Minoru Tozawa

Minoru Tozawa
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Gender:	Male
Location:	Japan

Minoru Tozawa (戸澤 稔 ,Tozawa Minoru) is a Japanese technical director. He does organizer, storyboard, episode director and key animation works in Detective Conan anime and OVAs.

Works in Detective Conan

Minoru Tozawa is the president of Studio Boomerang, and joined Detective Conan anime production in 1996, starting with Tenkaichi Night Festival Murder Case as one of the key animators. After that, he constantly participated key animation for anime episodes. In addition, Minoru also have worked as in-between checker in episode 304 and 333 respectively.

Initially, Yasuichiro Yamamoto was the episode director for Studio Boomerang before he got promoted to director. After Yamamoto got promoted, Tozawa replaced him and started working regularly as episode director for Detective Conan anime, even until today.

Organizer and Storyboard

Number of manga cases adapted: 6 (7 episodes)

• The Shinto Shrine Torii's Surprising Code (Episodes 411 only)
• Information Gathered About the Detective Boys (Episodes 435-436) along with Masato Sato
• Clam Digging With a Sigh (Episode 443 only)
• The Overturned Conclusion (Episode 454 only) along with Masato Sato
• Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 8: The Left Hand's Ring Finger 1 Hour Special (Episode 487) along with Masato Sato
• Furinkazan - Shadow and Lightning Conclusion (Episode 517)

Number of case storyboards done: 7 (8 episodes)

• The Shinto Shrine Torii's Surprising Code (Episodes 411 only)
• Information Gathered About the Detective Boys (Episodes 435-436) along with Masato Sato
• Clam Digging With a Sigh (Episode 443 only)
• Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding (Episode 449) along with Fumio Maesono and Roko Ogiwara
• The Overturned Conclusion (Episode 454 only) along with Masato Sato
• Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 8: The Left Hand's Ring Finger 1 Hour Special (Episode 487) along with Masato Sato
• Furinkazan - Shadow and Lightning Conclusion (Episode 517)

Episode Director

Number of episodes directed: 187 (187 episodes + 3 OVAs)

