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| season              =
 
| season              =
 
| airdate            = April 15, 2017
 
| airdate            = April 15, 2017
| english-airdate    = December 8, 2019 <small>(CharaExpo USA)</small> <br> November 19, 2020 <small>(Digital)</small> <br> December 29, 2020 <small>(Blu-ray)</small>
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| english-airdate    = December 8, 2019 <small>(CharaExpo USA)</small> <br> November 19, 2020 <small>(Digital)</small><br> December 29, 2020 <small>(Blu-ray)</small>
 
| Broadcast rating when aired on television = 10.8% (aired on April 20, 2018)
 
| Broadcast rating when aired on television = 10.8% (aired on April 20, 2018)
| cast                = [[Conan Edogawa]] <br> [[Shinichi Kudo]] <br> [[Ran Mouri]] <br> [[Heiji Hattori]] <br> [[Kazuha Toyama]] <br> [[Momiji Ooka]] <br> [[Kogoro Mouri]] <br> [[Hiroshi Agasa]] <br> [[Ai Haibara]] <br> [[Detective Boys]] <br> [[Sonoko Suzuki]] <br> [[Makoto Kyogoku]] <br> [[Heizo Hattori]] <br> [[Shizuka Hattori]] <br> [[Ginshiro Toyama]] <br> [[Goro Otaki]] <br> [[Fumimaro Ayanokoji]] <br> [[Muga Iori]] <br> [[Koji Yatsukawa]] <br> [[Hideo Akagi]] <br> [[Ryusuke Higo]] <br> [[Chipmunk]] <br> [[Kamen Yaiba]]
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| cast                = [[Conan Edogawa]] <br> [[Shinichi Kudo]] <br> [[Ran Mouri]] <br> [[Heiji Hattori]] <br> [[Kazuha Toyama]] <br> [[Momiji Ooka]] <br> [[Kogoro Mouri]] <br> [[Hiroshi Agasa]] <br> [[Ai Haibara]] <br> [[Detective Boys]] <br> [[Sonoko Suzuki]] <br> [[Makoto Kyogoku]] <br> [[Heizo Hattori]] <br> [[Shizuka Hattori]] <br> [[Ginshiro Toyama]] <br> [[Goro Otaki]] <br> [[Fumimaro Ayanokoji]] <br> [[Muga Iori]] <br> [[Koji Yatsukawa]] <br> [[Hideo Akagi]] <br> [[Ryusuke Higo]] <br> [[Maro]] <br> [[Kamen Yaiba]] <br> [[Gomera]] <br> [[Hirofumi Kogure]]
 
| suspects            =
 
| suspects            =
 
| solved-by          = [[Heiji Hattori]] <br> [[Conan Edogawa]]
 
| solved-by          = [[Heiji Hattori]] <br> [[Conan Edogawa]]
| voice-cast          = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] <br> [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] as [[Shinichi Kudo]] <br> [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] <br> [[Ryo Horikawa]] as [[Heiji Hattori]] <br> [[Kumiko Haga]] as [[Heiji Hattori]] (young) <br> [[Yuko Miyamura]] as [[Kazuha Toyama]] <br> [[Satsuki Yukino]] as [[Momiji Ooka]] <br> [[Rikiya Koyama]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] <br> [[Kenichi Ogata]] as [[Hiroshi Agasa]] <br> [[Megumi Hayashibara]] as [[Ai Haibara]] <br> [[Yukiko Iwai]] as [[Ayumi Yoshida]] <br> [[Ikue Otani]] as [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] <br> [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] as [[Genta Kojima]] <br> [[Naoko Matsui]] as [[Sonoko Suzuki]] <br> [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]] as [[Makoto Kyogoku]] <br> [[Kazuhiro Yamaji]] as [[Heizo Hattori]] <br> [[Masako Katsuki]] as [[Shizuka Hattori]] <br> [[Masaki Terasoma]] as [[Ginshiro Toyama]] <br> [[Norio Wakamoto]] as [[Goro Otaki]] <br> [[Ryotaro Okiayu]] as [[Fumimaro Ayanokoji]] <br> [[Daisuke Ono]] as [[Muga Iori]] <br> [[Riho Yoshioka]] as Mikiko Hiramoto <br> [[Daisuke Miyagawa]] as Koji Sekine <br> [[Osamu Saka]] as Kensuke Achiwa <br> [[Koji Ishii]] as Togo Kaieda <br> [[Kazuya Ichijo]] as Shikao Nagoro <br> [[Miho Yoshida]] as Satsuki Achiwa <br> [[Hideo Ishikawa]] as Toshiya Yajima <br> [[Mitsuki Saiga]] as Achiwa's secretary <br> [[Takeharu Onishi]] as Producer <br> [[Nobuyuki Kobushi]] as Assistant Director <br> [[Naomi Shindo]] as Announcer <br> [[Masaya Takatsuka]] as Security Guard <br> [[Jun Fukushima]] as Policeman
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| voice-cast          = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] <br> [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] as [[Shinichi Kudo]] <br> [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] <br> [[Ryo Horikawa]] as [[Heiji Hattori]] <br> [[Kumiko Haga]] as [[Heiji Hattori]] (young) <br> [[Yuko Miyamura]] as [[Kazuha Toyama]] <br> [[Satsuki Yukino]] as [[Momiji Ooka]] <br> [[Rikiya Koyama]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] <br> [[Kenichi Ogata]] as [[Hiroshi Agasa]] <br> [[Megumi Hayashibara]] as [[Ai Haibara]] <br> [[Yukiko Iwai]] as [[Ayumi Yoshida]] <br> [[Ikue Otani]] as [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] <br> [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] as [[Genta Kojima]] <br> [[Naoko Matsui]] as [[Sonoko Suzuki]] <br> [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]] as [[Makoto Kyogoku]] <br> [[Kazuhiro Yamaji]] as [[Heizo Hattori]] <br> [[Masako Katsuki]] as [[Shizuka Hattori]] <br> [[Masaki Terasoma]] as [[Ginshiro Toyama]] <br> [[Norio Wakamoto]] as [[Goro Otaki]] <br> [[Ryotaro Okiayu]] as [[Fumimaro Ayanokoji]] <br> [[Daisuke Ono]] as [[Muga Iori]] <br> [[Wikipedia: Riho Yoshioka|Riho Yoshioka]] as [[Mikiko Hiramoto]] <br> [[Wikipedia: Daisuke Miyagawa|Daisuke Miyagawa]] as [[Koji Sekine]] <br> [[Osamu Saka]] as [[Kensuke Achiwa]] <br> [[Koji Ishii]] as [[Togo Kaieda]] <br> [[Kazuya Ichijo]] as Shikao Nagoro <br> [[Miho Yoshida]] as Satsuki Achiwa <br> [[Hideo Ishikawa]] as [[Toshiya Yajima]] <br> [[Mitsuki Saiga]] as Achiwa's secretary <br> [[Takeharu Onishi]] as Producer <br> [[Nobuyuki Kobushi]] as Assistant director <br> [[Naomi Shindo]] as Announcer <br> [[Masaya Takatsuka]] as Security guard <br> [[Jun Fukushima]] as Policeman <br> [[Keiko Kimoto]] as Karuta reader <br> Shogakukan young voice actors: [[Runa Hamada]], [[Ayato Mouri]], [[Ryo Ando]], [[Momoko Shinzato]], and [[Kurumi Miyata]]
| director            = [[Kobun Shizuno]] <br> [[Chika Nagaoka]] (asst.)
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| director            = [[Kobun Shizuno]] <br> [[Chika Nagaoka]] (sub)
 
| screenplay          = [[Takahiro Okura]]
 
| screenplay          = [[Takahiro Okura]]
 
| storyboard          = Kobun Shizuno <br> [[Iwao Teraoka]] (co-op) <br> [[Jiro Kanai]] (co-op) <br> Chika Nagaoka (co-op) <br> [[Takamitsu Kudo]] (co-op)
 
| storyboard          = Kobun Shizuno <br> [[Iwao Teraoka]] (co-op) <br> [[Jiro Kanai]] (co-op) <br> Chika Nagaoka (co-op) <br> [[Takamitsu Kudo]] (co-op)
 
| producer            = Kobun Shizuno <br> [[Yoshihiro Sugai]] <br> [[Atsushi Nigorikawa]] <br> [[Keisuke Shinohara]]
 
| producer            = Kobun Shizuno <br> [[Yoshihiro Sugai]] <br> [[Atsushi Nigorikawa]] <br> [[Keisuke Shinohara]]
| animation-director = [[Masatomo Sudo]] (chief) <br> [[Nobuyuki Iwai]] <br> [[Yoshiharu Shimizu]] <br> [[Hiroyuki Horiuchi]] <br> [[Hiroyuki Notake]] <br> [[Nariyuki Takahashi]] <br> [[Yuko Iwasa]] <br> [[Chiemi Hironaka]] <br> [[Kiyotaka Iida]] <br> [[Yumenosuke Tokuda]] <br> [[Kyoko Yoshimi]] (asst.) <br> [[Masako Miura]] (asst.) <br> [[Akiko Motoyoshi]] (asst.) <br> [[Ayu Imoto]] (asst.) <br> [[Tomoko Fukunaga]] (asst.) <br> [[Rie Nakajima]] (asst.) <br> [[Mina Otaka]] (asst.) <br> [[Kousei Takahashi]] (asst.) <br> Iwao Teraoka (action) <br> Jiro Kanai (action) <br> [[Yoshinobu Ando]] (action) <br> [[Yousuke Kabashima]] (action)
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| animation-director = [[Masatomo Sudo]] (chief) <br> [[Nobuyuki Iwai]] <br> [[Yoshiharu Shimizu]] <br> [[Hiroyuki Horiuchi]] <br> [[Hiroyuki Notake]] <br> [[Nariyuki Takahashi]] <br> [[Yuko Iwasa]] <br> [[Chiemi Hironaka]] <br> [[Kiyotaka Iida]] <br> [[Yumenosuke Tokuda]] <br> [[Kyoko Yoshimi]] (asst.) <br> [[Masako Miura]] (asst.) <br> [[Akiko Motoyoshi]] (asst.) <br> [[Ayu Imoto]] (asst.) <br> [[Tomoko Fukunaga]] (asst.) <br> [[Rie Nakajima]] (asst.) <br> [[Mina Otaka]] (asst.) <br> [[Kosei Takahashi]] (asst.) <br> Iwao Teraoka (action) <br> Jiro Kanai (action) <br> [[Yoshinobu Ando]] (action) <br> [[Yousuke Kabashima]] (action)
 
| character-design    = Masatomo Sudo <br> '''Design Works''': [[Hiroshi Ogawa]]
 
| character-design    = Masatomo Sudo <br> '''Design Works''': [[Hiroshi Ogawa]]
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| production-cooperation = Studio Comet, Telecom Animation Film
 
| theme-song          = Togetsukyō ~Kimi Omou~
 
| theme-song          = Togetsukyō ~Kimi Omou~
 
| soundtrack          = Detective Conan "The Crimson Love Letter" Original Soundtrack
 
| soundtrack          = Detective Conan "The Crimson Love Letter" Original Soundtrack
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'''The Crimson Love Letter''' is the 21st movie in the ''[[Detective Conan]]'' franchise. It was released in Japan on April 15, 2017.
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{{nihongo|'''The Crimson Love Letter'''|から<ruby>紅<rp>(</rp><rt>くれない</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>の<ruby>恋歌<rp>(</rp><rt>ラブレター</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>|Karakurenai no Raburetā}} is the 21<sup>st</sup> [[movies|movie]] of the ''[[Detective Conan]]'' franchise. It was first released during Golden Week of 2017 on April 15<sup>th</sup>. Directed by [[Kobun Shizuno]] and written by [[Takahiro Okura]], it was released following [[The Darkest Nightmare|movie 20]]. It is the second movie focused on [[Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama]], particularly on Kazuha. Its main theme is the Japanese card game of [[Wikipedia: Uta-garuta|karuta]]. It is also the introduction of [[Momiji Ooka]], a karuta champion from Kyoto and Heiji's self-declared future wife, and her butler [[Muga Iori]]. In Kyoto, the incubent karuta champion of the high-school Satsuki Cup [[Toshiya Yajima]] is killed in his mansion by a black figure. Later that day, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], the [[Detective Boys]], Heiji, and Kazuha attend the filming of a karuta TV program in Osaka along with Kazuha's friend [[Mikiko Hiramoto]]. They meet the organizer of the Satsuki Cup [[Kensuke Achiwa]]. However, they are the target of a vicious bombing, which they narrowly survive. In these two crimes, the culprit left a mysterious karuta card, hinting to further crimes. At the same time, Satsuki Cup finalist [[Koji Sekine]] is seen in front of Yajima's body. Moreover, [[Togo Kaieda]], Achiwa's secretary is moving in the shadows. Heiji and Conan are ready to solve the crime, but it takes more than brains to go against a very calculating serial killer.
  
