Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case

Chronology
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Episode 690-691 (Int. Episode 742-743)
Information
Title:	Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case
Japanese title:	工藤優作の未解決事件(コールド・ケース) (Kudō Yūsaku no Kōrudo kēsu)
Original airdate:	March 9, 2013 (Part 1) March 16, 2013 (Part 2)
Broadcast rating:	8.1% 8.7%
Manga case:	#235
Season:	22
Manga source:	Volume 77: Files 6-8 (812-814)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Yusaku Kudo Kogoro Mouri Juzo Megure Masumi Sera Ran Mouri Sonoko Suzuki Shinichi Kudo Detective Boys Ai Haibara Subaru Okiya Wataru Takagi
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Next Conan's Hint:	Candy (Part 1) Coins (Part 2)
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Organizer:	Umesaburo Sagawa
Storyboard:	Umesaburo Sagawa
Episode director:	690 Koichiro Kuroda 691 Akira Yoshimura
Animation director:	690 Michitaka Yamamoto 691 Nobuyuki Iwai, Kenichi Otomo, Miharu Nagano
Character design:	Masatomo Sudo Kumiko Shishido (design works)
Production cooperation:	690 Azeta Pictures
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa  Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri  Rikiya Koyama as Kogoro Mouri Chafurin as Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi (voice actor) as Wataru Takagi, Genta Kojima Ryotaro Okiayu as Subaru Okiya Hideyuki Tanaka as Yusaku Kudo Noriko Hidaka as Masumi Sera Naoko Matsui as Sonoko Suzuki Ryugo Saito as Co-worker A Toshimitsu Oda as Co-worker B Megumi Hayashibara as Ai Haibara Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Kappei Yamaguchi as Shinichi Kudo Junichi Sugawara as Robber A Kenta Matsumoto as Robber B Madoka Shiga as Robber C Mami Fujita as Ryosuke Nishimura
Music
Opening song:	TRY AGAIN
Closing song:	Hitomi no Melody

Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case (工藤優作の未解決事件(コールド・ケース) ,Kudō Yūsaku no Kōrudo kēsu) is the 690th and 691st episode of Detective Conan anime.

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Yusaku Kudo (flashback/background) Kogoro Mouri (flashback) Juzo Megure Masumi Sera Ran Mouri Sonoko Suzuki Shinichi Kudo (flashback/background) Ayumi Yoshida Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Genta Kojima Ai Haibara Subaru Okiya Wataru Takagi Night Baron (background)

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt

Case

Situation

Part 1

The case begins with a memory from the past, in which Shinichi's father, Yusaku Kudo, is shown telling Inspector Megure and Kogoro Mouri (who was a police officer at the time) that there is no need to worry about serial murder despite the ominous "death" character written next to the victim's body.

Ran, Sonoko, and Masumi are discussing the case abandoned by Yusaku Kudo when they come across people crowded around a dead body. The "death" character was written facing the body, indicating a possible murder. At Shinichi's house, Conan, Ran, Sonoko, Masumi, and Subaru inspect the photo from the case in the past; when the "death" characters in both cases are found to be similar, they are left wondering how Yusaku Kudo could have determined that the case was not a murder.

Murder? (Past)
	Victim: Takefumi Koriyama Cause of death: Stab wound

Murder?
	Location: Next to the vending machine on a street Victim: Isao Takaichi Cause of death: Cirrhosis of the liver

Part 2

In a phone call with Ran as Shinichi, Conan hears that Subaru compared him to a ninja. Reminded of the Sanada flag with its six coins, Conan solves the mystery. After the phone call, Subaru witnesses Conan using the voice-changing bowtie.

People

Isao Takaichi
	Victim (blood loss)

Takefumi Koriyama
	Deceased (stabbed) Preschool principal

Ryosuke Nishimura
	5 years old (10 years ago)

Man
	Gangster Leader

Man
	Gangster

Man
	Gangster

Co-worker 1
	Takaichi's friend and co-worker

Co-worker 2
	Takaichi's friend and co-worker

Resolution

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Takefumi Koriyama's death was an accident. The death characters were coincidental flukes made by candies and a thumb edge in Koriyama's case various items was placed by Ryosuke Nishimura in an attempt to make an offering, and the coins, the edge of a wallet, and a cigarette in Isao's case. The reason why the truth in Korriyama's death wasn't made public was to protect the child from being discredited, since his actions could be misunderstood as a prank. In reality his death was accidental, he had tripped and fallen while holding an empty fish bowl causing the resulting glass fragments to impale him when he fell.