• The Weather Girl Kidnapping Case (Episode 123)
• The Black Organization: One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Episode 128)
• The Disappearing Weapon Search Case (Episode 135)
• SOS! Messages from Ayumi (Episode 140)
• The North Star No.3 Express Leaving Ueno (Episode 145 only)
• The Truth Behind the Car Explosion Case (Episode 151 only)
• Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2 (Episode 156 only)
• The Murder Floating in the Water Stream Restaurant (Episode 161)
• Tottori Spider Mansion Demon (Episode 168 only)
• The Man Who Was Killed Four Times (Episode 175)
• The Nocturne of Red Murderous Intent (Episode 181 only)
• The Unknown Gunshot That Rings in the Dark (Episode 187)
• The Desperate Revival - The Promised Place (Episode 193)
• Kogoro Mouri, Suspect (Episode 200 only)
• Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3 (Episode 206 only)
• Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys (Episode 212 only)
• Megure's Sealed Secret (Episode 217 only)
• And Then There Were No Mermaids (Episode 224 only)
• The Mysterious Passenger (Episode 230 only)
• The Nanki Shirahama Mystery Tour (Episode 236 only)
• Boy Genta's Misfortune (Episode 242)
• The Mystery in the Net (Episode 247 only)
• The Kidnapper in the Picture (Episode 252)
• The Mysterious Punishment From Heaven (Episode 257)
• 16 Suspects!? (OVA 2)
• The Secret Rushed Omission (Episode 272 only)
• English Teacher vs. Great Western Detective (Episode 277 only)
• The Mystery of the Water-Flowing Stone Garden (Episode 282 only)
• Shinichi Kudo's New York Case (Episode 288 only)
• The Smash of Determination and Love (Episode 294 only)
• The Kanmon Strait of Friendship and Murderous Intent (Episode 200 only)
• Contact with the Black Organization (Episode 311 only)
• The Sullied Masked Hero (Episode 316 only)
• The Kidnapper's Disappearing Getaway Car (Episode 322 only)
• The Red Horse within the Flames (Episode 327 only)
• A Friendship That Can't Be Bought (Episode 330 only)
• Secret of the Tohto Film Development Studio (Episode 335 only)
• Hidden Bathroom Secret (Episode 340 only)
• Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night 2.5 Hour Special (Episode 345) along with Masato Sato
• The Fishing Tournament Tragedy (Episode 352 only)
• Kaitou Kid's Miraculous Midair Walk 1 Hour Special (Episode 356)
• The Synchronicity Case (Episode 364 only)
• Deadly Poisonous Spider Trap (Episode 373)
• The Time Limit is 15:00! (Episode 376)
• The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night (Episode 379 only)
• Miracle at Koshien Ball Park! The Defiants Face the Dark Demon 2 Hour Special (Episode 383)
• Kogoro Gets Drunk in Satsuma (Episode 388 only)
• Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 6 (Episode 391 only)
• Big Adventure in the Eccentric Mansion (Episode 395 only)
• The Strange Family's Request (Episode 398 only)
• The Mysterious Angel's Mansion (Episode 403 only)
• Conan and Heiji's Deduction Magic (Episode 407 only)
• The Simultaneous Stage Advance and Kidnapping (Episode 409 only)
• The Shinto Shrine Torii's Surprising Code (Episodes 411 only)
• The Half Completed Crime Mystery (Episode 413)
• The Evil Spirit Appears on An Unlucky Day (Episode 415)
• Sword of the Eight-Headed Serpent (Episode 419 only)
• Follow the Vanished Diamond! Conan & Heiji vs. Kid! (OVA 6)
• Love Letter to Ran (Episode 426)
• Two People Who Can't Return (Episode 429 only)
• Conan: A Strange Child (Episode 433)
• Information Gathered About the Detective Boys (Episode 436 only)
• And It'd Be Nice if Everybody Disappeared (Episode 439)
• Clam Digging With a Sigh (Episode 443 only)
• The Meguro Sanma Case (Episode 448)
• The Phantom of the Konpira 1 Hour Special (Episode 452)
• The Overturned Conclusion (Episode 454 only)
• A Mysterious Man - Overly Strict with Regulations (Episode 459)
• The Shadow of the Black Organization (Episode 462 only)
• The Unsmashable Snowman (Episode 466 only)
• Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces (Episode 469)
• Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure (Episode 472 only)
• Bad Luck Grand Prix (Episode 475)
• Yellow Alibi (Episode 480)
• Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 8: The Left Hand's Ring Finger 1 Hour Special (Episode 487)
• Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope! 1 Hour Special (Episode 490) along with Nobuharu Kamanaka and Yoshio Suzuki
• Clash of Red and Black (Episodes 491, 492, 496, 500)
• Lawyer Eri Kisaki's Testimony (Episode 505 only)
• Conan vs. Double Code Mystery (Episode 510)
• Furinkazan - Shadow and Lightning Conclusion (Episode 517)
• Murderer, Shinichi Kudo 1 Hour Special (Episode 521)
• The Blue Spark of Hate (Episode 524 only) along with Koichiro Kuroda
• Might Over Mystery (Episode 529)
• The Truth Behind the Urban Legend (Episode 531 only)
• An Old Scar and the Detective's Spirit (Episode 535)
• The Day Kogoro Mouri Ceased Being a Detective (Episode 540 only)
• The Witch Enshrouded by Fog (Episode 545 only)
• The Revolving Sushi Mystery (Episode 550)
• A Dangerous Party of Two (Episode 557)
• Kid in Trap Island (OVA 10)
• Detective Boys vs. Robber Group (Episode 563 only)
• Inspector Shiratori, Memories of the Cherry Blossom (Episode 568 only)
• The Alibi of the Black Dress (Episode 575 only)
• The Red Shaking Target (Episode 581)