 
== Characters introduced ==
 
== Characters introduced ==
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* 17 years old
 
* 17 years old
 
* Kyoto high school student}}
 
* Kyoto high school student}}
{{newChar|[[Mrs. Ooka]]|Mrs Ooka.jpg|
 
* Momiji's mother}}
 
 
{{newChar|[[Muga Iori]]|Muga Iori.jpg|
 
{{newChar|[[Muga Iori]]|Muga Iori.jpg|
 
* 30 years old
 
* 30 years old
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{{char|Goro Otaki}}
 
{{char|Goro Otaki}}
 
{{char|Fumimaro Ayanokoji}}
 
{{char|Fumimaro Ayanokoji}}
{{char|Chipmunk}}
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{{char|Maro|Chipmunk}}
 
{{char|Shizuka Hattori}}
 
{{char|Shizuka Hattori}}
{{char|Makoto Kyogoku}}
 
 
{{char|Muga Iori}}
 
{{char|Muga Iori}}
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{{char|Makoto Kyogoku|display=Makoto Kyogoku (cellphone puppet)}}
 
{{char|Koji Yatsukawa|display=Koji Yatsukawa (cameo)}}
 
{{char|Koji Yatsukawa|display=Koji Yatsukawa (cameo)}}
 
{{char|Hideo Akagi|display=Hideo Akagi (journal photo)}}
 
{{char|Hideo Akagi|display=Hideo Akagi (journal photo)}}
 
{{char|Ryusuke Higo|display=Ryusuke Higo (journal photo)}}
 
{{char|Ryusuke Higo|display=Ryusuke Higo (journal photo)}}
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{{char|Hirofumi Kogure|display=Hirofumi Kogure (journal photo)}}
 
{{char|Kamen Yaiba|display=Kamen Yaiba (poster)}}
 
{{char|Kamen Yaiba|display=Kamen Yaiba (poster)}}
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{{char|Gomera|display=Gomera (poster)}}
 
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{{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}
 
{{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}
 
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
 
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
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{{Gadget|Telescopic Lenses}}
 
{{Gadget|Microphone}}
 
{{Gadget|Microphone}}
 
{{Gadget|Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt}}
 
{{Gadget|Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt}}
 
{{Gadget|Turbo Engine Skateboard}}
 
{{Gadget|Turbo Engine Skateboard}}
 
{{Gadget|Elasticity Suspenders}}
 
{{Gadget|Elasticity Suspenders}}
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{{Gadget|Transmitter}}
 
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== Case ==
 
== Case ==
=== Situation ===
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=== Prologue ===
In a Japanese house in Arashiyama, Kyoto's outskirts, the reigning Satsuki Cup champion is murdered. Several karuta cards were spread around the victim.
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In his mansion of [[Wikipedia: Higashiyama-ku (Kyoto)|Higashiyama]], [[Kyoto]], Toshiya Yajima watches a recording of a [[Wikipedia: Uta-garuta|karuta]] match played of Momiji Ooka against Sayoko Wachi, while also playing the game karuta himself. Amused, Yajima notices that Momiji has the same favorite cards as her master. Meanwhile, a black silhouette grabs a sword in the hallway of the mansion and opens the door to Yajima's room. Yajima notices this and turns to the door, recognizing the person and reacting in shock as he is attacked by the intruder. With two blows to the head, Yajima dies in a pool of his own blood and a pile of scattered cards.
  
 
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A bombing case at Nichiuri TV in autumn. The Satsuki Cup, which crowns the winner of Japan's Hyakunin Isshu, is currently being filmed inside the facility. The incident results in a big commotion and, while the building is burning to ashes, the only people left inside are [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]]. They get rescued just in time by [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], who rushes to the scene. Both the identity and purposes of the bomber are unknown.
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=== Introduction to the tournament ===
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[[File:M21 Mikiko against Momiji.png|thumb|left|200px|Mikiko playing against Momiji.]]
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Meanwhile, Conan, Ran, Kogoro, Heiji, Kazuha, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Genta are visiting Osaka's Nichiuri TV station, where they are watching a rehearsal for a karuta program. Sonoko cannot assist, since she is bedridden with a cold. On the film set, Momiji Ooka is playing a game of karuta against Mikiko Hiramoto. Mikiko is Kazuha's and Heiji's classmate and a member of her school's karuta [[Wikipedia: After-school activity|club]]. She also brought Kazuha into the club as a mock-member, as it was about to be disbanded due to a lack of members.
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The group is at the studios because the famous detective Kogoro Mouri was invited for an interview with two important personalities of the Karuta world. The Detective Boys, accompanied by Ran, wait in a dressing room until Kogoro can start the interview, while Conan stays with him to watch over him. Kogoro, however, has little knowledge about his interviewees, which is why Conan, Heiji, Kazuha and Mikiko enlighten him. The first interlocutor is Kensuke Achiwa, the president of a real estate company and also the president of Satsuki-Kai (皐月会), a karuta group to which both Mikiko and Momiji belong, and which also hosts the Satsuki Cup, an annual karuta tournament. Achiwa is a very good karuta player, but prefers to act as a reader at tournaments. The Satsuki-Kai was founded twenty years ago by Achiwa's wife, Satsuki Achiwa. She was also the first president of the club before she died three years ago and her husband took over. An important companion of the two is his former secretary Togo Kaieda, who was also reportedly responsible for managing Achiwa's shady real estate business. He is known for wearing a large, conspicuous diamond-encrusted silver ring around his thumb. In addition, before each game of karuta by Satsuki, he washed the family's car, as an auspicious ritual. The second interviewee is Toshiya Yajima, the current champion of the Satsuki Cup and a member of the Satsuki-Kai.
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[[File:M21 legendary cards.png|thumb|left|200px|The legendary cards.]]
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Meanwhile, studio employees bring a deck of karuta cards to the studio. Mikiko explains that these cards are the treasure of the Satsuki-Kai, which are now kept in a museum and are only used in the finals of the Satsuki Cup. It is the dream of Mikiko and many karuta players to be able to play a final with these cards one day. The cards are to be introduced to the public as part of a TV special during the karuta broadcast, which will also feature a game of karuta played by Yajima and Momiji. While they are explaining the story behind the cards, President Achiwa arrives, and is greeted by Mikiko and Kogoro. Yajima, however, has still not appeared, which surprises Achiwa, since Yajima came up with the idea for the television program in the first place. Achiwa instructs his secretary to call Koji Sekine, another member of the Satsuki-Kai, and ask him to come here so that he can stand in for Yajima due to the latter's absence.
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In Kyoto, said Koji Sekine is seen in from of Yajima's body and is holding the murder weapon in his hands. Hearing the ringing of his cell phone, he wipes his fingerprints off the sword in panic when he realizes with horror that Yajima is holding a karuta card in his hand.
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[[File:M21 Angry Kazuha at Heiji.png|thumb|left|200px|Kazuha angry at Heiji for flirting with Momiji.]]
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Kogoro and Achiwa leave to prepare for the interview. Conan, Heiji and Kazuha also leave the studio and meet up with Ran and the Detective Boys. Together, they are about to go buy some food when Heiji bumps into Momiji in a hallway of the station. Momiji tears up at the sight of Heiji and says that it must be fate that finally allowed her to meet her future husband again. This shocks the entire group, especially Kazuha, who blushes embarrassingly. Momiji snuggles up to Heiji's arm and practically invites him on a date when the assistant director calls her over, as they must finalize some details before the show begins.Momiji then says goodbye to Heiji and wants to meet him later. Blusing with a big smile, Heiji waves goodbye to Momiji before being cornered by an angry Kazuha. Kazuha wants to know how he knows this girl, but Heiji insists he has never seen her before. He then adds that Momiji is memorable for her beauty, unlike Kazuha, which angers her even more. Ran and the Detective Boys quickly say their goodbyes and head towards the station's gift store. While Kazuha continues to pester Heiji with questions, Conan looks up information about Momiji on his smartphone and shows Heiji and Kazuha his find. The [[Wikipedia: Wikipedia in Japanese|Wakipedia]] articles states that Momiji is a gifted karuta player who has won the Satsuki High School Cup two times in a row and is already being talked about as a future "queen" of the game. Despite this, Heiji is not able to remember meeting her.
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=== The bombing of Nichiuri TV ===
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Meanwhile, the Osaka Police headquarters receives a bomb threat by e-mail, which Goro Otaki presents to his superiors Heizo Hattori and Ginshiro Toyama. The target is Nichiuri TV, and the mail also contained a picture of a karuta card. Even though it can be a false alert, Heizo is convinced that the threat is real and orders the evacuation of the broadcasting building.
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As a result, a voice on the speakers announces that the station must be evacuated by order of the prefectural police. Conan and Heiji head to the studio to look for more information, while Kazuha makes her way to an emergency staircase on Heiji's instructions. In the hallway, however, they encounter Kogoro, who grabs Conan and carries him out of the building, but Heiji manages to get past Kogoro unnoticed. There, the staff, Achiwa and Mikiko just learn of the bomb threat. Achiwa says that they should all flee first to be on the safe side, despite the chance that the threat is just a fake. Everyone leaves the studio while Mikiko looks anxiously at the old karuta cards before Heiji grabs her by the arm and drags her out of the studio.
  
 
{{InfoBox Crime
 
{{InfoBox Crime
 
| crime = Bombing
 
| crime = Bombing
 
| location = Nichiuri TV Station, Osaka
 
| location = Nichiuri TV Station, Osaka
| victim = [[Heiji Hattori]], [[Kazuha Toyama]], and Mikiko Hiramoto
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| victim = [[Heiji Hattori]], [[Kazuha Toyama]], Mikiko Hiramoto, and a security guard
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| victim-label = Victims
 
| age = 17 years old (Mikiko Hiramoto)
 
| age = 17 years old (Mikiko Hiramoto)
 
