Strategy Above the Depths

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Movie 9

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Official trailer
Information
Title: Strategy Above the Depths
Japanese Title: 名探偵コナン 水平線上の陰謀
(Meitantei Konan: Suiheisenjō no Sutoratejii)
Original airdate: April 9, 2005
Case
Cast: Conan Edogawa
Ran Mouri
Kogoro Mouri
Ai Haibara
Detective Boys
Sonoko Suzuki
Hiroshi Agasa
Juzo Megure
Wataru Takagi
Miwako Sato
Ninzaburo Shiratori
Kazunobu Chiba
Officer Tome
Miss Tome
Shinichi Kudo
Eri Kisaki
Case solved by: Professor Agasa (via Conan)
Kogoro Mouri
Staff
Director: Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Screenplay: Kazunari Kouchi
Storyboard: Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Masaharu Okuwaki (asst.)
Hajime Kamegaki (asst.)
Toshiki Hirano (asst.)
Technical Director: Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Animation director: Masatomo Sudo (chief)
Junko Yamanaka
Seiji Muta (asst.)
Yoshiharu Shimizu (asst.)
Chiharu Sato (asst.)
Akio Kawamura (asst.)
Masahiko Itojima (asst.)
Music
Theme song: Natsu o Matsu Sail no Yō ni
Soundtrack: Detective Conan "Strategy Above the Depths" Original Soundtrack
Chronology
Prev movie: « Magician of the Silver Sky
Next movie: The Private Eyes' Requiem »
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Strategy Above the Depths is the 9th movie in the Detective Conan franchise. It was released in Japan on April 9, 2005.

Gadgets introduced

Cast

Gadgets

Case

Situation

On the sea of 15 years ago, the ship got sunk down by hitting the iceburg. During this accident, a murder was committed.

Murder (Past)

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Location: Number 1 St. Yashiro
Victim: Takeo Okita
Cause of death: Poison
Suspects: Wataru Kaido
Murder (Past)
Location: Number 1 St. Yashiro
Victim: Kusaka's father
Cause of death: Ship explodes & sinks
Suspects: Wataru Kaido

All the sailors escaped, except the seaman who found captain's body..

A half month ago, Yashiro got into a car accident.

Accident? (Past)

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Location: Bottom of the cliff
Victim: Hideto Yashiro
Age: 49 years old
Cause of death: Heart attack
While he was driving, he had a heart attack and fell off the cliff.

In the present, Conan and the gang are taking a long needed vacation aboard a luxury liner called St. Aphrodite, Which was paid for by Sonoko. Earlier an established ship architect was found in his car on the bottom of a cliff. It is determined he died from a heart attack.

The kids decide to make a bracelet made of shells for Ran. While preparing to eat dinner on the cruise ship, Professor Agasa shows Conan a new invention he made which were Cuff Link Speakers. Kogoro takes the cuff link speakers away from Conan and puts it on his suit without knowing they were speakers, saying a "dandy" man like himself should wear them.

Still waiting, Conan takes off his glasses to clean them and drops them because he was bumped by scriptwriter named Hironari Kusaka, who notices Kogoro Mouri and begins to talk to him. He also introduces to Kogoro to Minako Akiyoshi (the lead designer of the design team for the ship). Hideto Yashiro was Takae's husband.

The next day, the Detective Boys, Ran, and Sonoko decide to play hide and seek on the cruise ship. The kids sneakily put the bracelet in Ran's pocket, Sonoko and Haibara get picked to be it. Conan forgets about the game while shooting a volley ball at a wall. Therefore, Conan is found easily. Sonoko and Haibara find the rest of the kids could not find Ran.

Meanwhile, Kusaka is on the phone with Akiyoshi. Kusaka tells her that he will read his new script to her and not for her to interrupt him. He plays a tape recorder near the phone, puts on a windbreaker, and exits his room. He sneaks into the CEO's room and kills her.

Murder

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Location: Aphrodite Cruise Ship - Yashiro's room
Victim: Takae Yashiro
Age: 51 years old
Cause of death: Stab wound
Suspects: Hironari Kusaka

Earlier, CEO's father (Entaro Yashiro) gets a note saying, "I know the secret of 15 years ago. At 10:15 AM, come to the basement marina."

While Sonoko is in the basement looking for Ran, she is attack by an unknown assailant.

Attempted Murder

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Location: Aphrodite Cruise Ship - Marina
Victim: Sonoko Suzuki
Suspects: Entaro Yashiro
Sonoko was attack then put in the mortuary room!

Later at the same basement marina, Kusaka attacks Entaro.

Murder

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Location: Aphrodite Cruise Ship - Marina
Victim: Entaro Yashiro
Age: 78 years old
Cause of death: Stab wound
Suspects: Hironari Kusaka

Kusaka knocks him out thinking he killed him and opens the basement door leading to the ocean. Right when Kusaka is about to throw him out, he comes too and they struggle. It is showed after that Entaro gets kicked out into the ocean.

Meanwhile, Sonoko comes too and realizes she is in a box and is very cold. Using a Detective Boys Badge she was given by one of the kids she cries for help. Conan trys to locate her using his glasses but it seems it was broken from when Kusaka bumped into him. They find her after in the mortuary and get her to the medics.

