Sunflowers of Inferno

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Movie 19
Official trailer
Information
Title:	Sunflowers of Inferno
English Title:	Sunflowers of Inferno
Japanese Title:	名探偵コナン 業火の向日葵 (Meitantei Konan: Gōka no Himawari)
Original airdate:	April 18, 2015
English airdate:	January 19, 2021 (Digital) January 25, 2022 (Blu-ray)
Broadcast rating when aired on television:	10.5% (aired on April 15, 2016)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Shinichi Kudo Kaitou Kid Kaito Kuroba Konosuke Jii Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Ai Haibara Sonoko Suzuki Detective Boys Ginzo Nakamori Jirokichi Suzuki Lupin Juzo Megure Hiroshi Agasa Zengo Goto Hideo Akagi Makoto Kyogoku
Case solved by:	Shinichi Kudo (via Conan on phone)
Staff
Director:	Kobun Shizuno
Screenplay:	Takeharu Sakurai
Storyboard:	Kobun Shizuno Iwao Teraoka (co-op) Koichi Ohata (co-op) Chika Nagaoka (co-op) Takamitsu Kudo (co-op)
Technical Director:	Kobun Shizuno Chika Nagaoka Yoshihiro Sugai Kenichi Takeshita Takanori Yano
Animation director:	Masatomo Sudo (chief) Yoshiharu Shimizu Hiroyuki Notake Yuko Iwasa Rie Nakajima Chiemi Hironaka Nariyuki Takahashi Hiroyuki Horiuchi  Akio Kawamura Junko Yamanaka (asst.) Nobuyuki Iwai (asst.) Yoshinobu Ando (asst.) Keiko Sasaki (asst.) Tomoko Fukunaga (asst.) Takashi Kawaguchi (asst.) Yoshio Mizumura (asst.) Miwa Oshima (asst.)
Character Design:	Masatomo Sudo Design Works: Hiroshi Ogawa
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Kappei Yamaguchi as Shinichi Kudo, Kaitou Kid Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Rikiya Koyama as Kogoro Mouri Naoko Matsui as Sonoko Suzuki Megumi Hayashibara as Ai Haibara Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Wataru Takagi as Genta Kojima, Lupin Kosei Tomita as Jirokichi Suzuki Taiten Kusunoki as Zengo Goto Akio Suyama as Konosuke Jii (young) Chafurin as Juzo Megure Unsho Ishizuka as Ginzo Nakamori Yoshiko Sakakibara as Keiko Anderson Nana Eikura as Natsumi Miyadai Hiroshi Isobe as Koji Azuma Yukana as Kumiko Kishi Katsuhisa Houki as Taizo Ishimine Shunsuke Sakuya as Charlie Toshiko Sawada as Umeno Yuko Minaguchi as Umeno (young) Toru Okawa as Kiyosuke Azuma Hidekatsu Shibata as Hideo Haraguchi Kang Ji-young as Cast Kozo Mito as Auctionner Hideyuki Umezu as Art expert Dai Matsumoto as Flight captain Katsumi Toriumi as Vice captain Akiko Muta as Announcer Masayo Kurata as Announcer Toshimitsu Oda as Koji Dobashi Shogakukan young voice actors: Riko Arake, Miharu Nakajima, Kosei Suzuki, Kaisei Nishikawa, and Mirena Kurosawa
Music
Theme song:	Oh! Rival
Soundtrack:	Detective Conan "Sunflowers of Inferno" Original Soundtrack
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Sunflowers of Inferno is the 19th movie in the Detective Conan franchise. It was released in Japan on April 18, 2015.

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kaitou Kid Kaito Kuroba Shinichi Kudo Ran Mouri Konosuke Jii Ai Haibara Kogoro Mouri Sonoko Suzuki Ayumi Yoshida Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Genta Kojima Hiroshi Agasa Ginzo Nakamori Jirokichi Suzuki Lupin Juzo Megure Zengo Goto Hideo Akagi (journal photo) Makoto Kyogoku (cellphone puppet) Announcer

Gadgets

Gadgets
Card Gun Hang Glider Cape Telescopic Lenses Voice-Changing Bowtie Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt Stun-Gun Wristwatch Elasticity Suspenders

Case

Situation

In a skyscraper in Manhattan, an auction house presents the stand-out piece of the night's auction: one of the famous 'Sunflower' paintings by Vincent Van Gogh. The painting belongs to a series painted by Van Gogh, an artist beloved by Japan, in his house in Arles in the south of France. Until recently, art historians believed there were seven sunflower paintings but only a year ago, an unknown eighth painting was discovered in Arles, with the style and colours being an exact match for the second Sunflower painting that was once kept in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Historians have examined this new painting and concluded that it must have been painted by Van Gogh himself or, at least, by someone working with him. The second Sunflower painting used to belong to Koyata Yamamoto, a businessman, but was thought to have been destroyed in World War II, so the current theory is that this newly discovered painting could be a reproduction of the lost one. The painting draws considerable interest and at the subsequent auction, Jirokichi Suzuki buys it for a record price.