| suspects = Koji Sekine, Kensuke Achiwa, Togo Kaieda, and Shikao Nagoro
 
| suspects = Koji Sekine, Kensuke Achiwa, Togo Kaieda, and Shikao Nagoro
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While confusion takes over due to the explosion, Conan meets a mysterious beautiful girl who claims she is "Heiji's fiancée". Her name is [[Momiji Ooka]] and she is the high school champion of the [[Wikipedia:Uta-garuta|karuta]] game from Kyoto Senshin High School. As fate would have it, Kazuha is going to face Momiji in the Hyakunin Isshu, so she begins to train with the help of Heiji's mother, [[Shizuka Hattori|Shizuka]], who is a skilled karuta player.
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Outside, Kogoro and Conan are meeting with Ran and the Detective Boys when some bombs explode inside the station. Conan immediately sneaks away again and gets his skateboard from Kogoro's rental car. Inside the building, Heiji and Mikiko meet Kazuha by the emergency stairs. Together they go down the stairs, but Mikiko turns back after a short while and goes back to the film set. Shocked, Heiji and Kazuha follow her. There, Mikiko puts the karuta cards back in their box and takes them with her, not wanting the cards to be destroyed in an explosion. A security guard notices the three teens and escorts them to the emergency exit, but when the ceiling collapses, Heiji and Kazuha are separated from Mikiko and the guard. Mikiko and the guard are able to leave the building, while Heiji and Kazuha can only escape to the roof of the building due to a fire in the staircase. As Mikiko leaves the building, she is observed through binoculars by a black silhouette among the onlookers, wearing Kaieda's thumb ring, who with a smile detonates a bomb that was placed in the TV studio in a gym bag next to the display of the karuta cards.
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[[File:M21 Conan faces the explosion.png|thumb|right|200px|Conan ready to save Heiji and Kazuha.]]
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Conan uses his telescopic lenses to locate the GPS on Heiji's cell phone and decides to rush to his aid with his skateboard. When he arrives on the roof of the building, he rappels Heiji and Kazuha down using his elastic suspenders and brings them to safety, but another explosion prevents him from rappelling himself. Conan tries to jump his skateboard into the [[wikipedia:ja:寝屋川|nearby river]], but he cannot pick up enough speed on the half-destroyed roof. The smoke almost causes Conan to faint, but when he thinks of Ran, he regains his strength and finds the solution. Using the suspenders as a rope substitute, he skateboards in circles inside the broadcasting station's [[Wikipedia: Satellite dish|satellite dish]] and picks up enough speed to jump over the flames, but it is not enough to reach the river. Heiji notices this and jumps from a tree onto Conan, giving them both enough momentum to land in the river.
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=== In the hospital and second meeting with Momiji ===
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At the ambulance, Conan and Heiji drenched in water meet up with the rest of the group. Otaki is also on the scene and gives Heiji some information, while Conan and the rest of the group go to the hospital to check on Mikiko, who has already been taken to the [[wikipedia:ja:大阪警察病院|Naniwa Police Hospital]] (浪速警察病院) along with President Achiwa, who was hit in the head by a glass shard during the ordeal.
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At the police hospital, Conan, Ran, Kazuha and the Detective Boys wait for Mikiko in a corridor outside examination rooms, along with Momiji and Achiwa's staff, who are waiting for the president, when the latter comes out of one of the rooms. Achiwa has only a minor injury overall, but he is very sad about the loss of the valuable karuta cards. However, Momiji informs him that Mikiko managed to save the cards, which is why Achiwa grabs her by the shoulders in complete surprise and frantically asks if this is really true. Momiji confirms it again and Achiwa's secretary tells the president that he can calm down now and not to worry anymore. At that moment, Mikiko comes out of an examination room with her arm in a sling. Achiwa thanks her, but Mikiko is devastated because she cannot participate in the upcoming Satsuki Cup with her injury. Achiwa's secretary reminds him that the police want to talk to him, so Achiwa wishes Mikiko a speedy recovery and leaves.
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Kazuha tries to cheer her classmate up by saying that she can participate in the Satsuki Cup next year, but Mikiko explains that despite the fake members, without a good result at the Satsuki Cup, her school's karuta club will surely be disbanded soon. Other than Mikiko, Kazuha is the only truly talented player, which is why Mikiko quickly comes to the conclusion that Kazuha should participate in the Satsuki Cup instead. Kazuha isn't sure, especially since the tournament is already the day after tomorrow, but Mikiko is able to talk her into it. Momiji overhears the girls' conversation and makes fun of Kazuha, suggesting that they could switch to just poetry in the tournament so that Kazuha has a chance as well. Momiji also inquires how Kazuha feels about Heiji. Kazuha replies that she's known Heiji forever, but she Kazuha hesitates to say more. The Detective Boys then say, to Kazuha's horror, that Heiji is definitely her first love, which is totally obvious. Momiji proposes a bet to Kazuha: whichever of the two wins the Satsuki Cup gets to confess her love to Heiji. Mikiko and Ran advise Kazuha against it, but she accepts Momiji's bet.
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[[File:M21 Conan and Ran joking.png|thumb|left|200px|Conan and Ran joke about Heiji marrying Momiji.]]
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Momiji leaves because she has an appointment at the nail salon. In the process, she bumps into Kogoro and loses her wallet unnoticed. Shortly after, Conan notices the wallet and follows Momiji together with Ran to return it to her, but it is too late, since Iori opens the car door for Momiji and both leave the premises. Trying to find out Momiji's phone number or address, the two look into the wallet, first finding a photo of a man in a [[Wikipedia: Kimono|kimono]] and then a photo of a young Momiji and a young Heiji making a [[Wikipedia: Pinky swear|pinky promise]] to each other. Jokingly, Conan and Ran speculate that Heiji promised to marry Momiji at that time, before realizing that Heiji could have been actually naive enough to promise such a thing at that age. At that moment, Heiji arrives on his motorcycle. Ran and Conan decide not to say anything about the photo to Heiji and Kazuha; Conan secretly takes a picture with his cell phone of the man's picture in Momiji's purse. Ran goes back to the hospital, while Kogoro and Achiwa are just coming out when Achiwa receives a call from the Kyoto Prefectural Police: the body of Yajima has been found. Together with Achiwa, Conan, Heiji and Kogoro set off for Kyoto.
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=== Discovery of Yajima's body ===
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Once there, Conan and Heiji are initially denied access to the crime scene by an officer before being greeted by their long-time acquaintance Inspector Fumimaro Ayanokoji, who grants them access. The murder weapon was a sword used to beat Yajima to death, since it had rusted solid in its scabbard and could not be drawn. Conan and Heiji notice that Yajima has bloodstains in his hand, indicating that he was holding one of the numerous bloodstained karuta cards scattered on the floor when he died and it was then removed by the killer. Conan takes a picture of the hand and all the cards on the floor with his cell phone. After putting on gloves and asking the forensics officer on scene, Heiji straightens the fallen TV and turns it on. On it is a recording of the game between Momiji and Wachi. In the DVD player was a DVD labeled "15th to 20th finals of the Satsuki High School Cup." Noticing Achiwa's curiosity over why the two are there, Kogoro grabs Heiji and Conan and drags them out of the mansion.
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[[File:M21 Haibara.png|thumb|right|200px|Haibara investigates for Conan.]]
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Outside, Koji Sekine arrives, who supposedly drank too much and did not notice that his smartphone batteries had run out, which was why he could not be reached. He learns about Yajima's murder and calls it a tragedy, especially since he had lost to Yajima three times in previous Satsuki Cups; he wanted to finally beat him the day after tomorrow. Achiwa mentions that he wants to cancel the Cup because of the death of the reigning champion, but Sekine strongly disagrees, saying that Yajima would not have wanted this and that otherwise he would have been knocked down for nothing. Ayanokoji asks Sekine for an official interrogation. Conan and Heiji are pretty sure that Sekine is Yajima's killer, but they want to gather more evidence first to prove him guilty of the bombing.
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Conan calls Haibara and sends her the photos of the karuta cards, Yajima's hand, and the man from Momiji's purse, asking her to find out who the man is and which card Yajima was holding. Heiji and Conan fear that Achiwa and Momiji are also targeted by the culprit, which is why they split up: Heiji guards Momiji in Kyoto, while Conan guards Achiwa in Osaka, who is staying at [[wikipedia:ja:ホテルニューオータニ大阪|Hotel New Otani Osaka]] (ホテルニューオータニ大阪) with Conan and the others. Meanwhile, after checking in, Ran, Kazuha and the Detective Boys go in their hotel room. Kazuha and Ran begin karuta training.
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[[File:M21 Heiji caling.png|thumb|left|200px|Heiji calls a certain someone.]]
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After a while, they wonder where Heiji, Conan and Kogoro are, so Kazuha calls Heiji. She tells him that she is participating in the Satsuki Cup and asks him to help her train, since Heiji once spontaneously participated in a karuta tournament when he was young and won. Kazuha had also thought of that when she became a mock member of her school's karuta club. Heiji does not understand what's so special about it. The two argue and hang up in frustration. Heiji then calls someone and asks for a favor.
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=== Kazuha's training ===
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A little later, Kogoro and Conan are back at the hotel in Osaka. A tired Kogoro, who later assisted to the police briefing, falls on the [[Wikipedia: Tatami|tatami]] and sleeps. At the reception hall of the hotel, Conan spies on Achiwa and attaches a [[transmitter]] to him when he passes by with his secretary and bodyguards. Then, he notices Shizuka Hattori in the lobby, whom he takes to his room. Shizuka was once a karuta "queen," which is why she was asked by Heiji to help Kazuha train. Kazuha and Shizuka train all night.
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[[File:M21 Heiji and Ayanokoji.png|thumb|right|200px|Heiji and Ayanokoji guard Ooka Mansion.]]
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That night, Heiji stands guard outside the [[Ooka family]] mansion, along with Ayanokoji, who was also concerned for her safety. From the estate, the butler Muga Iori comes to them, thanks them for their hard work and brings them tea on a [[Wikipedia: Tray|food tray]]. Momiji watches Heiji with an affectionate look over a security camera.
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When Conan and Ran wake up the next morning, Kazuha and Shizuka are still training, so Shizuka orders a break. Kazuha wants to continue, but immediately falls asleep the next moment because of she stayed up all night. Later in the day, Sekine, Achiwa and Momiji gather at the hotel as they have to make preparations for the Satsuki Cup at the tournament grounds today. Mikiko meets up with Shizuka and the well-rested Kazuha in the lobby and asks her how her training has been. Momiji overhears that a former "Queen" is helping Kazuha and challenges Kazuha to a friendly match, but Shizuka intervenes and offers herself as Momiji's opponent instead. Momiji accepts.
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=== A car bombing in broad daylight ===
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In another room in the hotel, Sekine is confronted by Heiji and the sleeping Kogoro, with Conan hidden behind the couch doing the voice of Kogoro. The detectives say Sekine is Yajima's killer because he has no alibi, a motive, and he gave himself away: knowing that Yajima was killed by a sword, Sekine said that Yajima was "knocked down" but not that Yajima was "stabbed" or "slain." That the murder weapon had rusted in its scabbard and therefore could not be drawn was known only to the perpetrator. Sekine is killed by staff for preparations and uses it as an excuse to leave, since Heiji and Conan have no solid evidence. Conan and Heiji plan to watch Sekine and wait for him to make a mistake under the pressure of the confrontation. They go outside to Heiji's motorcycle.
  
<spoiler>'''Koji Sekine''' is somehow related to Yajima's murder. Even though the crime scene looks like a robbery, none of Yajima's karuta-related things were touched. Also, the fatal wound was on the front of the head instead of the back or the side, suggesting that the murderer and the victim knew each other. And, Sekine knew that Yajima was beaten down instead of stabbed or slashed, even though the weapon is a katana and Sekine had no opportunity to look at the corpse.</spoiler>
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[[File:M21 Kogoro's deduction.png|thumb|left|200px|Sleeping Kogoro's deduction begins.]]
  
Later, Ran finds out that Heiji once made a yubikiri/pinkie promise to 'take Momiji as his bride'.
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The tournament site is huge, so the police can only protect Momiji and Achiwa fully on the way there. That is why Heiji and Conan want to follow the police convoy. In addition, Conan has found some information about the venue of the final: the final will be held in the Satsuki Hall, which was built into a steep wall of a valley above a lake on the tournament grounds. Only the two finalists and the reader will enter the hall, which is accessible only by elevator. The hall is equipped with microphones and cameras that broadcast the final to the rest of the halls on the tournament grounds. In addition, the hall is equipped with noise barriers and air conditioning. A moment later, Conan receives an email from Haibara with information about the man from Momiji's wallet, whose name is Shikao Nagoro. At the same time, a black silhouette places a bomb under a car in the underground garage of the hotel.
  
Conan and Heiji, along with the Osaka and Kyoto police departments, begin their investigation on the Satsuki Cup and the related murder case. As the inquiry goes on, they come across a secret connected with the Hyakunin Isshu. They found that the cards that were left at the crime scene and sent by email to victims were all Shikao Nagoro's favorite cards, all of which had 'Momiji' in their poems.
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Meanwhile, in Kazuha's room, the match between Momiji and Shizuka is over. Momiji also has to leave, but she tells Kazuha that she will win the bet and will not underestimate Kazuha, because she once underestimated a beginner in her life and suffered a painful defeat. She also talks about how Heiji is her bodyguard and he kept watch outside her house all night. Momiji says goodbye while Kazuha seethes with anger at Heiji and vows to beat Momiji at the tournament.
  
 
{{InfoBox Crime
 
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| description = The culprit detonates the bombs that were planted on the cars.
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| description = The culprit detonates the bomb under Sekine's car.
 
| location = Road
 
| location = Road
 
| image = Movie21 Case3.png
 
| image = Movie21 Case3.png
 
| victim = Koji Sekine, [[Momiji Ooka]], and Kensuke Achiwa
 
| victim = Koji Sekine, [[Momiji Ooka]], and Kensuke Achiwa
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| victim-label = Victims
 
| age = 17 years old (Momiji Ooka)
 
| age = 17 years old (Momiji Ooka)
 
| suspects = Koji Sekine, Kensuke Achiwa, Togo Kaieda, and Shikao Nagoro
 
| suspects = Koji Sekine, Kensuke Achiwa, Togo Kaieda, and Shikao Nagoro
 
| cause-death-label = Injury
 
| cause-death-label = Injury
| cause-death = Explosion (Car Bomb) & Accident
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| cause-death = Explosion, car crash
 
| crime = Bombing
 
| crime = Bombing
 
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The police convoy with Achiwa, Sekine and Momiji leaves the hotel and Conan and Heiji follow the cars. The convoy is watched from a distance by a black silhouette with Kaieda's ring on his thumb, who detonates the bomb under Sekine's car.
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=== Police briefing ===
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In the evening, Conan, Heiji and Achiwa are at the Osaka Prefectural Police headquarters in a conference room with Otaki, Ginshiro and Heizo. Otaki reports that Sekine is alive, but his condition is critical. Momiji, on the other hand, is unharmed. The police officers suspect that members of the Satsuki Kai are being specifically targeted. Conan shows Achiwa the photo of Shikao Nagoro, whereupon Achiwa reveals more about the man.
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[[File:M21 22.png|thumb|right|200px|The Osaka police in motion.]]
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Nagoro was the president of the Nagoro-Kai (名頃会), an elite karuta club with only 20 members. Nagoro had a very aggressive style of play, which included always grabbing his six favorite cards. Of these favorite cards, none had ever been snatched away from him in a game during his career. Five years ago, Nagoro challenged Achiva's wife Satsuki to a karuta duel, the loser of which must disband his club. Since Nagoro had leaked the duel to the media, the public pressure was too great and Satsuki could not refuse. But Nagoro never showed up for the duel and he has been missing since this day. Without their president and due to the public reaction to Nagoro fleeing from a fight he himself had forced, the Nagoro-Kai collapsed. At that time, Toshiya Yajima had also vehemently pushed for the dissolution of the Nagoro-Kai. The members of the Nagoro-kai were allowed to join the Satsuki-kai, but only two members did so: Koji Sekine and Momiji Ooka, who was Nagoro's favorite student and strongest newcomer to the Nagoro-Kai at the time.
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Otaki receives a call and is informed that Sekine had received an email before the explosion that had only a single karuta card attached as a file. Achiwa identifies this card as one of Nagoro's favorite cards. Panicked, Heiji calls Momiji, who also finds an email on her account with one of Nagoro's favorite cards. Heiji tells Momiji to come to police headquarters immediately for protection, but Momiji refuses because she has to prepare for the Satsuki Cup. Conan gets an email from Haibara who identified the card Yajima was holding, which is also one of Nagoro's favorite cards. The card in the threat of the bombing of Nichiuri TV was also one of the favorite cards.
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Heizo, Ginshiro, Conan and Heiji suspect that the culprit behind it all is Nagoro, who has returned from exile after five years to take revenge on Momiji and Sekine, the traitors from his club, and on Yajima, who was pushing hardest to break up the Nagoro-Kai at the time. Conan and Heiji are sure that there will be two more victims, since Nagoro has never given up a single one of his favorite cards and still has two cards left. Heizo and Ginshiro order a massive security increase for the next day's Satsuki Cup.
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Outside the headquarters, Heiji and Conan talk again with Achiwa, who seems to be hiding something. Achiwa takes them into his office, where he tells them what he did not want to tell the police. Five years ago, Nagoro was at the Achiwa mansion the day before the public duel and had played a private game with Satsuki using the valuable cards of the Satsuki-Kai. For this, instead of a reader, they used an audio recording from the Achiwas' house. When Achiwa returned home, he met Nagoro in the hallway, who left the house as white as a sheet; he had lost big. Achiwa suspects that Nagoro did not want to face such disgrace in a public game and that is why he disappeared. Achiwa did not want to tell this to the police because it would have become actual knowledge and might have become public knowledge; the disclosure of the use of the valuable cards for a private game would have caused an outcry among the members of the Satsuki-Kai. After leaving Achiwa, Conan thinks that it is strange that Achiwa's car was not washed for the day of the tournament, even though he always does before one.
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=== Momiji's promise ===
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[[File:M21 Heiji's promise.png|thumb|left|200px|Young Heiji promises to Momiji.]]
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Meanwhile, Ran meets with Momiji and gives her wallet back. In it is Momiji's lucky charm, the photo of Nagoro. Ran also asks about the photo with her and Heiji, so Momiji tells her more about it. At the time, Heiji was the rookie that Momiji lost to in the tournament that Heiji spontaneously won. At that time, she was crying bitterly after the defeat, which is why Heiji had comforted her and told her that the next time they met, she would be his wife, which he had promised her firmly. This is what Momiji believed in all these years and it gave her strength. Ran asks if such a promise from children should really be taken seriously, but Momiji replies that a true man should stand by his words. Ran remembers Shinichi's confession of love in London and agrees with Momiji in response. Momiji asks Ran to tell Kazuha that there is no way Momiji will let a card she wants so badly be snatched away, quoting her master.
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[[File:M21 Heiji surprises Kazuha.png|thumb|right|200px|Heiji surprises Kazuha.]]
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Later, while training with Kazuha, Ran cannot help but think of Heiji's promise, but she keeps Momiji's words and promise from Kazuha so as not to upset Kazuha. During a break in training, Kazuha stares at the floor and goes over her weaknesses in Karuta in her mind when Heiji suddenly kneels in front of her and addresses her, startling Kazuha. While Heiji asks her why Kazuha is scowling, Kazuha just asks why Heiji isn't with Momiji, since he is her bodyguard. Heiji explains that he wanted to help Kazuha train to take some of the pressure off his mother. Kazuha refuses his help and demands that he go back to Momiji's house so that nothing happens to her before Kazuha beats her in the tournament tomorrow. Confused, Heiji leaves again and tells his mother to take care of Kazuha. Both Heiji outside in the hotel hallway, and Kazuha in the room, stare sadly at the floor.
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Momiji is back in her mansion, looking at the photo of Nagoro and asking her master to stand by her tomorrow as well. Achiwa is looking at a picture of Satsuki at his place and asks her to watch over him, while on his smartphone there is an email with another favorite card of Nagoro.
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=== The tournament begins ===
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The next day, the Satsuki Cup is in full swing. Ayanokoji and Otaki are responsible for security. Thanks to handprint scanners for the staff, no unauthorized person should gain access that way, but unnoticed by Conan, Heiji and Ayanokoji, Togo Kaieda enters the premises wearing a staff uniform and, according to the hand scanner, a valid staff authorization. Kaieda gains access to the security room and disables the guard. He enters a password into the computer and disables the fire protection system before destroying the computer.
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The tournament takes place, and the Detective Boys, Conan, Ran, Mikiko and Shizuka are cheering on Kazuha. In the end Momiji and Kazuha are in the finals after making it out of 80 participants. They are taken by boat to Satsuki Hall by President Achiwa, who will also be the reader in the finals. The two girls have a friendly chat, yet both are determined to win and confess their love to Heiji.
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At the hospital, Sekine finally regains consciousness.
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<gallery mode="packed" caption="The site of Achiwa Kaikan">
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File:M21 Achiwa Kaikan.png|Overview
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File:M21 23.png|Main gate
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File:M21 Waterfalls.png|The falls and the lake
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File:M21 Satsuki Hall.png|Satsuki Hall (皐月堂)
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</gallery>
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=== The third bombing ===
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Kaieda sneaks into a warehouse and places a bomb on a shelf, but its timer is set to two seconds when activated, blowing him up.
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{{InfoBox Crime
 