Inspector Megure, CSI Officer Tome, Takagi, and Shiratori get on a helicopter and land on the cruise ship to investigate the murder of the CEO and the disappearance of Entaro. They question Kusaka (the main suspect) but it seems he has an alibi as he was on the phone with Akiyoshi. Soon after Conan goes into Kusaka's room and acts like a child. He sees a tape recorder but it has nothing on it (it was erased). The police soon figure out that the death of the Established Ship archect is linked to these cases.

Later that day there is a ball party. During that party, the people start to panic because the murderer hasn't been caught. Kogoro soon tells everyone that the murderer is Minako Akiyoshi. Knowing Kogoro is wrong, Conan uses the Voice-Changing Bowtie to use Agasa's voice while Agasa mimics with his lips. Conan says that Kusaka is the murderer and the proof is the blood on his hair.

Cruise ship bombing

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Location: St Yashiro
Culprit: Hironari Kusaka

Kusaka says he will detonate bombs if someone moves. He tells his story and runs away onto a motor boat. Conan chases him and gets into the other one but it seems that the kids get on too. Conan soon uses his tranquilizer and makes Kusaka asleep. A bomb goes off in the ship so everyone evacuates from the ship. Ran stays behind trying to retrieve the bracelet the kids made her which she left in her hiding spot. As she is in the hiding spot she hits her head and gets knocked out. Conan notices that Kusaka's alibi is too simple and realizes who the real killer is.

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    In other languages

    Language Title Translation
    Flag of Catalonia Catalan Estratègia sobre les profunditats Strategy above the Depths
    Flag of Germany German Das Komplott über dem Ozean The Conspiracy Above the Ocean
    Flag of Italy Italian La strategia degli abissi The Strategy Above the Depths
    Flag of Vietnam Vietnamese Âm mưu trên biển Conspiracy Above the Ocean
    Flag of China Chinese 水平线上的阴谋 Conspiracy Above the Ocean Line
    Flag of France French Stratégie en Profondeur In-Depth Strategy

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    Trivia

    • This case is clearly modeled after Luxury Liner Serial Murder Case and The Unseen Suspect.
    • Akiyoshi's given name Minako (美波子) means "child of beautiful wave". Her name is a reference to Goddess Aphrodite or Venus (which is also the name of the ship that she designed) who is born from the ocean in some of the myths.
    • We already understand that Minaki Akiyoshi is Okita's daughter, from her photo as an high school student in the captain's cabin. Open spoiler box to see images.
    • The girl in the live action ending theme is Riko Suzuki.
    • Takeo Okita's name is almost similar to Takeo Oshita, a character created by Sonoko for a drama play in The Casebook of Female High-School Detective Sonoko Suzuki.
    • Hideto Yashiro's vehicle that fall from a cliff is a British Green Jaguar XJ [X350], and another car in the house is a 2001 Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse [W203].

    See also

    Detective Conan Movies
    Movies Movie 01: The Time-Bombed SkyscraperMovie 02: The Fourteenth TargetMovie 03: The Last Wizard of the CenturyMovie 04: Captured in Her EyesMovie 05: Countdown to HeavenMovie 06: The Phantom of Baker StreetMovie 07: Crossroad in the Ancient CapitalMovie 08: Magician of the Silver SkyMovie 09: Strategy Above the DepthsMovie 10: The Private Eyes' RequiemMovie 11: Jolly Roger in the Deep AzureMovie 12: Full Score of FearMovie 13: The Raven ChaserMovie 14: The Lost Ship in the SkyMovie 15: Quarter of SilenceMovie 16: The Eleventh StrikerMovie 17: Private Eye in the Distant SeaLupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie (crossover) • Movie 18: Dimensional SniperMovie 19: Sunflowers of InfernoMovie 20: The Darkest NightmareMovie 21: The Crimson Love LetterMovie 22: Zero the EnforcerMovie 23: The Fist of Blue SapphireThe Scarlet Alibi (compilation) • Movie 24: The Scarlet BulletMovie 25: The Bride of HalloweenThe Story of Ai Haibara ~Black Iron Mystery Train~ (compilation) • Movie 26: Black Iron SubmarineDetective Conan vs. Kid the Phantom Thief (compilation) • Movie 27: The Million-dollar Pentagram
    Related cases 16 Suspects!? (movie 4) • Conan, Heiji, and the Vanished Boy (movie 7) • Time Travel of the Silver Sky (movie 8) • Follow the Vanished Diamond! Conan & Heiji vs. Kid! (movie 10) • A Challenge from Agasa! Agasa vs. Conan and the Detective Boys (movie 11) • Magic File 2: Shinichi Kudo, The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab (movie 12) • Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (crossover) • Magic File 3: Shinichi and Ran, Memories of Mahjong Tiles and Tanabata (movie 13) • Magic File 4: The Osaka Okonomiyaki Odyssey (movie 14) • Magic File 5: Niigata~Tokyo Souvenir Capriccio (movie 15) • Bonus File 1: Flower of Fantasista (movie 16) • The Missing Sweets in the Old Shop (movie 17) • The Coded Invitation (movie 18) • Promise with a J-Leaguer (movie 16) • Munch's Missing Scream (movie 19) • The Shadow Approaching Amuro (movie 20) • The Mystery of the Vanished Black Belt (movie 21) • The Melting Cake! (movie 22) • The J League Bodyguard (movie 16) • Intrigue at the Food Court (movie 23) • The Beika City Shopping Center Garbage Bin Mystery (movie 24) • The Flying Jack-o'-lantern (movie 25) • The Cameras Targeting Haibara (movie 26) • Behind the Scenes of the J League Finals (movie 16)