Jirokichi holds a press conference the day after the auction and announces that he plans to collect all seven Sunflower paintings to hold an exhibition in Lake Rock Museum, Shinjuku, a newly constructed museum that belongs to the Suzuki Group. He says the title of the exhibition will be "the sunflowers who longed to return to Japan." He already has made contact with the owners of the other six paintings and obtained their permission to get the paintings on loan, having to promise he would transport and preserve the paintings safely and treat them with the utmost care and security while they are in his museum. To help him with this task, Jirokichi presents seven experts that he hired for the exhibition, calling them "the Seven Samurai". As the experts join him on stage, suddenly a playing card comes flying through the sky and falls onto the stage. The card carries an announcement and Kaito Kid's logo. Kid appears, holds his card gun out and causes a mass panic. He throws a smoke bomb and flees, but Detective Charlie, one of Jirokichi's "samurai", a security professional, pursues him. Kid is backed into a corner by Charlie, but lets off a flash bomb, breaks the window behind him and jumps off the building, flying away with his hangglider.

The following morning, a Sky Japan plane hired by Jirokichi and painted with the Sunflowers leaves for Japan, carrying the newest painting on board, along with Jirokichi, Sonoko and six of the "samurai" as well as a special guest - none other than: Shinichi Kudo. But just as the jet descends towards Haneda Airport, a bomb detonates in the cargo hold, blowing the door away and taking the painting with it. The explosion was large enough to destroy the engines as well and the airplane goes into freefall, causing a panic onboard. Kogoro, the 7th Samurai chosen by Jirokichi, has been waiting at Haneda Airport to receive the painting along with the police and Ran, wanting to surprise Sonoko. They can only watch the plane spinning out of control and Ran, scared for her best friend, panics and can't bear look while the frantic pilot tries to land safely. They do make it down in one piece, but, just after they've touched the ground, received by emergency services, Kaito Kid comes flying out of nowhere with the paining in hand. Conan chases after Kid but can't catch him. Strangely enough, Kid flies off without the painting. Conan finds it, brings it to Jirokichi's Samurai and they confirm that the painting hasn't been damaged.

Bombing
	Location: Haneda Airport Suspects: Natsumi Miyadai, Koji Azuma, Keiko Anderson, Kumiko Kishi, Taizo Ishimine, and Kaitou Kid

Several days later, Jirokichi invites the Seven Samurai to a conference to plan what counter-measures they can take against Kid. The owners of the other paintings had also become reluctant in loaning him their paintings. That morning, Conan, Agasa, and the Detective Boys head to the Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Museum of Art, to see the 5th painting. Just after Conan leaves, Kogoro receives another notice from Kid. The Samurai decode it and find that the notice states that he will steal the 5th painting tonight. Conan, Haibara, and the others are viewing the 5th painting together with an old woman named Umeno, said to visit and view the painting every day, when Jirokichi, Kogoro, Inspector Nakamori, and the others arrive. Conan quickly realizes a case is unfolding and joins up with them. They decide that they should move the painting to a safe place before night comes, and the painting is to be wrapped up under the instructions of the Seven Samurai. However, Kid had already infiltrated the staff, and steals the painting.

Heist
	Thief: Kaitou Kid Target: The 5th Sunflowers painting Location: Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Museum of Art Advanced Notice: Tonight, I'll take the first replica (the one on the left side of the La Berceuse).

He also leaves behind a message to the museum's curator, saying he will return it if paid ten billion yen. Jirokichi immediately decides to pay the enormous ransom. The deal with Kid turns into chaos, however Conan and the others miraculously succeed in retrieving the 5th painting. However, even Conan begins to wonder about Kid's escalating crimes which have come to endanger many lives.

