Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope!

Episode 490 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope
Original airdate:	December 3, 2007
Season:	16
Case
Cast:	Shinichi Kudo Heiji Hattori Yusaku Kudo
Case solved by:	Shinichi Kudo Heiji Hattori Yusaku Kudo Heizo Hattori
Staff
Director:	Masato Sato
Organizer:	Masato Sato Yuzo Aoki Fumiharu Kamanaka
Storyboard:	Masato Sato Yuzo Aoki Fumiharu Kamanaka
Episode director:	Minoru Tozawa Fumiharu Kamanaka Yoshio Suzuki
Animation director:	Keiko Sasaki Rei Masunaga Seiji Muta
Music
Opening song:	Glorious Mind
Closing song:	Sekai wa mawaru to yuu keredo
Chronology
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Next episode:	Clash of Red and Black »
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Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Shinichi Kudo Heiji Hattori Shizuka Hattori Yukiko Kudo Yusaku Kudo Heizo Hattori Kazuha Toyama Ran Mouri Sonoko Suzuki

Case

Situation

Heiji tells Conan that he met a better detective than Conan during middle school and reminisces about the case. At a ski resort, an actor named Shohei Minowa is murdered in the same fashion as his old stunt performer, Jiro Mizugami, who was murdered four years ago at the same resort.

Murder
	Location: Ski lift Victim: Shohei Minowa Cause of death: Gunshot wound Suspects: Morizo Oyama, Kosuke Mimata, Shizuku Tateishi, and Rikuto Katashina Minowa is killed while on a ski lift and the gun is placed in his hand suggesting suicide. Minowa's bag is filled with snow to suggest that a Yuki-onna murdered him.

People

Shohei Minowa
	Victim (gunshot) 32 years old Actor

Morizo Oyama
	56 years old Movie director

Kosuke Mimata
	27 years old Stuntman

Shizuku Tateishi
	31 years old Make-up specialist

Rikuto Katashina
	35 years old Private detective

Jiro Mizugami
100px	Deceased

Resolution

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Evidence

• In the movie previously filmed here, the ski scene had a continuity goof with Minowa's close-up immediately after.
• The bag that was filled with snow has a very long carry-strap and can be purchased in multiple sizes at the resort souvenir shop.
• The ski lift gets within a few feet of the snow at two places on the slope.
• Mimata still has Minowa's clothes on underneath his jacket.

Conclusion

Heiji and the unknown detective, revealed to viewers as Shinichi, investigate and realize separately how the murder occurred after receiving a hint from their respective fathers. Heiji reveals his deductions to the police in person while Shinichi tells them over the phone. They both reveal that the Minowa who skied for his fans was actually his stunt double, Kosuke Mimata, in disguise. Minowa had hidden in a bag Mimata picked up at the base of the slope, to provide his voice for the watching fans. On the ski lift later, Mimata killed Minowa and grabbed the bag he'd prepared earlier to contain snow and have the carry-strap frozen upright where the slope was close, so his ski pole could grab the carry-strap while still on the lift. He put it in his seat before jumping down at the second area the ski lift passed close to the slope. Faced with the evidence, Mimata confesses.

Motive

• Mimata killed Minowa in revenge for Mizugami, whom Minowa had killed four years ago.
• Minowa killed Mizugami because he'd been afraid Mizugami would reveal that Minowa did not perform the skiing scenes in his movies.

Both Shinichi and Heiji are congratulated, but they are each not satisfied that the other apparently solved the case without needing a hint. While Heiji explains this to Kazuha, as he carries her back to the lodge due to her sprained ankle, they pass Shinichi explaining the same thing to Ran. Heiji and Shinichi recognize each other as detectives, and privately anticipate meeting again in the future.

Back in the present, Heiji asks Conan if he's impressed with the story and the "better detective", not having realized that Shinichi actually was the other detective. Conan thinks the truth to himself, but doesn't actually say it aloud.

See also

• Season 16