The Mystery of the Water-Flowing Stone Garden

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Episode 282-283
(Int. Episode 304-305)

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Information
Title: The Mystery of the Water-Flowing Stone Garden
Japanese title: 水流るる石庭の怪
(Mizu Nagaruru Sekitei no Kai)
Original airdate: June 17, 2002 (Part 1)
June 24, 2002 (Part 2)
Broadcast rating: 16.50%
16.60%
Filler case: #96
Season: 10
Manga source: TV Original
Case
Cast: Conan Edogawa
Ran Mouri
Kogoro Mouri
Sango Yokomizo
Policeman
Case solved by: Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint: Beautiful rock garden (Part 1)
Draining of the water (Part 2)
Staff
Director: Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Screenplay: Yoshifumi Fukushima
Storyboard: 282 Yasumi Mikamoto
283 Takaaki Ishiyama
Episode director: 282 Minoru Tozawa
283 Shintaro Itoga
Animation Director: 282 Keiko Sasaki
283 Hirobi Muranaka, Izumi Shimura
Character Design: Masatomo Sudo
Junko Yamanaka and Kumiko Shishido (design works)
Music
Opening song: I can't stop my love for you♥
Closing song: Yume Mita Ato de
Chronology
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The Mystery of the Water-Flowing Stone Garden (水流るる石庭の怪 Mizu Nagaruru Sekitei no Kai?) is the 282nd and 283rd episode of Detective Conan anime.

Cast

Gadgets

Case

Situation

Part 1

Kogoro's car runs out of gas while he is driving in the mountains with Ran and Conan. Fortunately, a man called Michiyoshi Majima passes by, and kindly picks them up and invites them to his mansion. Majima turns out to be the director of a furniture company, and he owns an enormous mansion in rural Shizuoka. The mansion has a beautiful stone garden with an artificial waterfall. Three times every day, the water is allowed to flow into the empty sandy pool right next to the waterfall (then, in half an hour, the pool will be automatically drained), and the resulting sight is exceptionally pleasant. Majima proudly shows the three visitors this garden, and mentions that it was constructed under the order of Director Kiyama, the former head of the company. He died in a car accident, one year ago.

After this visit, the three visitors are ushered by the housekeeper Ayaka Honjo into the mansion. There, they meet Masayuki Hashimoto, the private secretary of Majima, Nobuaki Endo, the director of Kiyama Interior, and Tomonori Kiyama, a freelance writer of a travelling magazine and Director Kiyama's son. They are there to attend a ceremony, and after spending an afternoon and a dinner with them, it becomes clear that some of them hold grudges against Majima. So, it is hardly a surprise when Majima turns up dead the next morning in the middle of the (empty) sandy pool of the rock garden.

Murder

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Location: Majima household
Victim: Michiyoshi Majima
Age: 50 years old
Cause of death: Strangulation
Suspects: Ayaka Honjo, Masayuki Hashimoto, Nobuaki Endo, and Tomonori Kiyama
Director Majima is found dead by Honjo, who has gone to the rock garden to clean using a long picking rod. The mystery is that there is not a single footprint around the body, despite it being in the middle of the sandy pool. Could this be an impossible crime?

Part 2

Inspector Yokomizo arrives on the scene and begins an investigation. Kogoro accuses Hashimoto of committing the murder, as Kogoro knows that he owed Majima a lot of money and Majima threatened to fire him. After being proven wrong, Kogoro then floats the idea that Honjo committed the murder. He wants her to confess, but she swears that she did not kill anyone, and that the only thing that she has been hiding is that she is the daughter of Director Kiyama's driver, who died with the Director in the car accident. She says that after hearing rumors that Majima was behind the murder, she decided to work at his company in order to determine the truth. She further reveals that Endo knew all along who she is, and that, during the previous night (at around 10:40), he threatened to reveal her identity to Majima.

Murder (Past)

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Location: Cliff
Victims: Mr. Kiyama and Tanuma
Cause of death: Car crash after falling
Culprit: Michiyoshi Majima

This disclosure, along with the fact that the police found a threatening note that Endo wrote to Majima, makes Kogoro and Yokomizo turn their attention to Endo. They head to the roof of the mansion to investigate, as, in the note, Endo wrote that he would expose Majima unless he would head to the roof at 11 PM the previous night (Endo planned to kill Majima there, but, as we will see, he did not succeed). Once there, Kogoro gets inspired again, and this time, he accuses Endo of committing murder. Kogoro says Endo just needed to tie a rope to an arrow and shoot the arrow towards the large tree beside the waterfall with a bow. Then, he would be able to to place the body in the middle of the sandy pool with a pulley and without having to step on the sand.

Kogoro confidently says that in order to destroy the rope afterwards, Endo would tie it to another arrow and shoot the arrow into the nearby forest. Following this line of thought, the police begins a search of the forest, and they actually manage to find a rope tied to an arrow. Conan is shocked by this finding, as he believes that the position that the dead body was in makes it impossible for that trick to have been used. So he begins his own investigation, and soon he is able to determine the truth.