{{InfoBox Crime
 
| crime = Bombing (with casualty)
 
| crime = Bombing (with casualty)
| location = Storage Shack in the Forest
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| location = Storage shack in the forest
 
| victim = Togo Kaieda
 
| victim = Togo Kaieda
 
| cause-death = Explosion
 
| cause-death = Explosion
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| description =
 
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Ayanokoji, Heiji and Conan follow the smoke from the explosion to the shed. At first they think Nagoro accidentally killed himself, but Conan notices Kaieda's distinctive ring stuck in a tree. Otaki informs Ayanokoji that Achiwa's secretary got the mail on her boss's cell phone with the fifth favorite card. Panicking, Heiji directs a check of Kazuha's smartphone and indeed got the sixth favorite card by mail when it was determined that she was in the finals. The culprit's final destination is clear: the Satsuki Hall, where the finals will be held. The police head there, followed by Heiji and Conan on Heiji's motorcycle.
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Before the police can get into the elevator to the Satsuki Hall, a bomb explodes at its foot, starting a huge fire fueled by accelerants. However, the streets leading to Satsuki Hall are too old and narrow for the fire trucks of the fire department. Heiji and Conan circle the valley basin to reach the top of the escarpment via a mountain path.
  
 
=== People ===
 
=== People ===
 
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{{People|Mikiko Hiramoto|Mikiko Hiramoto.png|fsize=0.94em|squeezed=1|
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{{People|[[Mikiko Hiramoto]]|Mikiko Hiramoto.jpg|fsize=0.94em|squeezed=1|
 
* Victim (explosion - injured)
 
* Victim (explosion - injured)
 
* 17 years old
 
* 17 years old
 
* Kaihou High School second year student
 
* Kaihou High School second year student
 
* Club karuta captain}}
 
* Club karuta captain}}
{{People|Koji Sekine|Koji Sekine.png|
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{{People|[[Koji Sekine]]|Koji Sekine.jpg|
 
* Victim (explosion - injured)
 
* Victim (explosion - injured)
 
* Cameraman
 
* Cameraman
 
* Karuta player}}
 
* Karuta player}}
{{People|Kensuke Achiwa|Kensuke Achiwa.jpg|
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{{People|[[Kensuke Achiwa]]|Kensuke Achiwa.jpg|
 
* Victim (explosion - injured)
 
* Victim (explosion - injured)
* ''Achiwa Real Estate'' and ''Satsuki-Kai'' president}}
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* Achiwa Real Estate and Satsuki-Kai president}}
{{People|Togo Kaieda|Togo Kaieda.jpg|
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{{People|[[Togo Kaieda]]|Togo Kaieda.jpg|
 
* Victim (explosion)
 
* Victim (explosion)
* Kensuke Achiwa's former secretary}}
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* Kensuke's former secretary}}
 
{{People|Shikao Nagoro|Shikao Nagoro.jpg|
 
{{People|Shikao Nagoro|Shikao Nagoro.jpg|
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* Missing for five years
 
* Momiji's teacher
 
* Momiji's teacher
* ''Nagoro-Kai'' president
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* Missing for five years}}
 
 
{{People|Satsuki Achiwa|Satsuki Achiwa.jpg|
 
{{People|Satsuki Achiwa|Satsuki Achiwa.jpg|
 
* Deceased (illness)
 
* Deceased (illness)
 
* Kensuke's wife
 
* Kensuke's wife
 
* Former female karuta champion}}
 
* Former female karuta champion}}
{{People|Toshiya Yajima|Toshiya Yajima.png|
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{{People|[[Toshiya Yajima]]|Toshiya Yajima.jpg|
 
* Victim (beaten)
 
* Victim (beaten)
 
* Karuta champion}}
 
* Karuta champion}}
 
{{People|Sayoko Wachi|Sayoko Wachi.png|
 
{{People|Sayoko Wachi|Sayoko Wachi.png|
* High school student
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* Takarajima Academy student
 
* Momiji's karuta rival}}
 
* Momiji's karuta rival}}
 
{{People|[[Mrs. Ooka]]|Mrs Ooka.jpg|
 
{{People|[[Mrs. Ooka]]|Mrs Ooka.jpg|
 
* Momiji's mother}}
 
* Momiji's mother}}
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{{People|Man A|M21 Producer.jpg|
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* Nichiuri TV producer}}
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{{People|Man B|M21 AD.jpg|
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* Nichiuri TV assistant director}}
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{{People|Woman A|M21 Secretary.jpg|
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* Kensuke's secretary}}
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{{People|Man C|M21 Bodyguard.jpg|
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* Kensuke's bodyguard}}
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{{People|Man D|M21 Bodyguard2.jpg|
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* Kensuke's bodyguard}}
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{{People|Man E|M21 Firechief.jpg|
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* Osaka Fire Department chief}}
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{{People|Police officer A|M21 Officer.jpg|
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* Victim (explosion-injured)
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* Osaka PD police officer}}
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{{People|Police officer B|M21 Officer 2.jpg|
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* Osaka PD police officer}}
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{{People|Police officer C|M21 Officer3.jpg|
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* Kyoto Prefectural Police officer}}
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{{People|Forensics officer|M21 Forensics.jpg|
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* Kyoto Prefectural Police forensics officer}}
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{{People|Man H|M21 Announcer.jpg|
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* TV announcer}}
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{{People|Man I|M21 Reader.jpg|
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* Karuta card reader at ''Achiwa Kaikan''}}
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{{People|Matsuda|M21 Matsuda.jpg|
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* Achiwa Kaikan advisor}}
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{{People|Tsubokawa|M21 Tsubokawa.jpg|
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* Achiwa Kaikan vice-president}}
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{{People|Tetsuo Shibatani|Tetsuo Shibatani.jpg|
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* Kazuha's opponent
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* Teiō Academy student}}
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{{People|Police Officer D|M21 Officer4.jpg|
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* Kyoto Prefectural Police officer}}
 
{{EndBox}}
 
{{EndBox}}
  
 
=== Resolution ===
 
=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>As Sekine wakes up, it is learned that he heard Yajima had been searching for Nagoro, and decided to surveil Yajima, only to find the latter's corpse.
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<spoiler>
 
 
'''Kensuke Achiwa''' is the mastermind of these crimes, while '''Togo Kaieda''' is the one carrying out the plan. Unbeknownst to the latter, Kensuke planned to kill him as well, in order to make it look like Nagoro accidentally killed himself. Nagoro, who had been missing for five years, had actually been killed by Kensuke's wife '''Satsuki Achiwa''', who was shocked and afraid after losing to Nagoro one day before the scheduled match. Kensuke witnessed the murder of Nagoro, and decided to hide it so that no one knows. The fact that Kensuke didn't wash his car before the match suggests this, as everyone knows that Kensuke always do this every time Satsuki had a match. Yajima also noticed this and want to have evidence - the karuta cards that have fingerprints from a hand stained with Nagoro's blood; that's why he was murdered. Kensuke planned to kill himself along with Momiji and her opponent in the finals, who happens to be Kazuha, at Satsuki Hall, where Nagoro's body is kept hidden.
 
 
 
 
{{InfoBox Crime
 
{{InfoBox Crime
 
| crime = Bombing
 
| crime = Bombing
 
| location = Satsuki Hall, Kyoto
 
| location = Satsuki Hall, Kyoto
 
| victim = [[Kazuha Toyama]], [[Momiji Ooka]], and Kensuke Achiwa
 
| victim = [[Kazuha Toyama]], [[Momiji Ooka]], and Kensuke Achiwa
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| victim-label = Victims
 
| cause = Explosion
 
| cause = Explosion
 
| image = Movie 21 Case5.jpg
 
| image = Movie 21 Case5.jpg
 
| suspects = Kensuke Achiwa
 
| suspects = Kensuke Achiwa
 
| suspects-label = Culprit
 
| suspects-label = Culprit
| description = Kensuke prepares to suicide bombing with Kazuha and Momiji.
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| description = Kensuke prepares to bomb himself to death with Kazuha and Momiji.
 
}}
 
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During their motorcycle ride, Heiji and Conan conclude that the only person who could secretly give '''Togo Kaieda''' enough resources is the culprit: President '''Kensuke Achiwa''' himself. It was all staged to make it look like a vendetta by Nagoro, who had never left the Achiwa house five years ago, but was murdered. The body was probably hidden in Satsuki Hall, which Achiwa probably wants to blow up together with Momiji, Kazuha and himself, so that the body of the alleged perpetrator Nagoro will also be found. In addition, they remember the photo of Achiwa, Satsuki and Kaieda from the morning of the public duel, in which they went to the venue together in Achiwa's dirty car. Parallel to the conclusions, Momiji and Kazuha play the finale. They have felt the bomb explosion only as a shock, which Achiwa has dismissed as a harmless earthquake, and they cannot see the fire. However, the transmission to the spectators has been cut off.
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=== The final stand ===
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[[File:M21 32.png|thumb|right|200px|Achiwa confesses.]]
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Just as Momiji and Kazuha are playing out the final move, Heiji and Conan jump off the cliff into Satsuki Hall on a motorcycle. Using his soccer belt, Conan creates a giant soccer ball that deflects a nearby waterfall and puts out the fire at the elevator. Heiji stands in front of the girls and confronts Achiwa while Conan secures the old cards. When the cards are stacked in a certain order, their sides show that the black spots are dried blood from Nagoro, which gives a fingerprint of the culprit. At that time, the perpetrator had taken the stack of cards grabbed by Nagoro in the match.
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Achiwa admits to Nagoro's murder, but wants the cards kept out of evidence to preserve them for the Satsuki-kai. But Heiji and Conan call his bluff: Nagoro's murderer is not Achiwa, but his wife '''Satsuki'''. Five years ago, Achiwa came home when Nagoro was already dead. It was not Nagoro who had lost by a houseful, but Satsuki. In a fit of anger she beat him to death with the radio. Together with Kaieda, Achiwa hid the body and then the three pretended not to know where Nagoro was. Heiji and Conan deduced this from the fact that Achiwa's car was dirty on the day of the public duel, although Kaieda usually washed it before each match as a ritual; they knew that no match would be played because Satsuki's opponent was dead. Achiwa explains that Satsuki had fallen into depression after that and lost her human emotions, and then finally died of an illness three years ago. He also explained that the sound recording that Satsuki and Nagoro had played with was one of the recordings that Satsuki had always practiced with, so she knew it almost by heart. Still, she had lost because Nagoro was simply much better. Thus, Satsuki thought it was impossible to win against Nagoro in an official duel and in a panic reaction, fearing for her beloved Satsuki-Kai, did the unthinkable.
  
 
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| suspects-label = Culprit
 
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| description = Nagoro challenged Satsuki, but she unfortunately lost. She killed him in an impulse.
 
}}
 
}}
  
Before he detonates the bombs, however, Momiji reveals that the reason why Nagoro challenged Satsuki one day before the scheduled match is not to humiliate her, but rather to show her, Nagoro's first love, the full extent of his skills before he lost his sight. The hall then starts to crumble because of the previous explosions. Conan, Kensuke, and Momiji evacuate using the elevator, while Heiji uses his bike to take Kazuha to a nearby ledge.
+
Everything threatened to come out when Momiji won the high school cup last year. Since Momiji has the same favorite cards as Nagoro, she also plays on those cards in a match; as luck would have it, she grabbed the cards in exactly the same order as Nagoro did in the private duel against Satsuki, causing the bloody fingerprints of Momiji's deck of winning cards to show up on the recording of the Upper School Cup final, which Yajima noticed and told Achiwa. Therefore, Achiwa killed Yajima, wanted to destroy the cards by bombing Nichiuri TV and staged the whole thing as Nagoro's revenge, at the end of which Achiwa would blow himself and the others up together with Nagoro's body in Satsuki Hall to finally cover up his wife's crime forever.
 +
 
 +
Achiwa pulls out a bomb trigger and wants to put an end to everything, but Momiji is able to stop him. She talks about how just before the duel, she had asked Nagoro why he hated Satsuki-Kai and Satsuki so much to instigate such a duel. However, Nagoro explained that Satsuki was his first love and he only wanted to be praised and recognized by her. In addition, Nagoro was suffering from an eye disease at the time and doctors predicted that Nagoro would go blind within a year. Momiji speculates that Nagoro wanted to show off his skills in the private duel, thereby gaining praise and respect from Satsuki, and then intentionally lose in the public duel. The defeat was probably to serve as an excuse to dissolve the Nagoro-Kai and transfer it to the Satsuki-Kai, since Nagoro would not be able to guide his students without his sight and he wanted them to be safe in the Satsuki-Kai. But then, Satsuki killed Nagoro, unaware of Nagoro's true intentions. Achiwa who could not believe it, breaks down in despair and gives the trigger for the bomb to Heiji.
  
