Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet

Case Closed: The Scarlet Bullet, known as Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (Japanese: 名探偵コナン 緋色の弾丸, Hepburn: Meitantei Konan Hiiro no Dangan) in Japan, is a 2021 Japanese animated mystery film directed by Chika Nagaoka. It is the twenty-fourth installment of the Case Closed film series based on the manga series of the same name by Gosho Aoyama, following the 2019 film Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire. This is the first Reiwa-era Case Closed movie.

Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet
Case Closed: The Scarlet Bullet
Theatrical release poster
Japanese名探偵コナン 緋色の弾丸
Directed byChika Nagaoka
Written byTakeharu Sakurai
Based onCase Closed
by Gosho Aoyama
Starring
Music byKatsuo Ono (Soundtrack), Tokyo Jihen (Theme Song: "The Scarlet Alibi")[1][2]
Production
company
Distributed byToho Company, Ltd.
Release date
  • April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryJapan
Languages
  • Japanese
  • English
Box office$95.7 million [3]

Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet was released in Japan on April 16, 2021. Its release was delayed from an original April 2020 date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5] A global release was announced on February 9, 2021 featuring a multi-language trailer in Japanese, English, Korean, German, and Chinese.[6][7][8][9]


Plot

Japan is preparing to commemorate the World Sports Games (WSG), the world's biggest sports games, hosting them in Tokyo. The Hyperlinear bullet train, the pinnacle of Japan's advanced technology, will begin operation to coincide with the WSG's opening ceremony, running at speeds of up to 1,000 km/h between Shin-Nagoya Station and Tokyo's newly built Shibahama Station. As the world watches, disaster suddenly strikes the host venue, where the sponsors of the Games are gathered. A crisis unfolds as several industry leaders are kidnapped in quick succession. In the shadows, Shuichi Akai waits, watching the crisis unfold, as FBI agents await his orders. Conan deduces the connection between the terrible WSG-related kidnappings that occurred in Boston, 15 years earlier, and it is revealed the investigation was handled by the FBI back then.

Cast
Character Japanese voice actor English voice actor
Conan EdogawaMinami Takayama Wendee Lee
Ran MōriWakana Yamazaki Cristina Vee
Kogorō MōriRikiya Koyama Xander Mobus
Shinichi KudōKappei Yamaguchi Griffin Burns
Hiroshi AgasaKenichi Ogata Michael Sorich
Ai HaibaraMegumi Hayashibara Erica Mendez
Ayumi YoshidaYukiko Iwai Janice Kawaye
Mitsuhiko TsuburayaIkue Ōtani Erika Harlacher
Genta KojimaWataru Takagi Andrew Russell
Shuichi AkaiShūichi Ikeda Keith Silverstein
Subaru OkiyaRyōtarō Okiayu
Masumi SeraNoriko Hidaka
Shukichi HanedaToshiyuki Morikawa TBA
Mary SeraAtsuko Tanaka Kira Buckland
Yumi MiyamotoYu Sugimoto AmaLee
James BlackTakaya Hashi Jamieson Price
André CamelKiyoyuki Yanada Chris Tergliafera
Jodie StarlingMiyuki Ichijou Maureen Price
Juzo MegureChafurin Jake Eberle
Miwako SatoAtsuko Yuya Katelyn Gault
Wataru TakagiWataru Takagi Christopher Bevins
Ellie IshiokaMinami Hamabe TBA
Maiko ShirahatoAya Hirano Elsie Lovelock
Osamu InoueKenichi Suzumura TBA
John BoydTaiten Kusunoki and Ryan Drees (English Stunt) TBA
Alan MackenzieCharles Glover TBA

Release

Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet was released in several countries on opening day, including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Philippines, Brunei, Thailand, Vietnam, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and Macao.[10]

The film was later released in other countries such as Australia,[11] Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, France, China, New Zealand[12] and Luxembourg.

Due to the poor performance of previous movies outside the Catalan region of Spain, this movie was not dubbed in Spanish at release, instead being played in Spanish theaters with only the subtitled Japanese dub and the Catalan dub.[13]

The English dub of the film was scheduled to debut in the United States at Anime NYC on November 21, 2021, but was canceled.[14]

Reception

Box office

Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet has earned a total of $95.7 million globally.[15] In Japan, the film sold 1,533,054 tickets in its first 3 days and earned ¥2,218,130,800[16][17] ($20.5 million), eclipsing the revenue of the previous film by 144% on first day sales alone.[18] It ranked #1 at the Japanese box office, beating out Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time and by 15th Weekend, film earned overall gross of 7,479,317,860 yen (about US$67.86 million). In China, the film earned RMB 109.6 million ($16.8 million) in its first 3 days and ranked #1 at the Chinese box office.[19][20][21] The film opened with the third highest IMAX opening ever in Japan, grossing $1.2 million.[22]

Reviews

The variety content website Excite, highlighted the film as positive, marking the development of the character of Shuichi Akai and his relationship with Conan, calling the relationship between the two as "trustful". The review also labelled the movie as "flashy" and highlighted the importance of minor characters, expecting that they be expanded in future films about Detective Conan.[23]

The Yahoo! Japan review gave a mixed 3.67 star based on opinions from critics.[24]

References
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  23. "『名探偵コナン 緋色の弾丸』レビュー：「私は完全に被弾した」" ["Detective Conan Scarlet Bullet" Review: "I was completely hit"]. Excite (in Japanese). 19 April 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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