People

  • Resolution

    Trivia

    Episode 352

    BGM listing

    Part 1

    # Song Title Romaji Translation OST
    1 I can't stop my love for you♥ I can't stop my love for you♥ I can't stop my love for you♥ I can't stop my love for you♥
    2 蘭のお姉さんぶり Ran no Onēsan Buri Ran's Elder Sister Style Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
    3 10年後の歩美 10 Nengo no Ayumi Ayumi 10 Years Later Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
    4 想い出 Omoide Memories Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
    5 昼下がりの天使たち (摩天楼ヴァージョン) Hirusagari no Tenshitachi (Mantenrō Vājon) Early Afternoon Angels (Skyscraper Version) Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
    6 記憶喪失(影) Kiokusōshitsu (Kage) Amnesia (Shadow) Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
    7 蘭のテーマ (摩天楼ヴァージョン) Ran no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon) Ran's Theme (Skyscraper Version) Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
    8 尋問 Jinmon Interrogation Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
    9 新少年探偵団のテーマ Shin Shōnen Tanteidan no Tēma The New Detective Boys' Theme Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
    10 記憶喪失(光) Kiokusōshitsu (Hikari) Amnesia (Light) Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
    11 謎解き (その1) Nazotoki (Sono 1) Riddle Solution (Part 1) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
    12 犯人からの電話 Hannin Kara no Denwa Phone Call From the Culprit Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
    13 夢みたあとで Yume Mita Ato de After I've Been Dreaming Yume Mita Ato de

    Part 2

    # Song Title Romaji Translation OST
    1 I can't stop my love for you♥ I can't stop my love for you♥ I can't stop my love for you♥ I can't stop my love for you♥
    2 謎解き (その2) Nazotoki (Sono 2) Riddle Solution (Part 2) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
    3 謎解き (その1) Nazotoki (Sono 1) Riddle Solution (Part 1) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
    4 小五郎の推理 Kogorō no Suiri Kogoro's Deduction Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
    5 雄大な富士山 Yūdai na Fujisan Grand Mt. Fuji Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
    6 日本画の紹介 Nihonga no Shōkai Introducing the Japanese Painting Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
    7 事件現場 (謎ver.) Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.) Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
    8 推理 (オリジナルver.) Suiri (Orijinaru ver.) Deduction (Original ver.) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
    9 阿笠博士のテーマ Agasa Hakase no Tēma Professor Agasa's Theme Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
    10 悪のテーマ (パート2) Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2) Theme of Evil (Part 2) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
    11 暗殺者のテーマ─忍び寄る魔手 Ansatsusha no Tēma - Shinobiyoru Mashu Assassin's Theme - The Devil's Hand Approaches Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
    12 犯人(スナイパー)の正体 Hannin (Sunaipā) no Shōtai The Culprit's (Sniper's) Identity Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
    13 漆黒の殺意 Shikkoku no Satsui Jet Black Murderous Intent Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
    14 ターゲット サスペンスC Tāgetto Sasupensu C Target Suspense C Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
    15 容疑者は? Yōgisha wa? The Suspect Is? Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
    16 雄大な富士山 Yūdai na Fujisan Grand Mt. Fuji Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
    17 第3の犠牲者 Dai 3 no Giseisha The Third Victim Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
    18 トリック Torikku Trick Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
    19 暗殺者のテーマ─狙撃 Ansatsusha no Tēma - Sogeki Assassin's Theme - Sniping Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
    20 映画BGM Eiga BGM Movie BGM Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
    21 事情聴取 Jijōchōshu Police Interrogation Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
    22 夢みたあとで Yume Mita Ato de After I've Been Dreaming Yume Mita Ato de
    23 蘭のテーマ Ran no Tēma Ran's Theme Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1

    Gallery

    In other languages

    Language Title Translation
    Flag of Arabic Arabic لغز حديقة الرمال اليابانية The mystery of the Japanese sand garden
    Flag of Malaysia Bahasa Melayu Misteri air mengalir di taman Jepun The mystery of the water-flowing Japanese garden
    Flag of Catalonia Catalan (Catalan dub) El misteri del jardí de roques japonès de les aigües The mystery of the Japanese rocks of waters garden
    Flag of Valencia Catalan (Valencian dub) El misteri del jardí japonès de roca i aigua The mystery of the rock and water Japanese garden
    Flag of China Chinese (Simplified) 水流石庭的玄机 The trick of the water-flowing rock garden
    Flag of Galicia Galician O misterio do xardín xaponés de pedras e auga The mystery of the rocks and water Japanese garden
    Flag of Germany German Der mysteriöse Steingarten The mysterious stone garden
    Flag of Italy Italian Il mistero del giardino giapponese con la cascata The mystery of the water-flowing Japanese garden
    Flag of Chile Spanish (American dub) El misterio de la corriente de agua en el jardín Karesansui The mystery of the water stream in the Karesansui garden
    Flag of Spain Spanish (Castilian dub) El misterio del jardín de piedra donde fluye el agua The mystery of the rock garden where the water flows
    Flag of Thailand Thai ปริศนาในสวนหินน้ำไหล The mystery of the water-flowing garden
    Flag of Vietnam Vietnamese Bí ẩn của khu vườn thác nước The mystery of the water-flowing garden

    See also

    Episodes of Season 10
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