After the case is solved, it is finally learned that the story between Momiji and Heiji is actually a misunderstanding. Back then, when Heiji defeated Momiji, he said "next time, I'll be even '''stronger''' (tsuyome)", but Momiji misheard it as "yome" (bride). Momiji calls her butler immediately and leaves, but not before finally calling Kazuha by her name and declaring that once she has a favorite card, she won't let anyone take it from her.</spoiler>
+
=== Escaping the Satsuki Hall ===
 +
Suddenly, the structure of the shrine begins to collapse, because the fire had already damaged it too much. Momiji and Achiwa use the elevator, on whose roof Conan is also. Just before the elevator reaches the bottom, a cable breaks and the elevator goes into free fall towards the lake, but Conan is able to use his suspenders to replace the broken cable and prevent the elevator from shattering just before impact. Momiji, Achiwa and Conan are rescued by the police.
 +
 
 +
<gallery mode="packed" caption="[[And Then There Were No Mermaids|The fated moment]]">
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File:M21 Heiji holds Kazuha.png|
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File:M21 Kazuha holds Heiji.png|
 +
</gallery>
 +
 
 +
Up in the collapsing hall, Heiji and Kazuha get on Heiji's motorcycle. In the valley basin there is another plateau with a lake; they cannot survive jumping into the lake at the bottom of the valley, but they might survive jumping into the plateau lake, even if it is farther away. A wall collapses, revealing the bomb and Nagoro's skeleton behind it. Kazuha clings tightly to Heiji while he starts his motorcycle with the trigger for the bomb in his hand and jumps out of the collapsing hall with it. In mid-air, Heiji detonates the bomb in the hall; the explosion gives them both extra thrust and they manage to jump into the plateau lake, but it breaks Heiji's motorcycle. Kazuha almost falls off the plateau, but Heiji catches her the last minute.
 +
 
 +
=== Aftermath ===
 +
The next day, Heiji and Kazuha say goodbye to Conan, Ran, Kogoro and the Detective Boys at the hotel. Kazuha also admits that Momiji technically won because she was faster in the last move, even though Heiji and Conan had interrupted her with their jump. Momiji joins them, so now she wants to cash in her bet. She reminds Heiji of his promise and shows him the photo from her purse. Heiji remembers, but what he meant then was that he would meet her again when she would be stronger ("強め, tsuyome"), not when she would be his wife (", yome"). Everyone looks at Heiji with an annoyed look, while Momiji calls her butler and Iori immediately arrives in a car and she leaves. Before her departure, Momiji tells Kazuha that although she won this round, Momiji will not let a card she picked once be snatched away so easily, quoting Nagoro, to which Kazuha smiles and nods. Heiji is completely oblivious that they are talking about him, thinking the two girls are talking about Karuta.
 +
 
 +
[[File:M21 Sonoko figures it out.png|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi's message to Ran.]]
 +
 
 +
On the train ride home, Ran is talking to Sonoko on the phone in the hallway, and Conan overhears their conversation. Ran had sent Shinichi a karuta poem, about a pair of lovers who can only meet rarely and briefly, whereupon Shinichi had sent her the name of another poem, but Ran does not know the content. Sonoko thinks to herself that the poem is about the course of a river, which no matter how long it is separated, will be reunited in the end, a poem written by a lovesick emperor of Japan. Sonoko says that Ran is really a lucky guy and hangs up without saying what she thinks. Conan/Shinichi thinks to himself in the hallway with red cheeks that Ran should not forget the meaning of such an important karuta poem.</spoiler>
  
 
== Music ==
 
== Music ==
 
{{nihongo|''[[Togetsukyō ~Kimi Omou~]]''|渡月橋 ~君 想ふ~|Togetsu Bridge ~Thinking About You~}}, by [[Mai Kuraki]].
 
{{nihongo|''[[Togetsukyō ~Kimi Omou~]]''|渡月橋 ~君 想ふ~|Togetsu Bridge ~Thinking About You~}}, by [[Mai Kuraki]].
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 +
== International release ==
 +
=== United States ===
 +
<spoiler>
 +
==== Main cast ====
 +
* [[Wendee Lee]]: Conan Edogawa
 +
* [[Griffin Burns]]: Shinichi Kudo
 +
* [[Xander Mobus]]: Kogoro Mouri
 +
* [[Cristina Vee]]: Ran Mouri
 +
* [[Lucien Dodge]]: Heiji Hattori
 +
* [[Kayli Mills]]: Kazuha Toyama
 +
* [[Faye Mata]]: Momiji Ooka
 +
 +
==== Supporting cast ====
 +
* [[Richard Epcar]]: Hyoue Kuroda
 +
* [[Erica Mendez]]: Ai Haibara
 +
* [[Erika Harlacher]]: Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
 +
* [[Janice Roman Roku]]: Ayumi Yoshida
 +
* [[Andrew Russell]]: Genta Kojima
 +
* [[Michael Sorich]]: Hiroshi Agasa, and others
 +
* [[Minx Le]]: Sonoko Suzuki
 +
* [[Doug Erholtz]]: Fumimaro Ayanokoji
 +
* [[Rick Zieff]]: Heizo Hattori
 +
* [[Paul St. Peter]]: Goro Otaki
 +
* [[Kyle Hebert]]: Ginshiro Toyama
 +
* [[Grant George]]: Muga Iori, Toshiya Yajima
 +
* [[Christian La Monte]]: Makoto Kyogoku
 +
 +
==== Guest cast ====
 +
* [[Ryan Bartley]]: Mikiko Hiramoto
 +
* [[Jason Marnocha]]: Kensuke Achiwa
 +
* [[Jon Allen]]: Koji Sekine
 +
* [[Dorothy Fahn]]: Satsuki Achiwa, Karuta reader
 +
* [[Joe J. Thomas]]: Shikao Nagoro, Karuta reader
 +
* [[Bill Rogers]]: Security guard
 +
* [[Brian Timothy Anderson]]: Police officer, others
 +
* Other cast: [[Camille Ruley]], [[Matt Greenbaum]], [[Rachel Herrick]], [[Sam Girod]], [[Zach Rice]]
 +
 +
==== Notes ====
 +
* Unlike FUNimation and [[Viz Media]], Bangzoom used the original character names from Japan (ex: Shinichi Kudo instead of Jimmy Kudo).<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=19005k</ref></spoiler>
 +
 +
=== Spain (Catalan Dub) ===
 +
<spoiler>
 +
==== Main cast ====
 +
* [[Joël Mulachs]]: Conan Edogawa
 +
* [[Óscar Muñoz]]: Shinichi Kudo, Conan Edogawa (only in some scenes where Conan is alone)
 +
* [[Núria Trifol]]: Ran Mouri
 +
* [[Hernán Fernández]]: Heiji Hattori
 +
* [[Mònica Padrós]]: Kazuha Toyama
 +
* [[Roser Vilches]]: Momiji Ooka
 +
* [[Jordi Royo]]: Kogoro Mouri
 +
 +
==== Supporting cast ====
 +
* [[Roser Aldabó]]: Ai Haibara
 +
* [[Berta Cortés]]: Ayumi Yoshida
 +
* [[Miquel Bonet]]: Genta Kojima
 +
* [[Elisabet Bargalló]]: Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
 +
* [[Fèlix Benito]]: Hiroshi Agasa
 +
* [[Marta Ullod]]: Shizuka Hattori
 +
* [[Francesc Belda]]: Heizo Hattori
 +
* [[Jordi Boixaderas]]: Goro Otaki
 +
* [[Alberto Vilar]]: Ginshiro Toyama
 +
* [[Eduard Itchart]]: Fumimaro Ayanokoji
 +
* [[Jordi Nogueras]]: Muga Iori
 +
* [[Eva Lluch]]: Sonoko Suzuki
 +
* [[Alex De Porrata]]: Makoto Kyogoku
 +
 +
==== Guest cast ====
 +
* [[Eduardo Elías]]: Kensuke Achiwa
 +
* [[Elisa Beuter]]: Mikiko Hiramoto
 +
* [[Alex Molina]]: Koji Sekine
 +
* [[Marc Torrents]]: Toshiya Yajima
 +
* [[Roger Pera]]: Shikao Nagoro</spoiler>
 +
 +
=== Germany ===
 +
<spoiler>
 +
==== Main cast ====
 +
* [[Tobias Müller]]: Conan Edogawa/Shinichi Kudo
 +
* [[Giuliana Jakobeit]]: Ran Mouri
 +
* [[Oliver Bender]]: Heiji Hattori
 +
* [[Manja Doering]]: Kazuha Toyama
 +
* [[Esra Vural]]: Momiji Ooka
 +
* [[Jörg Hengstler]]: Kogoro Mouri
 +
 +
==== Supporting cast ====
 +
* [[Andrea Loewig]]: Ai Haibara
 +
* [[Julia Meynen]]: Ayumi Yoshida
 +
* [[Fabian Hollwitz]]: Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
 +
* [[Michael Iwannek]]: Genta Kojima
 +
* [[Frank Ciazynski]]: Hiroshi Agasa
 +
* [[Cornelia Meinhardt]]: Shizuka Hattori
 +
* [[Thomas Schmuckert]]: Heizo Hattori
 +
* [[Michael Pan]]: Goro Otaki
 +
* [[Erich Räuker]]: Ginshiro Toyama
 +
* [[Oliver Siebeck]]: Fumimaro Ayanokoji
 +
* [[Florian Clyde]]: Muga Iori
 +
* [[Jill Böttcher]]: Sonoko Suzuki
 +
* [[Jan Kurbjuweit]]: Makoto Kyogoku
 +
 +
==== Guest cast ====
 +
* [[Bodo Wolf]]: Kensuke Achiwa
 +
* [[Inken Baxmeier]]: Mikiko Hiramoto
 +
* [[Sebastian Kluckert]]: Koji Sekine
 +
* [[Peter Sura]]: Toshiya Yajima
 +
* [[Gerrit Hamann]]: Producer
 +
* [[Sabine Walkenbach]]: Secretary</spoiler>
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
* Aoyama cited the live action adaptations of Yuki Suetsugu's manga series ''Chihayafuru'' among his inspirations for making Hyakunin Isshu and karuta subjects of a Conan film. He noted the Kyoto based Karuta Queen, or national champion in the women's division, as depicted in ''Chihayafuru'', as the model for characters in Crimson Love Letter.
 
* Aoyama cited the live action adaptations of Yuki Suetsugu's manga series ''Chihayafuru'' among his inspirations for making Hyakunin Isshu and karuta subjects of a Conan film. He noted the Kyoto based Karuta Queen, or national champion in the women's division, as depicted in ''Chihayafuru'', as the model for characters in Crimson Love Letter.
 
* The poem recited at the beginning of the official trailer is the 77th poem from the ''[[Wikipedia: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu|Ogura Hyakunin Isshu]]'', a classical Japanese poem anthology that is prominently featured in the movie.
 
* The poem recited at the beginning of the official trailer is the 77th poem from the ''[[Wikipedia: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu|Ogura Hyakunin Isshu]]'', a classical Japanese poem anthology that is prominently featured in the movie.
 +
* The site of Achiwa Kaikan is inspired from [[wikipedia:Omi Shrine|Omi Shrine]], in [[wikipedia:Ōtsu|Ōtsu]], Shiga Prefecture, and the real-life location of the national competitive karuta championships. It is also the location shown at the end of the movie during the credits.
 
* Shinichi's email address in the movie is "the_sign_of_four@Potmail.cam".
 
* Shinichi's email address in the movie is "the_sign_of_four@Potmail.cam".
 
* The black figure who detonates the bombs with a remote control is seen wearing a ring, which directly indicates the culprit.
 
* The black figure who detonates the bombs with a remote control is seen wearing a ring, which directly indicates the culprit.
 
* The movie has a running time of 112 minutes.
 
* The movie has a running time of 112 minutes.
* Muga Iori & Momiji Ooka vehicle is a Mercedes-Maybach S 600 Pullman [X222] (Rubellite Red and Crystal White).
+
* Muga Iori and Momiji Ooka's car is a Mercedes-Maybach S 600 Pullman [X222] (Rubellite Red and Crystal White).
* Koji Sekine car is a White Toyota Corolla Axio [E140].
+
* Koji Sekine's car is a white Toyota Corolla Axio [E140].
* Togo Kaieda vehicle is a Nissan President [F50].
+
* Togo Kaieda's car is a Nissan President [F50].
* Kensuke Achiwa vehicle is a Dark Blue 1997 Toyota Century [GZG50].
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* Kensuke Achiwa's car is a dark blue 1997 Toyota Century [GZG50]. The license plate is 浪速 300, む • 4 86 (Naniwa 300, Mu - 4 86).
* The Osaka's Nichiuri TV station is modeled after Yomiuri TV old headquarters, which was still being used during the movie production.
+
* The Osaka's Nichiuri TV station is modeled after the Yomiuri TV old headquarters, which was still being used during the movie production.
 
:* Yomiuri TV later moved to new building on September 1, 2019. The new building also become the model of the new Osaka's Nichiuri TV station in [[Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba]].
 