• Inspector Shiratori's Lost Love (Episode 584)
• The Worst Birthday (Episode 590 only)
• The Seven Wonders of the Hiroshima Miyajima Tour (Episode 595 only)
• A Friend of Justice (Episode 599)
• The Séance's Double Locked Room Mystery Case (Episode 603 only)
• White Day of Betrayal (Episode 609 only)
• Holmes' Revelation (Episode 616 only)
• Emergency Situation 252 (Episode 622 only)
• Conan & Kid's Battle For Ryoma's Treasure (Episode 627 only)
• The Guardian of Time's Sword (Episode 632 only)
• The Memory Trip of the Eight Sketches (Episode 640 only)
• Ramen So Good, It's to Die For (Episode 644 only)
• The Case of the Besieged Detective Agency (Episode 649 only)
• The Design of Poison and Mirage (Episode 653 only)
• The Hot Chocolate Trap (Episode 685)
• Kogoro-san is a Good Man (Episode 662 only)
• The Rainy Night Menace (Episode 666)
• Detectives' Nocturne (Episode 674 only)
• Nagasaki Mystery Theatre (Episode 679 only)
• Froth, Steam, and Smoke (Episode 684 only)
• The Client's Message (Episode 689)
• The Evening Cherry Blossom Viewing Route on Sumida River (Episode 692 only)
• The Missing Sweets in the Old Shop (Episode 694)
• The Shadow Approaching Haibara's Secret (Episode 699 only)
• Bourbon Figures It Out (Episode 706)
• Everyone Saw (Episode 711 only)
• Dancing Demon at the Noh Mask Mansion (Episode 717 only)
• Sweet and Cold Delivery Service (Episode 723 only)
• The Diamond, the Painting, and the Great Actress (Episode 729)
• Jodie's Memories and the Cherry Blossom Viewing Trap 1 Hour Special (Episode 734) along with Akira Yoshimura
• The Secret of the Statue of Kogoro Mouri (Episode 736)
• Bathroom Where Ran Collapsed As Well (Episode 741 only)
• Kaitou Kid VS Makoto Kyogoku (Episode 747 only)
• The Case of the Lucky Calico (Episode 752 only)
• The Comedian Who Turned Himself In (Episode 758 only)
• Conan and Heiji, Code of Love (Episode 763 only)
• The Troublesome Emergency Patient (Episode 769)
• Munch's Missing Scream (Episode 774)
• The Scarlet Prologue (Episode 779)
• Taiko Meijin's Match of Love (Episode 786 only)
• Three First Discoverers (Episode 793 only)
• After That Hundred Million Yen (Episode 800)
• The Kamaitachi Inn (Episode 808 only)
• The Actress Blogger's Locked Room Case (Episode 814 only)
• The Seven People in the Waiting Room (Episode 820)
• Ramen So Good, It's to Die For 2 (Episode 827 only)
• The Man Who Died Twice (Episode 834 only)
• The Last Gift (Episode 840)
• Conan Cornered in the Darkness (Episode 846 only)
• The Descent Into Hell Tour of Love (Episode 852 only)
• The Shifting Mystery of Beika City (Episode 858 only)
• The Spirit Detective's Murder (Episode 864 only)
• The Nobunaga 450 Case (Episode 871)
• The Blind Spot in the Dressing Room (Episode 878 only)
• Solving Mysteries at the Poirot Café (Episode 885 only)
• The Tokyo-Style Detective Show Next Door (Episode 894 only)
• Solving Mysteries in a Locked Room (Episode 900)
• Eyewitness Testimony Seven Years Later (Episode 906 only)
• Conan Kidnapped (Episode 913 only)
• The High School Girl Trio's Secret Café (Episode 919 only)
• The Sun Sets in Tangerine Fields (Episode 924)
• The Scarlet School Trip 1 + 1 Hour Special (Episode 928 only) along with Yasuichiro Yamamoto and Akira Yoshimura
• Thoroughbred Kidnapping Case‎‎ (Episode 933 only)
• The Killer Fist of Talos (Episode 938 only)
• The Missing Girlfriend (Episode 940) along with Koichiro Kuroda
• Search for Maria-chan! (Episode 942 only)
• The Cursed Tears of Borgia (Episode 947 only)
• The Unsolved Cocktail Case (Episode 952 only)
• The Poodle and the Shotgun (Episode 958 only)
• Kogoro Mouri's Grand Lecture (Episode 963 only)
• Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Episode 967 only)
• The Target is the Metropolitan Police Traffic Department (Episode 971 only)
• Follow Them! Detective Taxi (Episode 976)
• Welcome to Bocchan Restaurant (Episode 982 only)
• The Two Faces (Episode 986 only)
• Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Episode 993 only)
• The Skilled Hawk Hides His Crime (Episode 996)
• The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Episode 1004 only)
• The Lost Article That Smells Like a Case (Episode 1009)
• The Novelist Known as the Demon King (Episode 1014)
• The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden (Episode 1019 only)
• Momiji Ooka's Challenge (Episode 1025 only)
• The Blank Year (Episode 1031 only)
• Whiteout (Episode 1037 only)
• The Figure of Revenge (Episode 1043)
• Intrigue at Morikawa Mansion (Episode 1050 only)
• Bad Guys (Episode 1057)
• The Targeted Chicken Sexer (Episode 1063)
• Yusaku Kudo's Detective Show (Episode 1071 only)
• The Boiled Fugu Mystery Tour Showdown (Episode 1074 only)
• The Black Organization's Scheme (Episode 1077 only)
• Behind the Scenes of the J League Finals (Episode 1083)
• The Unfortunate and Suspicious Victim‎‎ (Episode 1088)

Works in Zero's Tea Time

Number of episodes directed: 1 (1 episode)

• TIME.5 (Episode 5)

Other notable works

Anime

• Before Green Gables: Key animation
• Lupin III: Bye Bye Liberty Crisis: Key animation
• Lupin III: Dragon of Doom: Key animation
• Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure: Key animation

References

1. Atwiki (Japanese)

See also

• Studio Boomerang
• Keiko Sasaki