The kanji did cause panic and fear for a possible serial killer, so the public could resent Ryosuke for causing it. Megure correctly ruled Isao's case to be a theft as some thieves stole Isao's wallet post-mortem. Isao had died due to the fact that he was an alcoholic, he had drank so much that his liver had shut down causing his death. At the same time he died he dropped his wallet and coins, which coincidentally landed in such a way that when his blood pooled on the ground it left a void in the form of the death kanji.

Attempted Murder and Hostage Situation
	Location: Alley Victim: Ran Mouri, Sonoko Suzuki, and Masumi Sera Attack types: Stab wound and fighting Culprits: Three gangsters

The thieves returned to the crime scene and attacked Masumi, Ran, Sonoko, and Conan to cover their involvement in the theft. A little Jeet Kun Do, karate, and a well placed soccer ball dispatched the thieves easily. Masumi's thoughts at the end of the episode seem to indicate she knows something about Shinichi's past.

Thanks to Conan's carelessness, Subaru was able to observe Conan speaking as Shinichi over the phone. Once Subaru confirmed Conan and Shinichi were the same person, he teased Conan to hint that he had uncovered his true identity.

Trivia

• The phone Conan uses for Shinichi is no longer a flip phone, but a smart phone.
• The suspects' names come from "administrative divisions in Japan" :
  • Takefumi Koriyama (郡山 武文) comes from "districts" (郡) ;
  • Ryosuke Nishimura (西村 亮佑) comes from "villages" (村) ;
  • Isao Takaichi (高市 勲) comes from "cities" (市).

BGM listing

Part 1

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
0:01 - 0:53	夜の探索	Yoru no Tansaku	Night Search	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
2:56 - 4:04	のんびり気分	Nonbiri Kibun	Carefree Feeling	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
4:36 - 5:37	事件現場３	Jiken Genba 3	Scene of the Case 3	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
6:51 - 7:15	ベルモット	Berumotto	Vermouth	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack
9:21 - 10:17	ミニサス3	Minisasu 3	Mini Suspense 3	Detective Conan "Quarter of Silence" Original Soundtrack
11:14 - 12:41	カギを探せ！	Kagi o Sagase!	Search for the Key!	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
12:55 - 14:02	迷路	Meiro	Labyrinth	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
15:22 - 17:26	暗殺者のテーマ─忍び寄る魔手	Ansatsusha no Tēma - Shinobiyoru Mashu	Assassin's Theme - The Devil's Hand Approaches	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
17:57 - 19:12	夜の探索	Yoru no Tansaku	Night Search	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
19:24 - 20:17	コナンクリアランス1	Konan Kuriaransu 1	Conan Clearance 1	Detective Conan "Quarter of Silence" Original Soundtrack
21:17 - 21:58	インターナショナル ケース(インシデント)	Intānashonaru Kēsu (Inshidento)	International Case (Incident)	Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
23:20 - 23:55	アラベスク タッチ	Arabesuku Tacchi	Arabesque Touch	Detective Conan "Full Score of Fear" Original Soundtrack

Part 2

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
00:01 - 1:31	ワッツ ハプニング	Wattsu Hapuningu	What's Happening	Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
1:35 - 1:50	迷路	Meiro	Labyrinth	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
2:26 - 3:05	推理１	Suiri 1	Deduction 1	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
5:10 - 5:57	????
6:11 - 7:33	迷路	Meiro	Labyrinth	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
8:27 - 9:10	コミカル テンポ ２	Komikaru Tenpo 2	Comical Tempo 2	Detective Conan "Full Score of Fear" Original Soundtrack
9:25 - 9:58	スズランの花	Suzuran no Hana	The Lily of the Valley Flower	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack
11:38 - 12:15	古城の探索	Kojō no Tansaku	Exploration of the Old Castle	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
13:03 - 14:23	????
14:55 - 16:12	????
16:29 - 18:33	コナンの夢 （夕暮れver.）	Konan no Yume (Yūgure ver.)	Conan's Dream (Twilight ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
19:08 - 19:33	アピアランス	Apiaransu	Appearance	Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
20:17 - 21:20	危機迫る～コナン出動	Kiki Semaru ~ Konan Shutsudō	Approaching Crisis ~ Conan's Move	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
22:58 - 23:50	蘭・愛のテーマ （ギターver.）	Ran・Ai no Tēma (Gitā ver.)	Ran's Love Theme (Guitar ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Catalan (Catalan dub)	El cas obert d'en Yusaku Kudo	Yusaku Kudo's cold case
Italian	Il caso irrisolto di Yusaku Kudo	Yusaku Kudo's unsolved case
Thai	คดีแช่เย็นของ คุโด้ ยูซากุ	Yusaku Kudo's cold case
Vietnamese	Vụ án khó giải của Kudo Yusaku

See also

• Season 22