'''Private Eye in the Distant Sea''' will be the 17th movie in the ''[[Detective Conan]]'' franchise. It will be released in Japan on April 20, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2012/11/16/17eme-film-pour-Detective-Conan|date=|accessdate=2012-11-16|publisher=Manga-News.com|title=17ème film pour Détective Conan - Manga news}}</ref> The movie will based on the [[wikipedia:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force|Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]].
'''Private Eye in the Distant Sea''' is the 17th movie in the ''[[Detective Conan]]'' franchise. It was released in Japan on April 20, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2012/11/16/17eme-film-pour-Detective-Conan|date=|accessdate=2012-11-16|publisher=Manga-News.com|title=17ème film pour Détective Conan - Manga news}}</ref> The movie is based on the [[wikipedia:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force|Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]].
The movie is set on a state-of-the art Aegis vessel with the full cooperation of Japan's real-life Ministry of Defense and Maritime Self-Defense Force. The corpse of a Self-Defense Force member has been found — minus the left arm — and a spy has infiltrated the Aegis vessel. The heroine Ran is put in jeopardy, and Conan is forced to stand up against the dangerous Spy "X."