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{{nihongo|'''Kazunari Kouchi'''|古内 一成|Kouchi<!-- Not Kōchi --> Kazunari|January 18, 1956 - July 18, 2016}} is a Japanese screenplay writer. He is best known for his work on episodes of the anime ''[[Detective Conan]]'', and for writing and producing most of the movies released before his retirement in 2014. | {{nihongo|'''Kazunari Kouchi'''|古内 一成|Kouchi<!-- Not Kōchi --> Kazunari|January 18, 1956 - July 18, 2016}} is a Japanese screenplay writer. He is best known for his work on episodes of the anime ''[[Detective Conan]]'', and for writing and producing most of the movies released before his retirement in 2014. | ||
| − | Kouchi began to serve as screenwriter for ''Detective Conan'' after [[Hiroshi Kashiwabara]]'s invitation, who did the manga adaptation of the first ''Detective Conan'' episode, [[Roller Coaster Murder Case ]]. His contributions towards the ''Detective Conan'' anime is tremendous | + | Kouchi began to serve as screenwriter for ''Detective Conan'' after [[Hiroshi Kashiwabara]]'s invitation, who did the manga adaptation of the first ''Detective Conan'' episode, [[Roller Coaster Murder Case]]. His contributions towards the ''Detective Conan'' anime is tremendous: which he was behind the screenplay of several TV specials, manga adaptations, movies, OVAs, magic files, and short stories. His most notable scenarios include the 14 movies he wrote, and the highly acclaimed cases [[The Truth Behind the Car Explosion Case]] and [[The Invisible Weapon, Ran's First Investigation]], as well as the anime adaptation of [[Clash of Red and Black]]. |
On July 18, 2016, he died of pancreatic cancer. | On July 18, 2016, he died of pancreatic cancer. | ||
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On July 18, 2016, he died of pancreatic cancer at age 60<ref>{{cite journal|title=|journal=月刊ドラマ|date=October 2016|pages=123}}.</ref>. The year after, [[The Crimson Love Letter|movie 21]] put a title card "In memory of Kazunari Kouchi" at the end credits of the film. | On July 18, 2016, he died of pancreatic cancer at age 60<ref>{{cite journal|title=|journal=月刊ドラマ|date=October 2016|pages=123}}.</ref>. The year after, [[The Crimson Love Letter|movie 21]] put a title card "In memory of Kazunari Kouchi" at the end credits of the film. | ||
| − | == | + | == Scenarios written == |
Number of case scenarios written: '''36''' (42 episodes) | Number of case scenarios written: '''36''' (42 episodes) | ||
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* [[The Mysterious Shooting Message Case]] (Episode 14) | * [[The Mysterious Shooting Message Case]] (Episode 14) | ||
* [[An Elevator Murder Case]] (Episode 19) | * [[An Elevator Murder Case]] (Episode 19) | ||
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* [[The Kamen Yaiba Murder Case]] (Episode 119) | * [[The Kamen Yaiba Murder Case]] (Episode 119) | ||
* [[The Disappearing Weapon Search Case]] (Episode 135) | * [[The Disappearing Weapon Search Case]] (Episode 135) | ||
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* [[SOS! Messages from Ayumi]] (Episode 140) | * [[SOS! Messages from Ayumi]] (Episode 140) | ||
* [[The Truth Behind the Car Explosion Case]] (Episodes 150-151) | * [[The Truth Behind the Car Explosion Case]] (Episodes 150-151) | ||
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* [[The Coded Invitation]] (Episode 735) | * [[The Coded Invitation]] (Episode 735) | ||
* [[Promise with a J-Leaguer]] (Episode 742) | * [[Promise with a J-Leaguer]] (Episode 742) | ||
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== Scenarios adapted from the manga == | == Scenarios adapted from the manga == | ||
Revision as of 20:01, 11 December 2023
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Date of birth: | January 18, 1956 |
| Date of death: | July 18, 2016 |
| Place of birth: | Tokyo Metropolis, Japan |
| Position: | Screenplay |
| Years active: | 1979-2016 |
Kazunari Kouchi (古内 一成 Kouchi Kazunari, January 18, 1956 - July 18, 2016) is a Japanese screenplay writer. He is best known for his work on episodes of the anime Detective Conan, and for writing and producing most of the movies released before his retirement in 2014.