:* Yomiuri TV later moved to new building on September 1, 2019. The new building also become the model of the new Osaka's Nichiuri TV station in [[Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba]].
* This film is dedicated to [[Kazunari Kouchi]], the real-life screenplay writer of Detective Conan, who died on July 18, 2016. A title card reads "In memory of Kazunari Kouchi" appears during the end credits of the film.
+
* This film is dedicated to [[Kazunari Kouchi]], the real-life screenplay writer of ''Detective Conan'', who died on July 18, 2016. A title card reads "In memory of Kazunari Kouchi" appears during the end credits of the film.
* This movie was promoted with two special guest voice actors. Comedian and actor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisuke_Miyagawa Daisuke Miyagawa] plays Koji Sekine, while actress [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riho_Yoshioka Riho Yoshioka] voices Kazuha's friend Mikiko Hiramoto.
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* This movie was promoted with two special guest voice actors. Comedian and actor [[Wikipedia: Daisuke Miyagawa|Daisuke Miyagawa]] plays Koji Sekine, while actress [[Wikipedia: Riho Yoshioka|Riho Yoshioka]] voices Kazuha's friend, Mikiko Hiramoto.
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* Although Sayoko Wachi has no lines in the movie, in the manga version she explains the structure of the Satsuki Karuta Tournament.<ref>アニメール Vol. 43 -劇場版名探偵コナン特集号-, March 4, 2017.</ref>
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* The nameplates of guest of the Satsuki-kai in the Osaka Nichiuri building include Kota Fukushima (福島 孝太), Yoshitomo Kashiwamura (柏村 美友), and Nozomi Urabe (浦辺 のぞみ).
 +
* The list of participants in the karuta tournament:
 +
<spoiler>
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
|-
 +
! Name || High School || Group
 +
|-
 +
|'''Momiji Ōoka''' (大岡 紅葉) || Kyōto Senshin (京都泉心高校) || A
 +
|-
 +
|Junka Matsubara (松原 順花) || Hokuraku Prefectural (府立北洛高校) || A
 +
|-
 +
|Yūhei Okada (岡田 悠平) || Ōtsu East Prefectural (県立大津東高校) || A
 +
|-
 +
|Saki Uemura (上村 咲) || Furujuku Prefectural (都立古宿高校) || A
 +
|-
 +
| ? || ? || A
 +
|-
 +
|Hitomi Ono (小野 瞳) || Jūjōdai Prefectural (県立十城台高校) || A
 +
|- 
 +
|Daichi Ishii (石井 大地) || Seisen Private (私立青川高校) || A
 +
|-
 +
|Naoko Inoue (井上 菜穂子) || Akihioka Prefectural (府立秋日丘高校) || A
 +
|-
 +
|Chihiro Sawaki (澤木 千尋) || Saki Private (私立佐木高校) || A
 +
|-
 +
|Naoki Hirata (平田 直樹) || Miyoshi Prefectural (県立三吉高校) || A
 +
|-
 +
|Kazumi Fukushima (福島 和) || Kobayashi West Agricultural (西農業小林高校) || A
 +
|-
 +
|Kazuma Kogamo (小鴨 一磨) || Katsutoyo Academy (勝豊学園高校) || A
 +
|-
 +
|Eiji Harahata (原畑 英治) || Shin'ya Private (私立慎也高校) || A
 +
|-
 +
|Yukimasa Shimomura (下村 幸正) || Kichi University Affiliated (喜知大学付属高校) || A
 +
|-
 +
|Yoshihito Horimoto (堀本 義仁) || Yūki University Affiliated (夕希大学付属高校) || A
 +
|-
 +
|Kōhei Kawabata (河端 浩平) || Teiō Academy (帝桜学院高校) || A
 +
|-
 +
|Amane Itō (伊藤 天) || Mitsui Private (私立三井高校) || A
 +
|-
 +
|Hideo Kuroda (黒田 秀雄) || Sōgō Agricultre, Forestry and Fisheries (農林水産総合高校) || A
 +
|-
 +
|Yasushi Enokida (榎田 康史) || East San'nomiya (東三宮高校) || A
 +
|-
 +
| ? || ? || A
 +
|-
 +
|Ichiro Sasaki (佐々木 一郎) || Nanraku Prefectural (府立南洛高校) || B
 +
|-
 +
|Keisuke Suzuki (鈴木 啓介) || Hokuraku Prefectural (府立北洛高校) || B
 +
|-
 +
| ? || ? || B
 +
|-
 +
|Keima Ōsako (大迫 桂馬) || Furujuku Prefectural (都立古宿高校) || B
 +
|-
 +
|Yū Okada (岡田 優) || Kashiyama Private (私立樫山高校) || B
 +
|-
 +
|[[Chisato Matsuda]] (松田 千里) || Seisen Private (私立青川高校) || B
 +
|-
 +
|Satoshi Ōno (大野 聡) || Jūjōdai Prefectural (県立十城台高校) || B
 +
|-
 +
|Kotarō San'nomiya (三宮 小太郎) || Akihioka Prefectural (府立秋日丘高校) || B
 +
|-
 +
|Satoru Karai (辛井 悟) || Saki Private (私立佐木高校) || B
 +
|-
 +
|Nozomi Nagai (長井 望) || Miyoshi Prefectural (県立三吉高校) || B
 +
|-
 +
|Ikumi Moromizato (諸見里 郁美) || Kobayashi West Agricultural (西農業小林高校) || B
 +
|-
 +
|Daichi Kizaki (木崎 大地) || Katsutoyo Academy (勝豊学園高校) || B
 +
|-
 +
|Sōshi Kimura (木村 壮士) || Shin'ya Private (私立慎也高校) || B
 +
|-
 +
|Hiroko Umibe (海邊 博子) || Kichi University Affiliated (喜知大学付属高校) || B
 +
|-
 +
|Wataru Mitarai (御手洗 航) || Yūki University Affiliated (夕希大学付属高校) || B
 +
|-
 +
|Miki Ōdate (大館 美紀) || East San'nomiya (東三宮高校) || B
 +
|-
 +
|Miwa Soga (曽我 美羽) || Mitsui Private (私立三井高校) || B
 +
|-
 +
| ? || ? || B
 +
|-
 +
|'''Sayoko Wachi''' (和知 左余子) || Takarajima Academy (宝島学院高校) || B
 +
|-
 +
| ? || ? || B
 +
|-
 +
|Akihide Yanagisawa (柳澤 旺秀) || Morimachi Private Academy (私立森町学園高校) || C
 +
|-
 +
|Kōdai Endō (遠藤 広大) || Chūbu Prefectural (県立中部高校) || C
 +
|-
 +
| ? || ? || C
 +
|-
 +
|Kazuko Nagareoka (流岡 和子) || Kindai University Affiliated National (国立近大付属高校) || C
 +
|-
 +
|Lin Yun (林 云) || Sen'ei Private (私立千英高校) || C
 +
|-
 +
|Keisuke Hirota (廣田 佳祐) || Keiwa Private (私立恵和高校) || C
 +
|-
 +
|colspan=2|Next four students unknown || C
 +
|-
 +
|Masaki Katō (加藤 正樹) || Jishūkan High (自修館高校) || C
 +
|-
 +
|Hajime Toda (戸田 一) || Kyūkyū High (九々高校) || C
 +
|-
 +
|Mai Tamura (田村 麻衣) || Kōkō High (孝行高校) || C
 +
|-
 +
|Tetsuo Shibatani (柴谷 哲夫) || Teiō Academy (帝桜学院高校) || C
 +
|-
 +
|Sōma Echigo (越後 相馬) || Matsuyama Commerce and Industry (松山商工高校) || C
 +
|-
 +
|Yūka Aizawa (相澤 優香) || Mitsu Seisen (三津青川高校) || C
 +
|-
 +
|Kazunari Mitsu (三津 一成) || Kitagawa Sōsō (北川草創高校) || C
 +
|-
 +
|Maki Kajihata (楮畑 真希) || Hyakumomo Girls' High (百桃女子高校) || C
 +
|-
 +
|colspan=2|Next two students unknown || C
 +
|-
 +
|Masaru Tanina (谷名 大) || Morimachi Private Academy (私立森町学園高校) || D
 +
|-
 +
|Sōta Igari (猪狩 壮太) || Chūbu Prefectural (県立中部高校) || D
 +
|-
 +
|Yōji Arai (新井 洋二) || Tomiyama 2nd Private (私立富山第二高校) || D
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|-
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|Rena Ōsato (大里 玲奈) || Sen'ei Private (私立千英高校) || D
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|Ayaka Fukudome (福留 彩夏) || Tōwa Private (私立東和高校) || D
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|Moe Okashige (岡重 萌) || Ōnoyama Private (私立幕の山高校) || D
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|Hiro? Chikagawa (近川 ??) || Yoshitoyo University Affiliated (吉豊大学付属高校) || D
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|Natsuki Ishii (石井 夏輝) || Jishūkan High (自修館高校) || D
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|Ayaka Itō (伊藤 彩加) || Kōkō High (孝行高校) || D
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|Rin Satō (佐藤 音) || Arazome High (洗染高校) || D
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|Tomoya Igarashi (五十嵐 智也) || Matsuyama Commerce and Industry (松山商工高校) || D
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|Sakugo Yano (矢野 雀吾) || Kitagawa Sōsō (北川草創高校) || D
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|Satoshi Kawai (川相 哲) || Hyakumomo Girls' High (百桃女子高校) || D
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|Tetsushi Nomura (野村 哲史) || Miura Sea Trade (三浦海水産高校) || D
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Movie 21

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Official trailer
Information
Title: The Crimson Love Letter
English Title: The Crimson Love Letter
Japanese Title: 名探偵コナン から(くれない)恋歌(ラブレター)
(Meitantei Conan: Karakurenai no Raburetā)
Original airdate: April 15, 2017
English airdate: December 8, 2019 (CharaExpo USA)
November 19, 2020 (Digital)
December 29, 2020 (Blu-ray)
Broadcast rating when aired on television: 10.8% (aired on April 20, 2018)
Case
Cast: Conan Edogawa
Shinichi Kudo
Ran Mouri
Heiji Hattori
Kazuha Toyama
Momiji Ooka
Kogoro Mouri
Hiroshi Agasa
Ai Haibara
Detective Boys
Sonoko Suzuki
Makoto Kyogoku
Heizo Hattori
Shizuka Hattori
Ginshiro Toyama
Goro Otaki
Fumimaro Ayanokoji
Muga Iori
Koji Yatsukawa
Hideo Akagi
Ryusuke Higo
Maro
Kamen Yaiba
Gomera
Hirofumi Kogure
Case solved by: Heiji Hattori
Conan Edogawa
Staff
Director: Kobun Shizuno
Chika Nagaoka (sub)
Screenplay: Takahiro Okura
Storyboard: Kobun Shizuno
Iwao Teraoka (co-op)
Jiro Kanai (co-op)
Chika Nagaoka (co-op)
Takamitsu Kudo (co-op)
Technical Director: Kobun Shizuno
Yoshihiro Sugai
Atsushi Nigorikawa
Keisuke Shinohara
Animation director: Masatomo Sudo (chief)
Nobuyuki Iwai
Yoshiharu Shimizu
Hiroyuki Horiuchi
Hiroyuki Notake
Nariyuki Takahashi
Yuko Iwasa
Chiemi Hironaka
Kiyotaka Iida
Yumenosuke Tokuda
Kyoko Yoshimi (asst.)
Masako Miura (asst.)
Akiko Motoyoshi (asst.)
Ayu Imoto (asst.)
Tomoko Fukunaga (asst.)
Rie Nakajima (asst.)
Mina Otaka (asst.)
Kosei Takahashi (asst.)
Iwao Teraoka (action)
Jiro Kanai (action)
Yoshinobu Ando (action)
Yousuke Kabashima (action)
Character Design: Masatomo Sudo
Design Works: Hiroshi Ogawa
Production Cooperation: Studio Comet, Telecom Animation Film
Music
Theme song: Togetsukyō ~Kimi Omou~
Soundtrack: Detective Conan "The Crimson Love Letter" Original Soundtrack
Chronology
Prev movie: « The Darkest Nightmare
Next movie: Zero the Enforcer »
List of movies
Collectibles
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DC Movies and Specials Shonen Sunday Comics Visual Selection
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Detective Conan Movies Shonen Sunday Comics Special
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Detective Conan The Movie Comics Edition
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Detective Conan Movie Novelization

The Crimson Love Letter (から(くれない)恋歌(ラブレター) Karakurenai no Raburetā?) is the 21st movie of the Detective Conan franchise. It was first released during Golden Week of 2017 on April 15th. Directed by Kobun Shizuno and written by Takahiro Okura, it was released following movie 20. It is the second movie focused on Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama, particularly on Kazuha. Its main theme is the Japanese card game of karuta. It is also the introduction of Momiji Ooka, a karuta champion from Kyoto and Heiji's self-declared future wife, and her butler Muga Iori. In Kyoto, the incubent karuta champion of the high-school Satsuki Cup Toshiya Yajima is killed in his mansion by a black figure. Later that day, Conan, Ran, Kogoro, the Detective Boys, Heiji, and Kazuha attend the filming of a karuta TV program in Osaka along with Kazuha's friend Mikiko Hiramoto. They meet the organizer of the Satsuki Cup Kensuke Achiwa. However, they are the target of a vicious bombing, which they narrowly survive. In these two crimes, the culprit left a mysterious karuta card, hinting to further crimes. At the same time, Satsuki Cup finalist Koji Sekine is seen in front of Yajima's body. Moreover, Togo Kaieda, Achiwa's secretary is moving in the shadows. Heiji and Conan are ready to solve the crime, but it takes more than brains to go against a very calculating serial killer.

Characters introduced

Cast

Gadgets

Case

Prologue

In his mansion of Higashiyama, Kyoto, Toshiya Yajima watches a recording of a karuta match played of Momiji Ooka against Sayoko Wachi, while also playing the game karuta himself. Amused, Yajima notices that Momiji has the same favorite cards as her master. Meanwhile, a black silhouette grabs a sword in the hallway of the mansion and opens the door to Yajima's room. Yajima notices this and turns to the door, recognizing the person and reacting in shock as he is attacked by the intruder. With two blows to the head, Yajima dies in a pool of his own blood and a pile of scattered cards.

Robbery(?)-Murder

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Location: Yajima Residence
Victim: Toshiya Yajima
Cause of death: Blunt trauma to the head
Suspects: Koji Sekine, Kensuke Achiwa, Togo Kaieda, and Shikao Nagoro
While Yajima is watching the match of Momiji Ooka, a mysterious man went to his room and killed him with a katana.