Extortion
	Location: Touto Plaza Hotel, room 1412 Victim: Hideo Haraguchi and Jirokichi Suzuki Suspects: Kaitou Kid I'll hand over the Sunflowers I just took for a reasonable amount of ten billion yen. I'll see you in room 1412 in the Touto Plaza Hotel. Bring old bills and lay them out on the bed. If you can't, I won't make the deal.

Attempted Murder
	Location: Suzuki residence Victim: Jirokichi Suzuki Suspects: Kaitou Kid?

With Kid's motives as yet a mystery, the exhibition of the Seven Sunflowers at Lake Rock Museum meets its opening day. The most excited to see the exhibition are the Detective Boys, Conan, Ran, and Sonoko. Just as they begin to view the paintings, Conan spots a Kid Card. The enigmatic message could not be deciphered by even the Seven Samurai, but its presence attests that Kid is already within the museum. Jirokichi quickly orders to evacuate the museum goers and staff, to trap Kid inside the museum. However, he seems to have anticipated this turn of events, and blows up the electric room, leaving the museum in a blackout.

Arson
	Location: Lake Rock Museum Suspects: Natsumi Miyadai, Keiko Anderson, Kumiko Kishi, and Taizo Ishimine Someone pour chemical to blows up the electric room into blackout?

Then, a great fire also breaks out, leaving Jirokichi and the others no option but to send the paintings to their storage room, and evacuate to a special room outside. But, the 2nd and 5th painting could not be collected, and the inferno closes in on them. The only people remaining in Lake Rock Museum are a great detective, a great phantom thief, and...?!

People

Natsumi Miyadai
	Seven Samurai's painting history professional

Koji Azuma
	Seven Samurai's painting restoration and preservation professional

Keiko Anderson
	Seven Samurai's painting exhibition planning professional

Kumiko Kishi
	Seven Samurai's painting exhibition professional

Taizo Ishimine
	Seven Samurai's painting transportation professional Cheetah Delivery employee

Inspector Charlie
	Seven Samurai's member New York Police Department professional

Umeno
	Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Museum of Art old guest Yamamoto house's former mistress

Kiyosuke Azuma
	Yamamoto's deceased carpenter Koichi and Koji's grandfather Mushanokoji's disciple

Hideo Haraguchi
	62 years old Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Museum of Art real-life director

Koji Dobashi
	Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Museum of Art real-life senior director

Koichi Azuma
	Deceased (gunshot) Koji's twin older brother

Man
	Reknowned art buyer Bidder #222

Assistant
	Bidder #222's assistant

Man 2
	Auction house front host Stones.com employee

Announcer
	News Today announcer

Expert
	Art expert

Journalist
	American journalist

Characters from the past

Vincent van Goigh
100px	Deceased (suicide)

Theo van Gogh
100px	Deceased

Paul Gauguin
100px	Deceased

Koyata Yamamoto
100px	Deceased

Saneatsu Mushanokōji
100px	Deceased

Resolution

  Show spoilers »

The culprit isn't Kaitou Kid and was only counterfeiting Kid's cards. The card that Kid left earlier implies that there is a traitor among the people that Jirokichi invited. After some investigating, Ginzo Nakamori believes that the traitor is Koji Azuma, the one who killed his twin brother half a year ago in Arles.

Homicide (Past)
	Location: Arles, France Victim: Koichi Azuma Time: 6 months ago Cause of death: Gunshot wound Culprit: Koji Azuma Koji kills Koichi same death of Van Gogh.

To save the last painting in the burning room, Conan and Kid head for the room. Each painting had a safety mechanism so that the paintings would be transported to a safe room but for one of the paintings the mechanism got stuck and was left to burn. Conan and Kid, who is disguised as Shinichi, are helpless until Ran breaks the wall that had the painting stuck on the wall. The painting comes off and falls through the tunnel in the wall but due to this impact, the roof on top of them starts to collapse, leaving Ran unconscious and start falling down the open wall. Both Conan and Kid falls in as well and they find themselves trapped. Kid gets out of the Shinichi costume and goes to check for another exit as the vault doors are sealed. Kid did all of those things because he realised that the paintings were in danger from someone wanting to destroy them.

