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Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine

2023 · 110 min

A tense, twisty thriller that keeps you guessing, with high-stakes suspense and a touch of warmth.

Directed by: Yuzuru Tachikawa
Genres: Animation, Action, Crime
Starring: Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, Rikiya Koyama

Overview: While visiting Hachijo-jima, Conan sneaks aboard a security boat heading to the Pacific Buoy, an off-shore facility constructed near the coasts built to connect surveillance cameras used by police forces around the world. However, an engineer gets abducted! An eerie sound of a propeller hums underwater as a dark figure begins to creep toward Ai Haibara... When the forbidden Black Box is opened, the sealed-away past will surface above the treacherous waves!

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Directed by: Yuzuru Tachikawa
Genres: Animation, Action, Crime
Starring: Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, Rikiya Koyama

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
conspiracy
survival
identity
deception
Places: sea
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	7
Horror	3
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: animation, action, crime, mystery
Directed by: Yuzuru Tachikawa
Written by: Takeharu Sakurai
Starring: Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, Rikiya Koyama, Megumi Hayashibara, Shuichi Ikeda, Kazuhiko Inoue, Kenichi Ogata, Atsuko Yuya
Music: Yugo Kanno
Cinematography: Hitoshi Nishiyama
Runtime: 110 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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