Introduction to the tournament

Mikiko playing against Momiji.

Meanwhile, Conan, Ran, Kogoro, Heiji, Kazuha, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Genta are visiting Osaka's Nichiuri TV station, where they are watching a rehearsal for a karuta program. Sonoko cannot assist, since she is bedridden with a cold. On the film set, Momiji Ooka is playing a game of karuta against Mikiko Hiramoto. Mikiko is Kazuha's and Heiji's classmate and a member of her school's karuta club. She also brought Kazuha into the club as a mock-member, as it was about to be disbanded due to a lack of members.

The group is at the studios because the famous detective Kogoro Mouri was invited for an interview with two important personalities of the Karuta world. The Detective Boys, accompanied by Ran, wait in a dressing room until Kogoro can start the interview, while Conan stays with him to watch over him. Kogoro, however, has little knowledge about his interviewees, which is why Conan, Heiji, Kazuha and Mikiko enlighten him. The first interlocutor is Kensuke Achiwa, the president of a real estate company and also the president of Satsuki-Kai (皐月会), a karuta group to which both Mikiko and Momiji belong, and which also hosts the Satsuki Cup, an annual karuta tournament. Achiwa is a very good karuta player, but prefers to act as a reader at tournaments. The Satsuki-Kai was founded twenty years ago by Achiwa's wife, Satsuki Achiwa. She was also the first president of the club before she died three years ago and her husband took over. An important companion of the two is his former secretary Togo Kaieda, who was also reportedly responsible for managing Achiwa's shady real estate business. He is known for wearing a large, conspicuous diamond-encrusted silver ring around his thumb. In addition, before each game of karuta by Satsuki, he washed the family's car, as an auspicious ritual. The second interviewee is Toshiya Yajima, the current champion of the Satsuki Cup and a member of the Satsuki-Kai.

The legendary cards.

Meanwhile, studio employees bring a deck of karuta cards to the studio. Mikiko explains that these cards are the treasure of the Satsuki-Kai, which are now kept in a museum and are only used in the finals of the Satsuki Cup. It is the dream of Mikiko and many karuta players to be able to play a final with these cards one day. The cards are to be introduced to the public as part of a TV special during the karuta broadcast, which will also feature a game of karuta played by Yajima and Momiji. While they are explaining the story behind the cards, President Achiwa arrives, and is greeted by Mikiko and Kogoro. Yajima, however, has still not appeared, which surprises Achiwa, since Yajima came up with the idea for the television program in the first place. Achiwa instructs his secretary to call Koji Sekine, another member of the Satsuki-Kai, and ask him to come here so that he can stand in for Yajima due to the latter's absence.

In Kyoto, said Koji Sekine is seen in from of Yajima's body and is holding the murder weapon in his hands. Hearing the ringing of his cell phone, he wipes his fingerprints off the sword in panic when he realizes with horror that Yajima is holding a karuta card in his hand.

Kazuha angry at Heiji for flirting with Momiji.

Kogoro and Achiwa leave to prepare for the interview. Conan, Heiji and Kazuha also leave the studio and meet up with Ran and the Detective Boys. Together, they are about to go buy some food when Heiji bumps into Momiji in a hallway of the station. Momiji tears up at the sight of Heiji and says that it must be fate that finally allowed her to meet her future husband again. This shocks the entire group, especially Kazuha, who blushes embarrassingly. Momiji snuggles up to Heiji's arm and practically invites him on a date when the assistant director calls her over, as they must finalize some details before the show begins.Momiji then says goodbye to Heiji and wants to meet him later. Blusing with a big smile, Heiji waves goodbye to Momiji before being cornered by an angry Kazuha. Kazuha wants to know how he knows this girl, but Heiji insists he has never seen her before. He then adds that Momiji is memorable for her beauty, unlike Kazuha, which angers her even more. Ran and the Detective Boys quickly say their goodbyes and head towards the station's gift store. While Kazuha continues to pester Heiji with questions, Conan looks up information about Momiji on his smartphone and shows Heiji and Kazuha his find. The Wakipedia articles states that Momiji is a gifted karuta player who has won the Satsuki High School Cup two times in a row and is already being talked about as a future "queen" of the game. Despite this, Heiji is not able to remember meeting her.

The bombing of Nichiuri TV

Meanwhile, the Osaka Police headquarters receives a bomb threat by e-mail, which Goro Otaki presents to his superiors Heizo Hattori and Ginshiro Toyama. The target is Nichiuri TV, and the mail also contained a picture of a karuta card. Even though it can be a false alert, Heizo is convinced that the threat is real and orders the evacuation of the broadcasting building.

As a result, a voice on the speakers announces that the station must be evacuated by order of the prefectural police. Conan and Heiji head to the studio to look for more information, while Kazuha makes her way to an emergency staircase on Heiji's instructions. In the hallway, however, they encounter Kogoro, who grabs Conan and carries him out of the building, but Heiji manages to get past Kogoro unnoticed. There, the staff, Achiwa and Mikiko just learn of the bomb threat. Achiwa says that they should all flee first to be on the safe side, despite the chance that the threat is just a fake. Everyone leaves the studio while Mikiko looks anxiously at the old karuta cards before Heiji grabs her by the arm and drags her out of the studio.

Bombing

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Location: Nichiuri TV Station, Osaka
Victims: Heiji Hattori, Kazuha Toyama, Mikiko Hiramoto, and a security guard
Age: 17 years old (Mikiko Hiramoto)
Injury: Explosion
Suspects: Koji Sekine, Kensuke Achiwa, Togo Kaieda, and Shikao Nagoro
Bombs planted in the building exploded, making it engulfed in flames. A bombing threat was sent, of which content is about karuta.

Outside, Kogoro and Conan are meeting with Ran and the Detective Boys when some bombs explode inside the station. Conan immediately sneaks away again and gets his skateboard from Kogoro's rental car. Inside the building, Heiji and Mikiko meet Kazuha by the emergency stairs. Together they go down the stairs, but Mikiko turns back after a short while and goes back to the film set. Shocked, Heiji and Kazuha follow her. There, Mikiko puts the karuta cards back in their box and takes them with her, not wanting the cards to be destroyed in an explosion. A security guard notices the three teens and escorts them to the emergency exit, but when the ceiling collapses, Heiji and Kazuha are separated from Mikiko and the guard. Mikiko and the guard are able to leave the building, while Heiji and Kazuha can only escape to the roof of the building due to a fire in the staircase. As Mikiko leaves the building, she is observed through binoculars by a black silhouette among the onlookers, wearing Kaieda's thumb ring, who with a smile detonates a bomb that was placed in the TV studio in a gym bag next to the display of the karuta cards.

Conan ready to save Heiji and Kazuha.

Conan uses his telescopic lenses to locate the GPS on Heiji's cell phone and decides to rush to his aid with his skateboard. When he arrives on the roof of the building, he rappels Heiji and Kazuha down using his elastic suspenders and brings them to safety, but another explosion prevents him from rappelling himself. Conan tries to jump his skateboard into the nearby river, but he cannot pick up enough speed on the half-destroyed roof. The smoke almost causes Conan to faint, but when he thinks of Ran, he regains his strength and finds the solution. Using the suspenders as a rope substitute, he skateboards in circles inside the broadcasting station's satellite dish and picks up enough speed to jump over the flames, but it is not enough to reach the river. Heiji notices this and jumps from a tree onto Conan, giving them both enough momentum to land in the river.

In the hospital and second meeting with Momiji

At the ambulance, Conan and Heiji drenched in water meet up with the rest of the group. Otaki is also on the scene and gives Heiji some information, while Conan and the rest of the group go to the hospital to check on Mikiko, who has already been taken to the Naniwa Police Hospital (浪速警察病院) along with President Achiwa, who was hit in the head by a glass shard during the ordeal.

At the police hospital, Conan, Ran, Kazuha and the Detective Boys wait for Mikiko in a corridor outside examination rooms, along with Momiji and Achiwa's staff, who are waiting for the president, when the latter comes out of one of the rooms. Achiwa has only a minor injury overall, but he is very sad about the loss of the valuable karuta cards. However, Momiji informs him that Mikiko managed to save the cards, which is why Achiwa grabs her by the shoulders in complete surprise and frantically asks if this is really true. Momiji confirms it again and Achiwa's secretary tells the president that he can calm down now and not to worry anymore. At that moment, Mikiko comes out of an examination room with her arm in a sling. Achiwa thanks her, but Mikiko is devastated because she cannot participate in the upcoming Satsuki Cup with her injury. Achiwa's secretary reminds him that the police want to talk to him, so Achiwa wishes Mikiko a speedy recovery and leaves.

Kazuha tries to cheer her classmate up by saying that she can participate in the Satsuki Cup next year, but Mikiko explains that despite the fake members, without a good result at the Satsuki Cup, her school's karuta club will surely be disbanded soon. Other than Mikiko, Kazuha is the only truly talented player, which is why Mikiko quickly comes to the conclusion that Kazuha should participate in the Satsuki Cup instead. Kazuha isn't sure, especially since the tournament is already the day after tomorrow, but Mikiko is able to talk her into it. Momiji overhears the girls' conversation and makes fun of Kazuha, suggesting that they could switch to just poetry in the tournament so that Kazuha has a chance as well. Momiji also inquires how Kazuha feels about Heiji. Kazuha replies that she's known Heiji forever, but she Kazuha hesitates to say more. The Detective Boys then say, to Kazuha's horror, that Heiji is definitely her first love, which is totally obvious. Momiji proposes a bet to Kazuha: whichever of the two wins the Satsuki Cup gets to confess her love to Heiji. Mikiko and Ran advise Kazuha against it, but she accepts Momiji's bet.

Conan and Ran joke about Heiji marrying Momiji.

Momiji leaves because she has an appointment at the nail salon. In the process, she bumps into Kogoro and loses her wallet unnoticed. Shortly after, Conan notices the wallet and follows Momiji together with Ran to return it to her, but it is too late, since Iori opens the car door for Momiji and both leave the premises. Trying to find out Momiji's phone number or address, the two look into the wallet, first finding a photo of a man in a kimono and then a photo of a young Momiji and a young Heiji making a pinky promise to each other. Jokingly, Conan and Ran speculate that Heiji promised to marry Momiji at that time, before realizing that Heiji could have been actually naive enough to promise such a thing at that age. At that moment, Heiji arrives on his motorcycle. Ran and Conan decide not to say anything about the photo to Heiji and Kazuha; Conan secretly takes a picture with his cell phone of the man's picture in Momiji's purse. Ran goes back to the hospital, while Kogoro and Achiwa are just coming out when Achiwa receives a call from the Kyoto Prefectural Police: the body of Yajima has been found. Together with Achiwa, Conan, Heiji and Kogoro set off for Kyoto.

Discovery of Yajima's body

Once there, Conan and Heiji are initially denied access to the crime scene by an officer before being greeted by their long-time acquaintance Inspector Fumimaro Ayanokoji, who grants them access. The murder weapon was a sword used to beat Yajima to death, since it had rusted solid in its scabbard and could not be drawn. Conan and Heiji notice that Yajima has bloodstains in his hand, indicating that he was holding one of the numerous bloodstained karuta cards scattered on the floor when he died and it was then removed by the killer. Conan takes a picture of the hand and all the cards on the floor with his cell phone. After putting on gloves and asking the forensics officer on scene, Heiji straightens the fallen TV and turns it on. On it is a recording of the game between Momiji and Wachi. In the DVD player was a DVD labeled "15th to 20th finals of the Satsuki High School Cup." Noticing Achiwa's curiosity over why the two are there, Kogoro grabs Heiji and Conan and drags them out of the mansion.

Haibara investigates for Conan.

Outside, Koji Sekine arrives, who supposedly drank too much and did not notice that his smartphone batteries had run out, which was why he could not be reached. He learns about Yajima's murder and calls it a tragedy, especially since he had lost to Yajima three times in previous Satsuki Cups; he wanted to finally beat him the day after tomorrow. Achiwa mentions that he wants to cancel the Cup because of the death of the reigning champion, but Sekine strongly disagrees, saying that Yajima would not have wanted this and that otherwise he would have been knocked down for nothing. Ayanokoji asks Sekine for an official interrogation. Conan and Heiji are pretty sure that Sekine is Yajima's killer, but they want to gather more evidence first to prove him guilty of the bombing.

Conan calls Haibara and sends her the photos of the karuta cards, Yajima's hand, and the man from Momiji's purse, asking her to find out who the man is and which card Yajima was holding. Heiji and Conan fear that Achiwa and Momiji are also targeted by the culprit, which is why they split up: Heiji guards Momiji in Kyoto, while Conan guards Achiwa in Osaka, who is staying at Hotel New Otani Osaka (ホテルニューオータニ大阪) with Conan and the others. Meanwhile, after checking in, Ran, Kazuha and the Detective Boys go in their hotel room. Kazuha and Ran begin karuta training.

Heiji calls a certain someone.

After a while, they wonder where Heiji, Conan and Kogoro are, so Kazuha calls Heiji. She tells him that she is participating in the Satsuki Cup and asks him to help her train, since Heiji once spontaneously participated in a karuta tournament when he was young and won. Kazuha had also thought of that when she became a mock member of her school's karuta club. Heiji does not understand what's so special about it. The two argue and hang up in frustration. Heiji then calls someone and asks for a favor.

Kazuha's training

A little later, Kogoro and Conan are back at the hotel in Osaka. A tired Kogoro, who later assisted to the police briefing, falls on the tatami and sleeps. At the reception hall of the hotel, Conan spies on Achiwa and attaches a transmitter to him when he passes by with his secretary and bodyguards. Then, he notices Shizuka Hattori in the lobby, whom he takes to his room. Shizuka was once a karuta "queen," which is why she was asked by Heiji to help Kazuha train. Kazuha and Shizuka train all night.

Heiji and Ayanokoji guard Ooka Mansion.

That night, Heiji stands guard outside the Ooka family mansion, along with Ayanokoji, who was also concerned for her safety. From the estate, the butler Muga Iori comes to them, thanks them for their hard work and brings them tea on a food tray. Momiji watches Heiji with an affectionate look over a security camera.