Conan calls everyone as Shinichi and starts the deduction show: the traitor/culprit is not Koji Azuma like everyone believes, but rather Natsumi Miyadai, who - in a misguided affection for van Gogh - tried to stop the exhibition or destroy the Ashiya painting, which she perceives as a fake with an unrightful place among the 'real' van Goghs. The proof for her involvement was her suggestion to decorate the gallery walkway with sunflowers, to use them as incendiary material for the fire. Kaitou Kid attempted to work against Miyadai's scheme after she anonymously attempted to hire him to steal the painting. This was also a personal matter for Kid because his confidant and assistant, Jii, had in his youth worked in the mansion where the painting was kept and thought to be destroyed, and where he witnessed Kiyosuke Azuma rescuing it at the cost of his own life, thereby incidentally proving that it is the real painting instead of a replication.

Once Conan finishes his deduction, Kid swoops down with his hang glider to save the falling Conan and unconscious Ran. He successfully catches Ran but misses Conan, who keeps on falling. Kaitou Kid escapes the collapse and leaves Ran in the forest at the lake's shore, where she is found by Kogoro and the others. When she wakes up, nobody knows where Conan is. It suddenly hits her that Conan's still in the building.

In the building, Conan saves himself with the suspenders from hitting the ground. But because the cliff that had the building on top of it collapses and drops underwater, the room fills up with water fast. He tries to push the painting out of the way but cannot move it. At last, the room is filled up and Conan held his breath underwater. He thinks of a way to save himself and the heavy painting when he suddenly remembers the firework ball belt. He uses that as a force to push him and the painting to the surface. He is close to the surface when he runs out of breath and as a last ditch effort, he inflates a second ball to float him to the surface. When he gets to the surface, Kogoro retrieves Conan from the water. In the meantime, Inspector Charlie manages to get Kid in his sights, but he has come to realize that Kid, despite his profession as a master thief, is very much an honorable person. Thus, the two opponents part with a new-found respect for each other.

At the end of the movie, it is revealed that Agasa's ticket was stolen by Kaito Kid so he was able to go inside Jirokichi's exhibition of the painting.

Music

Oh! Rival (オー！リバル ,Ō! Ribaru), by Porno Graffiti.

Trivia

• The movie grossed 4.48 billion yen.
• A simple copy of the painting 'Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers' of Van Gogh appeared in The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case, like one of his 'Cafe Terrace at Night' in The Private Eyes' Requiem.
• Koji Azuma's car in Arles is a 1980 gray Peugeot 505 [551A].
• This film is dedicated to Yasuo Uragami, the real-life sound director of Detective Conan, who died on December 18, 2014. A title card reads "In memory of Yasuo Uragami" appears during the end credits of the film.
• The special guest voice actor for this movie is actress and model Nana Eikura portraying Natsumi Miyadai.
• The end credits featured scenes from New York (including Statue of Liberty and Times Square), the city of Arles, and real-life Vincent Van Gogh's "Sunflowers".
• The film setting in 2015, and indeed Umeno tells to Haibara that it is seventy years from 1945. However, this is an outrageous mistake, because Jii is now 61-year-old.

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• At least, for a time, Jii disguised himself as Zengo Goto, Jirokichi Suzuki's bodyguard. It remains unclear if Kid used the same disguise in between.
• During the scene where the culprit (as a black figure) is shown blowing up the electric room, the watchers can already tell who that is from his/her walkie-talkie earpiece. Among the Seven Samurais, who are using those for communication, only Natsumi Miyadai has her earpiece on the left ear like the culprit. Furthermore, it is also her the laptop with five sunflower paintings drawings and the word "Vincent", where Jii discovers the phosphine used by the culprit, while Kishi's doesn't have it.
• When Zengo Goto escaped the monitor room with Conan, the monitors showed that all first, second, fifth and seventh Sunflowers paintings were not successfully secured, while actually, like in Conan's flashback later, it should only be the second and fifth paintings because of some objects preventing the mechanism from working.

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	بين أزهار الشمس والرماد	Between Sunflowers and Ash
Catalan	Els gira-sols del foc infernal	The Sunflowers of Hellfire
Chinese (Simplified)	业火的向日葵	The Sunflowers of Inferno
French	Les tournesols des flammes infernales	The Sunflowers of Hellfire
German	Die Sonnenblumen des Infernos	The Sunflowers of Inferno
Spanish	Los girasoles del fuego infernal	The Sunflowers of Hellfire
Thai	ปริศนาทานตะวันมรณะ	The Deadly Sunflowers Mystery
Vietnamese	Hoa hướng dương rực lửa	Sunflowers of Inferno

See also

• Movies
• Munch's Missing Scream