The Streetcar's Sudden Stopping Case

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Episode 148
(Int. Episode 158)

Information

Title:

The Streetcar's Sudden Stopping Case

Japanese title:

路面電車急停止事件
(Rōmen Densha Kyūteishi Jiken)

Original airdate:

June 7, 1999
October 23, 2021 (Remastered version)

Broadcast rating:

20.2%

Remastered rating:

6.3%

Filler case number:

#53

Season:

4

Manga source:

TV Original

Case

Cast:

Conan Edogawa
Detective Boys

Case solved by:

Conan Edogawa
Kenji Wakai

Next Conan's Hint:

Camera case
S-shaped hook (Remastered version)

Staff

Director:

Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Kenji Kodama (chief)

Screenplay:

Masaaki Sakurai

Storyboard:

Kazuo Nogami

Episode director:

Kazuo Nogami

Animation director:

Hirobi Muranaka

Character design:

Masatomo Sudo
Yasuhiro Moriki (design works)

Voice cast:

Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa
Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida
Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
Wataru Takagi as Genta Kojima, Next Conan's Hint
Koji Yusa as Tetsuya Kawasaki
Ai Kobayashi as Rumi Shimizu
Keiichi Sonobe as Masao Horii
Ikuya Sawaki as Kenji Wakai
Takashi Nagasako as Driver
Isshin Chiba as Station announcement

Music

Opening song:

"Girigiri chop"

Closing song:

"Still for your love"

The Streetcar's Sudden Stopping Case (路面電車急停止事件 ,Rōmen Densha Kyūteishi Jiken) is the 148th episode of Detective Conan anime.

Cast

Characters

Conan Edogawa

Ayumi Yoshida

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

Genta Kojima

Case

Situation

Conan and the Detective Boys wake up at 5:30 am in the morning to go get in line for a roller coaster ride in Beika Land. There are only three other people on the train at that time, and they plan on going there in order to take pictures of the train. One of the photographers waits outside so he can take pictures of the train coming towards him. Suddenly, the ladder underneath him tips over and he falls onto the track.

Attempted Accident?

Location: Train track

Victim: Tetsuya Kawasaki

Cause: Fall off the stairs and hit by the train

Suspects: Rumi Shimizu and the driver

The train conductor quickly applies the emergency brakes, and everybody rushes out of the train to find him unhurt. However, when Conan comes back into the train to continue their journey, they find one of the other photographers dead.

Accident?

Location: Train

Victim: Masao Horii

Age: 22 years old

Cause of death: Blunt force trauma to the head

Suspects: Tetsuya Kawasaki, Rumi Shimizu, and the driver

Masao is dead by a blow to the back of the head. On the aluminum camera case, there are two bloodstains on the top and bottom corners, and a scratch on the side.

People

Tetsuya Kawasaki
	22 years old Hanayama University 4th year student Photographer

Driver
	Streetcar driver

Rumi Shimizu
	20 years old Hanayama University 2nd year student Photographer

Masao Horii
	Victim (bludgeoned) 22 years old Hanayama University 4th year student Photographer

Kenji Wakai
	28 years old Detective from Harii Station Police

Resolution

  Show spoilers »

The culprit is Rumi Shimizu.

She tampered with the ladder Kawasaki was using to take the head on picture of the train to create an accident that would disguise her bludgeoning murder. The ladder was set up beforehand with a hook attached to piano wire spanning over the tracks. This was so that the ladder would tip when the train arrived and cause the accident. Because there had been another train on the tracks earlier at 5:40, the wire had to be set up after that. Additionally, it also meant that the killer knew that Kawasaki would be taking photos there at that time. When the accident occurred and everyone else was distracted, she took the opportunity to kill Horii by bashing his head with the trunk the group was carrying. When the brake was applied, the Horii's body slid forward, hitting his head on the corner. The proof is the injuries to her wrist and palm. She likely received those injuries when she picked up the camera case, so her blood should still be on it.

She and Masao Horii were engaged and promised to marry each other, even discussing their wedding. When Horii said he was going to continue his university studies in Germany, she wanted to go with him, but he dumped her, saying his parents have already proposed an arranged marriage for him over there.

Trivia

• Kenji Wakai is modeled after Inspector Gadget.

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	ギリギリchop	Girigiri chop	On the edge chop	Girigiri chop
2	のんびり気分	Nonbiri Kibun	Carefree Feeling	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
3	コナンの勝利	Konan no Shōri	Conan's Victory	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
4	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
5	事件現場 （謎ver.）	Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)	Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
6	犯人のアジト （忍び込みver.）	Hannin no Ajito (Shinobikomi ver.)	The Culprit's Hideout (Creeping In ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
7	悪のテーマ （パート１）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 1)	Theme of Evil (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
8	真相究明	Shinsō Kyūmei	Investigating the Truth	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
9	犯人のアジト	Hannin no Ajito	The Culprit's Hideout	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
10	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
11	何かが起きる…	Nanika ga Okiru...	Something Happened...	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
12	挫折	Zasetsu	Frustration	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
13	Still for your love	Still for your love	Still for your love	Still for your love
14	別居の真相	Bekkyo no Shinsō	The Truth Behind the Separation	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack

Gallery

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	قضية القطار القديم	The Old Train Case
Catalan (Catalan dub)	El cas de la frenada sobtada del tramvia	The tram's sudden breaking case
Catalan (Valencian dub)	El cas del tramvia	The tram case
French	L'Affaire du tramway	The tram case
Galician	Asasinato no tranvía	Murder in tram
German	Tod in der Straßenbahn	Death in the Tram
Italian	Fermate quel tram!	Stop That Tram!
Spanish (American dub)	El caso del asesinato en el tren	The train murder case
Spanish (Castilian dub)	El caso del tranvía	The tram case
Thai	คดีรถรางเบรกฉุกเฉิน	The case of a streetcar making an emergency stop
Vietnamese	Vụ án xe điện dừng lại đột ngột	The Streetcar's Sudden Stopping Case

See also

• Season 4