Detective Conan: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small

"World's greatest detective. World's smallest package."

2017 1h 33m JA

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Synopsis

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Two-hour remake of the original 1st episode, in celebration of the anime celebrating 20 years in broadcast. The special retells what happened on the day Shinichi was transformed into the body of a child. The special includes new scenes that weren't in the original manga or the first anime episode.

“World's greatest detective. World's smallest package.”

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Cast

Kappei Yamaguchi
Shinichi Kudo (voice)
Minami Takayama
Conan Edogawa (voice)
Wakana Yamazaki
Ran Mouri (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Sherry (voice)
Yukitoshi Hori
Gin (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki
Vodka (voice)
Kenichi Ogata
Hiroshi Agasa (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
Kogoro Mouri (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Writers: Yasuichiro Yamamoto, Hajime Kamegaki, Iwao Teraoka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yasuichiro Yamamoto, shot by Saburo Yamamoto. 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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Kappei Yamaguchi and Minami Takayama and Wakana Yamazaki carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "World's greatest detective. World's smallest package.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8051722 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yasuichiro Yamamoto directs. Saburo Yamamoto behind the camera. Katsuo Ono scores. Terumitsu Okada cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Yasuichiro Yamamoto, shot by Saburo Yamamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Katsuo Ono. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Terumitsu Okada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kappei Yamaguchi and Minami Takayama and Wakana Yamazaki carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "World's greatest detective. World's smallest package.".
7IMDB entry: tt8051722 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Saburo Yamamoto
Original score: Katsuo Ono
Editing: Terumitsu Okada
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Detective Conan: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small (2017)
IMDB rating: 7.4/10 · 750 votes