When Conan and Ran wake up the next morning, Kazuha and Shizuka are still training, so Shizuka orders a break. Kazuha wants to continue, but immediately falls asleep the next moment because of she stayed up all night. Later in the day, Sekine, Achiwa and Momiji gather at the hotel as they have to make preparations for the Satsuki Cup at the tournament grounds today. Mikiko meets up with Shizuka and the well-rested Kazuha in the lobby and asks her how her training has been. Momiji overhears that a former "Queen" is helping Kazuha and challenges Kazuha to a friendly match, but Shizuka intervenes and offers herself as Momiji's opponent instead. Momiji accepts.

A car bombing in broad daylight

In another room in the hotel, Sekine is confronted by Heiji and the sleeping Kogoro, with Conan hidden behind the couch doing the voice of Kogoro. The detectives say Sekine is Yajima's killer because he has no alibi, a motive, and he gave himself away: knowing that Yajima was killed by a sword, Sekine said that Yajima was "knocked down" but not that Yajima was "stabbed" or "slain." That the murder weapon had rusted in its scabbard and therefore could not be drawn was known only to the perpetrator. Sekine is killed by staff for preparations and uses it as an excuse to leave, since Heiji and Conan have no solid evidence. Conan and Heiji plan to watch Sekine and wait for him to make a mistake under the pressure of the confrontation. They go outside to Heiji's motorcycle.

Sleeping Kogoro's deduction begins.

The tournament site is huge, so the police can only protect Momiji and Achiwa fully on the way there. That is why Heiji and Conan want to follow the police convoy. In addition, Conan has found some information about the venue of the final: the final will be held in the Satsuki Hall, which was built into a steep wall of a valley above a lake on the tournament grounds. Only the two finalists and the reader will enter the hall, which is accessible only by elevator. The hall is equipped with microphones and cameras that broadcast the final to the rest of the halls on the tournament grounds. In addition, the hall is equipped with noise barriers and air conditioning. A moment later, Conan receives an email from Haibara with information about the man from Momiji's wallet, whose name is Shikao Nagoro. At the same time, a black silhouette places a bomb under a car in the underground garage of the hotel.

Meanwhile, in Kazuha's room, the match between Momiji and Shizuka is over. Momiji also has to leave, but she tells Kazuha that she will win the bet and will not underestimate Kazuha, because she once underestimated a beginner in her life and suffered a painful defeat. She also talks about how Heiji is her bodyguard and he kept watch outside her house all night. Momiji says goodbye while Kazuha seethes with anger at Heiji and vows to beat Momiji at the tournament.

Bombing

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Location: Road
Victims: Koji Sekine, Momiji Ooka, and Kensuke Achiwa
Age: 17 years old (Momiji Ooka)
Injury: Explosion, car crash
Suspects: Koji Sekine, Kensuke Achiwa, Togo Kaieda, and Shikao Nagoro
The culprit detonates the bomb under Sekine's car.

The police convoy with Achiwa, Sekine and Momiji leaves the hotel and Conan and Heiji follow the cars. The convoy is watched from a distance by a black silhouette with Kaieda's ring on his thumb, who detonates the bomb under Sekine's car.

Police briefing

In the evening, Conan, Heiji and Achiwa are at the Osaka Prefectural Police headquarters in a conference room with Otaki, Ginshiro and Heizo. Otaki reports that Sekine is alive, but his condition is critical. Momiji, on the other hand, is unharmed. The police officers suspect that members of the Satsuki Kai are being specifically targeted. Conan shows Achiwa the photo of Shikao Nagoro, whereupon Achiwa reveals more about the man.

The Osaka police in motion.

Nagoro was the president of the Nagoro-Kai (名頃会), an elite karuta club with only 20 members. Nagoro had a very aggressive style of play, which included always grabbing his six favorite cards. Of these favorite cards, none had ever been snatched away from him in a game during his career. Five years ago, Nagoro challenged Achiva's wife Satsuki to a karuta duel, the loser of which must disband his club. Since Nagoro had leaked the duel to the media, the public pressure was too great and Satsuki could not refuse. But Nagoro never showed up for the duel and he has been missing since this day. Without their president and due to the public reaction to Nagoro fleeing from a fight he himself had forced, the Nagoro-Kai collapsed. At that time, Toshiya Yajima had also vehemently pushed for the dissolution of the Nagoro-Kai. The members of the Nagoro-kai were allowed to join the Satsuki-kai, but only two members did so: Koji Sekine and Momiji Ooka, who was Nagoro's favorite student and strongest newcomer to the Nagoro-Kai at the time.

Otaki receives a call and is informed that Sekine had received an email before the explosion that had only a single karuta card attached as a file. Achiwa identifies this card as one of Nagoro's favorite cards. Panicked, Heiji calls Momiji, who also finds an email on her account with one of Nagoro's favorite cards. Heiji tells Momiji to come to police headquarters immediately for protection, but Momiji refuses because she has to prepare for the Satsuki Cup. Conan gets an email from Haibara who identified the card Yajima was holding, which is also one of Nagoro's favorite cards. The card in the threat of the bombing of Nichiuri TV was also one of the favorite cards.

Heizo, Ginshiro, Conan and Heiji suspect that the culprit behind it all is Nagoro, who has returned from exile after five years to take revenge on Momiji and Sekine, the traitors from his club, and on Yajima, who was pushing hardest to break up the Nagoro-Kai at the time. Conan and Heiji are sure that there will be two more victims, since Nagoro has never given up a single one of his favorite cards and still has two cards left. Heizo and Ginshiro order a massive security increase for the next day's Satsuki Cup.

Outside the headquarters, Heiji and Conan talk again with Achiwa, who seems to be hiding something. Achiwa takes them into his office, where he tells them what he did not want to tell the police. Five years ago, Nagoro was at the Achiwa mansion the day before the public duel and had played a private game with Satsuki using the valuable cards of the Satsuki-Kai. For this, instead of a reader, they used an audio recording from the Achiwas' house. When Achiwa returned home, he met Nagoro in the hallway, who left the house as white as a sheet; he had lost big. Achiwa suspects that Nagoro did not want to face such disgrace in a public game and that is why he disappeared. Achiwa did not want to tell this to the police because it would have become actual knowledge and might have become public knowledge; the disclosure of the use of the valuable cards for a private game would have caused an outcry among the members of the Satsuki-Kai. After leaving Achiwa, Conan thinks that it is strange that Achiwa's car was not washed for the day of the tournament, even though he always does before one.

Momiji's promise

Young Heiji promises to Momiji.

Meanwhile, Ran meets with Momiji and gives her wallet back. In it is Momiji's lucky charm, the photo of Nagoro. Ran also asks about the photo with her and Heiji, so Momiji tells her more about it. At the time, Heiji was the rookie that Momiji lost to in the tournament that Heiji spontaneously won. At that time, she was crying bitterly after the defeat, which is why Heiji had comforted her and told her that the next time they met, she would be his wife, which he had promised her firmly. This is what Momiji believed in all these years and it gave her strength. Ran asks if such a promise from children should really be taken seriously, but Momiji replies that a true man should stand by his words. Ran remembers Shinichi's confession of love in London and agrees with Momiji in response. Momiji asks Ran to tell Kazuha that there is no way Momiji will let a card she wants so badly be snatched away, quoting her master.

Heiji surprises Kazuha.

Later, while training with Kazuha, Ran cannot help but think of Heiji's promise, but she keeps Momiji's words and promise from Kazuha so as not to upset Kazuha. During a break in training, Kazuha stares at the floor and goes over her weaknesses in Karuta in her mind when Heiji suddenly kneels in front of her and addresses her, startling Kazuha. While Heiji asks her why Kazuha is scowling, Kazuha just asks why Heiji isn't with Momiji, since he is her bodyguard. Heiji explains that he wanted to help Kazuha train to take some of the pressure off his mother. Kazuha refuses his help and demands that he go back to Momiji's house so that nothing happens to her before Kazuha beats her in the tournament tomorrow. Confused, Heiji leaves again and tells his mother to take care of Kazuha. Both Heiji outside in the hotel hallway, and Kazuha in the room, stare sadly at the floor.

Momiji is back in her mansion, looking at the photo of Nagoro and asking her master to stand by her tomorrow as well. Achiwa is looking at a picture of Satsuki at his place and asks her to watch over him, while on his smartphone there is an email with another favorite card of Nagoro.

The tournament begins

The next day, the Satsuki Cup is in full swing. Ayanokoji and Otaki are responsible for security. Thanks to handprint scanners for the staff, no unauthorized person should gain access that way, but unnoticed by Conan, Heiji and Ayanokoji, Togo Kaieda enters the premises wearing a staff uniform and, according to the hand scanner, a valid staff authorization. Kaieda gains access to the security room and disables the guard. He enters a password into the computer and disables the fire protection system before destroying the computer.

The tournament takes place, and the Detective Boys, Conan, Ran, Mikiko and Shizuka are cheering on Kazuha. In the end Momiji and Kazuha are in the finals after making it out of 80 participants. They are taken by boat to Satsuki Hall by President Achiwa, who will also be the reader in the finals. The two girls have a friendly chat, yet both are determined to win and confess their love to Heiji.

At the hospital, Sekine finally regains consciousness.

The third bombing

Kaieda sneaks into a warehouse and places a bomb on a shelf, but its timer is set to two seconds when activated, blowing him up.

Bombing (with casualty)

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Location: Storage shack in the forest
Victim: Togo Kaieda
Cause of death: Explosion
Suspects: Koji Sekine, Kensuke Achiwa, Togo Kaieda, and Shikao Nagoro

Ayanokoji, Heiji and Conan follow the smoke from the explosion to the shed. At first they think Nagoro accidentally killed himself, but Conan notices Kaieda's distinctive ring stuck in a tree. Otaki informs Ayanokoji that Achiwa's secretary got the mail on her boss's cell phone with the fifth favorite card. Panicking, Heiji directs a check of Kazuha's smartphone and indeed got the sixth favorite card by mail when it was determined that she was in the finals. The culprit's final destination is clear: the Satsuki Hall, where the finals will be held. The police head there, followed by Heiji and Conan on Heiji's motorcycle.

Before the police can get into the elevator to the Satsuki Hall, a bomb explodes at its foot, starting a huge fire fueled by accelerants. However, the streets leading to Satsuki Hall are too old and narrow for the fire trucks of the fire department. Heiji and Conan circle the valley basin to reach the top of the escarpment via a mountain path.

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    Music

    Togetsukyō ~Kimi Omou~ (渡月橋 ~君 想ふ~ Togetsu Bridge ~Thinking About You~?), by Mai Kuraki.

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    Trivia

    • Aoyama cited the live action adaptations of Yuki Suetsugu's manga series Chihayafuru among his inspirations for making Hyakunin Isshu and karuta subjects of a Conan film. He noted the Kyoto based Karuta Queen, or national champion in the women's division, as depicted in Chihayafuru, as the model for characters in Crimson Love Letter.
    • The poem recited at the beginning of the official trailer is the 77th poem from the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, a classical Japanese poem anthology that is prominently featured in the movie.
    • The site of Achiwa Kaikan is inspired from Omi Shrine, in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, and the real-life location of the national competitive karuta championships. It is also the location shown at the end of the movie during the credits.
    • Shinichi's email address in the movie is "the_sign_of_four@Potmail.cam".
    • The black figure who detonates the bombs with a remote control is seen wearing a ring, which directly indicates the culprit.
    • The movie has a running time of 112 minutes.
    • Muga Iori and Momiji Ooka's car is a Mercedes-Maybach S 600 Pullman [X222] (Rubellite Red and Crystal White).
    • Koji Sekine's car is a white Toyota Corolla Axio [E140].
    • Togo Kaieda's car is a Nissan President [F50].
    • Kensuke Achiwa's car is a dark blue 1997 Toyota Century [GZG50]. The license plate is 浪速 300, む • 4 86 (Naniwa 300, Mu - 4 86).
    • The Osaka's Nichiuri TV station is modeled after the Yomiuri TV old headquarters, which was still being used during the movie production.
    • Yomiuri TV later moved to new building on September 1, 2019. The new building also become the model of the new Osaka's Nichiuri TV station in Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba.
    • This film is dedicated to Kazunari Kouchi, the real-life screenplay writer of Detective Conan, who died on July 18, 2016. A title card reads "In memory of Kazunari Kouchi" appears during the end credits of the film.
    • This movie was promoted with two special guest voice actors. Comedian and actor Daisuke Miyagawa plays Koji Sekine, while actress Riho Yoshioka voices Kazuha's friend, Mikiko Hiramoto.
    • Although Sayoko Wachi has no lines in the movie, in the manga version she explains the structure of the Satsuki Karuta Tournament.[2]
    • The nameplates of guest of the Satsuki-kai in the Osaka Nichiuri building include Kota Fukushima (福島 孝太), Yoshitomo Kashiwamura (柏村 美友), and Nozomi Urabe (浦辺 のぞみ).
    • The list of participants in the karuta tournament:

    In other languages

    Language Title Translation
    Flag of Arabic Arabic رسالة الحب القرمزية The Crimson Love Song
    Flag of Catalonia Catalan La carta d’amor escarlata The Scarlet Love Letter
    Flag of China Chinese (Simplified) 唐红的恋歌
    殷红的恋歌
    The Crimson Love Song
    Flag of Republic of China Chinese (Traditional) 唐紅的戀歌 The Crimson Love Song
    Flag of France French La lettre d'amour écarlate Crimson Love Letter
    Flag of Germany German Der purpurrote Liebesbrief The Crimson Love Letter
    Flag of South Korea Korean 진홍의 연가 The Crimson Love Song
    Flag of Spain Spanish La carta de amor escarlata The Scarlet Love Letter
    Flag of Thailand Thai ปริศนาเพลงกลอนซ่อนรัก Mystery of a Love Letter
    Hidden in the Poem
    Flag of Vietnam Vietnamese Bản tình ca màu đỏ thẫm The Crimson Love Song

    References

    1. ^ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=19005k
    2. ^ アニメール Vol. 43 -劇場版名探偵コナン特集号-, March 4, 2017.

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