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23rd Detective Conan Film Opens in Malaysia in July
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Malaysian film distributor GSC Movies began streaming an English-subtitled trailer on Wednesday for Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (Meitantei Conan: Konjō no Fist), the 23rd anime film in the Detective Conan franchise. The video reveals that Odex's screening of the film in Malaysia is slated to open on July 4.
The film will open in Japan on April 12.
Tomoka Nagaoka (assistant director on Detective Conan: The Crimson Love Letter) is directing the film. Takahiro Ōkura (Detective Conan: The Crimson Love Letter) is penning the script. Katsuo Ono returns to compose the music. Hiroomi Tosaka, the vocalist for Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe, is performing the film's theme song "Blue Sapphire."
Franchise regulars Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, and Rikiya Koyama return as Conan Edogawa, Ran Mouri, and Kogoro Mouri. Kappei Yamaguchi reprises his role as Kaitō Kid. Guest cast members include Ikusaburo Yamazaki as Leon Lo and Mayuko Kiwakita as Rachel Cheong.
The film will be set in Singapore, and will be the first Detective Conan film set outside of Japan. Singapore's famous Marina Bay Sands, will be the site of a murder case in the film. The plot will involve a large gem known as the "Blue Sapphire," which sank to the bottom of the ocean at the end of the 19th century.
The film will center on Kaitō Kid, Makoto Kyōgoku, and Conan Edogawa. It marks a return of the Kaitō Kid character to the Detective Conan films since his last appearance in Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno, the franchise's 19th film, in 2015. It is also the first appearance of the character Makoto Kyōgoku in the franchise films. In the film, Makoto, an undefeated Karate Master with 400 wins, confronts Kid as Kid tries to steal the Blue Sapphire. Meanwhile, Kaitō Kid brings Conan to Singapore against his will.
