the Singaporean Marina Sands hotel, a murder takes place.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Minami Takayama
Conan Edogawa / Arthur Hirai (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Shinichi Kudo / Kaito Kuroba (voice)
Wakana Yamazaki
Ran Mouri (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
Kogoro Mouri (voice)
Naoko Matsui
Sonoko Suzuki (voice)
Nobuyuki Hiyama
Makoto Kyogoku (voice)
Kenichi Ogata
Hiroshi Agasa (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Ai Haibara (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chika Nagaoka
Writers: Iwao Teraoka, Takahiro Okura, Jiro Kanai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 7 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 Chika Nagaoka, 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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IMDB entry: tt9501310 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 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 Chika Nagaoka, 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.
8IMDB entry: tt9501310 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "detective", "master thief", "romance", "bombing".
10Released under 18 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hitoshi Nishiyama
Original score: Katsuo Ono
Editing: Terumitsu Okada
Runtime: 109 min · 1h 49m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $115,448,200
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (2019)

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.