Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram

Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram
Theatrical release poster
Kanji名探偵コナン 100万ドルの五稜星
Revised HepburnMeitantei Konan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube
Directed byChika Nagaoka
Written byTakahiro Okura
Based onCase Closed
by Gosho Aoyama
Produced by
  • Shūhō Kondō
  • Takeshi Shioguchi
  • Yūhei Okada
Starring
Music byYugo Kanno (soundtrack)
Aiko (theme song: "Soushisouai")
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram (Meitantei Konan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube (Japanese: 名探偵コナン 100万ドルの五稜星)) is a Japanese animated mystery film directed by Chika Nagaoka. It is the twenty-seventh installment of the Case Closed film series based on the manga series of the same name by Gosho Aoyama, preceded by Black Iron Submarine in 2023. The film was released in Japan on April 12, 2024.[1]

Plot

In Hakodate, Hokkaido, Kaito Kid made an announcement for his next heist, the target being a Japanese sword with connections to warrior Toshizo Hijikata. On the day of the heist, Heiji Hattori and Conan, who were visiting a kendo tournament in Hakodate, confront Kid, hoping to learn why he was after the sword. While Ran and Kazuha need to comfort their frenemy, Momiji and her inteligent butler, Iori.[2]

Cast

Character Japanese voice actor
Conan Edogawa Minami Takayama[3]
Shinichi Kudō Kappei Yamaguchi[3]
Kaito Kid (Kaito Kuroba)
Ran Mōri Wakana Yamazaki[3]
Kogorō Mōri Rikiya Koyama[3]
Heiji Hattori Ryō Horikawa[3]
Kazuha Toyama Yuko Miyamura
Ai Haibara Megumi Hayashibara
Ayumi Yoshida Yukiko Iwai
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Ikue Ōtani
Genta Kojima Wataru Takagi
Hiroshi Agasa Kenichi Ogata
Sonoko Suzuki Naoko Matsui
Momiji Ooka Satsuki Yukino
Muga Iori Daisuke Ono
Soshi Okita VI Kōji Yusa
Ginzo Nakamori Kōji Ishii
Aoko Nakamori Mao Ichimichi
Yusaku Kudo Hideyuki Tanaka
Yukiko Kudo Sumi Shimamoto
Toichi Kuroba Shūichi Ikeda
Toshizo Hijikata Kenjiro Tsuda[3]
Takeshi Onimaru
Yoshihisa Kawasoe (Detective Kawazoe) Yo Oizumi
Nishimura Kyohei (Inspector Nishimura) Hikaru Hanada
Hijiri Fukushiro Yoshitsugu Matsuoka[4]
Ryōe Fukushiro Takayuki Sugō[4]
Takuzō Onoe Hiroshi Naka[4]
Miko Yoshinaga Marika Kōno[4]
Brian D. Kadokura Banjō Ginga[4]

Promotion

On 30 September 2023, the official Detective Conan film series X (formerly Twitter) account posted an initial trailer of the movie.[5]

On 29 November 2023, in the first issue of 2024 for Weekly Shōnen Sunday, the title of the movie has been confirmed as The Million Dollar Pentagram, with a hand-drawn poster by Gosho Aoyama and a synopsis of the film attached, with the release date confirmed as 12 April 2024.[6][7][8]

On 26 December 2023, a new 60-second trailer and a visual poster featuring Conan, Heiji and Kaito Kid were released.[9]

On 1 February 2024, the main visual of the film was released. It was also announced that there will be no pre-screening of the film, but a fan meeting will be held ahead of the theatrical release of the film.[10] The theme song was revealed to be Sōshi Sōai (Japanese: 相思相愛) by Aiko in a 90-second trailer released on 15 February, marking the singer's first collaboration with a Detective Conan movie.[11][12]

References

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  2. ^ "Detective Conan's 27th Feature Film Reveals New Trailer & Visual". Animehunch. 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
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  4. ^ a b c d e "27th Detective Conan Film Reveals 5 Guest Cast Members". Anime News Network. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  5. ^ "劇場版名探偵コナン【公式】on X (formerly Twitter)". X (formerly Twitter). 2023-09-30.
  6. ^ "映画『コナン』来年4月12日公開 函館舞台で平次VS怪盗キッド『名探偵コナン 100万ドルの五稜星』". ORICON NEWS. 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  7. ^ "劇場版「名探偵コナン」新作は「100万ドルの五稜星」、函館で平次と和葉の恋模様描く". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  8. ^ "Detective Conan's 27th Film Reveals Title, Release Date, and a Special Trailer!". tokyohive. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  9. ^ Nazru, Ami (2023-12-26). "Detective Conan's 27th Feature Film Reveals New Trailer & Visual". Animehunch. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  10. ^ Patel, Jay (2024-02-01). "Detective Conan Movie 27 Reveals Main Visual". Otaku Mantra. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  11. ^ Mishra, Ishika (2024-02-15). "Detective Conan Movie 27 New Trailer Unveils Theme Song By Aiko". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  12. ^ "aiko、映画『コナン』主題歌担当！初タッグで喜び 新予告映像も解禁で抱き合う？平次と和葉の姿". ORICON NEWS. 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-02-15.