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Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet

2021 · 110 min

A brisk, twisty thriller that balances high-stakes action with lighthearted detective banter, keeping you guessing without ever feeling too heavy.

Directed by
Chika Nagaoka
Genres
Animation, Action, Crime
Overview
At the opening ceremony of the WSG (World Sports Games) Tokyo Games, a sports festival held once every four years, it is announced that the world's first vacuum superconducting maglev with a maximum speed of 1,000 kilometers per hour will open. While attracting attention from around the world, top executives of large companies are kidnapped from the party venue where WSG tournament sponsors gather. Conan moves toward a solution and eventually finds a connection with the WSG abduction case that occurred 15 years ago in Boston, USA.

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Directed by
Chika Nagaoka
Genres
Animation, Action, Crime
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • crime
  • justice
  • family
  • technology
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour4
Realism5
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

In this series

Detective Conan Collection

  1. Detective Conan: The Time Bombed SkyscraperMovie · 1997
  2. Case Closed: The Fourteenth TargetMovie · 1998
  3. Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the CenturyMovie · 1999
  4. Detective Conan: Captured in Her EyesMovie · 2000
  5. Case Closed: Countdown to HeavenMovie · 2001
  6. Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker StreetMovie · 2002
  7. Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient CapitalMovie · 2003
  8. Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver SkyMovie · 2004
  9. Detective Conan: Strategy Above the DepthsMovie · 2005
  10. Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' RequiemMovie · 2006
  11. Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep AzureMovie · 2007
  12. Detective Conan: Full Score of FearMovie · 2008
  13. Detective Conan: The Raven ChaserMovie · 2009
  14. Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the SkyMovie · 2010
  15. Detective Conan: Quarter of SilenceMovie · 2011
  16. Detective Conan: The Eleventh StrikerMovie · 2012
  17. Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant SeaMovie · 2013
  18. Detective Conan: Dimensional SniperMovie · 2014
  19. Detective Conan: Sunflowers of InfernoMovie · 2015
  20. Detective Conan: The Darkest NightmareMovie · 2016
  21. Case Closed: The Crimson Love LetterMovie · 2017
  22. Case Closed: Zero the EnforcerMovie · 2018
  23. Case Closed: The Fist of Blue SapphireMovie · 2019
  24. Detective Conan: The Scarlet BulletMovie · 2021 This title
  25. Detective Conan: The Bride of HalloweenMovie · 2022
  26. Detective Conan: Black Iron SubmarineMovie · 2023
  27. Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar PentagramMovie · 2024
  28. Detective Conan: One-Eyed FlashbackMovie · 2025
  29. Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the HighwayMovie · 2026

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Details

Genres
animation, action, crime, mystery, romance, thriller
Directed by
Chika Nagaoka
Written by
Takeharu Sakurai
Starring
Minami Takayama, Kappei Yamaguchi, Wakana Yamazaki, Rikiya Koyama, Shuichi Ikeda, Ryotaro Okiayu, Atsuko Tanaka, Noriko Hidaka
Music
Katsuo Ono
Cinematography
Hitoshi Nishiyama
Runtime
110 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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