Kouchi began to serve as screenwriter for Detective Conan after Hiroshi Kashiwabara's invitation, who did the manga adaptation of the first Detective Conan episode, Roller Coaster Murder Case. His contributions towards the Detective Conan anime is tremendous: which he was behind the screenplay of several TV specials, manga adaptations, movies, OVAs, magic files, and short stories. His most notable scenarios include the 14 movies he wrote, and the highly acclaimed cases The Truth Behind the Car Explosion Case and The Invisible Weapon, Ran's First Investigation, as well as the anime adaptation of Clash of Red and Black.
On July 18, 2016, he died of pancreatic cancer.
Contents
Biography
Kazunari Kouchi was born in Tokyo Prefecture on January 18, 1956[1]. He entered university at Sophia University and received a degree from its faculty of law[2]. He was a member of the Writers' Guild of Japan (日本脚本家連盟) during his lifetime.
During his senior year of college, the fourth year, Kouchi was accepted for a script for police show Taiyō ni Hoero![2]. At the same time, another screenwriter from the same school, Kenichi Onishi (尾西 兼一), was accepted for the same project[2]. He was introduced to Ei Ogawa (小川 英) by the series' producer, and studied under him[2]. At first, after graduating from college, he worked for a major non-life insurance company, but left after about four months because he was worried about being transferred and decided that if he wanted to work as a scriptwriter, he needed to stay in Tokyo and work up from there[2]. The day his debut script was broadcast coincidentally coincided with the day he left the company[2]. His career in scriptwriting had thus just started. In his early career, he mainly wrote live-action drama scripts, and wrote his first independent script in 1989, "The Chaser"'s Brilliant Pursuit (華麗なる追跡 THE CHASER)[3]. In 1995, he writes the scripts for episodes 17 and 18 of TV drama Shizukanaru Don, based on the manga of the same name.
In 1996, he joined the Detective Conan at the recommendation of Hiroshi Kashiwabara. Since then, he became a key scriptwriter and later the main writer for the series' original cases. He debuts with the adaptation of The Coded Map of the City Case on January 29. His first script was for The Mysterious Shooting Message Case, aired on April 29. Between 1996 and 1997, he writes the script for the first movie, The Time-Bombed Skyscraper, which aired in April 1997. He writes the first ever Mystery Tour, The Nanki Shirahama Mystery Tour, which aired on June 4 and June 11, 2001. After writing The 14th Round of the Matsue Tamatsukuri Linked Verse Contest in October 2001, he takes a break from anime-original cases, before coming back in September 2005 with The Detective Boys' Bluebird Chase. He takes another break in August 2006 after Trick vs. Magic. He finally comes back for The Great Dog Coeur's Triumph 2 in July 2012. He writes his last movie Dimensional Sniper between 2013 and 2014, aired in April 2014. His last script was for Promise with a J-Leaguer, aired in June 2014.
On July 18, 2016, he died of pancreatic cancer at age 60[4]. The year after, movie 21 put a title card "In memory of Kazunari Kouchi" at the end credits of the film.
Scenarios written
Number of case scenarios written: 36 (42 episodes)
Scenarios adapted from the manga
Number of manga cases adapted to anime: 12 (26 episodes)
- The Coded Map of the City Case (Episode 4)
- Art Museum Owner Murder Case (Episode 8)
- Tenkaichi Night Festival Murder Case (Episode 9)
- A June Bride Murder Case (Episode 18)
- The Mist Goblin Legend Murder Case 1 hour special (Episode 52)
- The Famous Potter Murder Case (Episodes 98-99)
- Ran's Suspicions (Episode 400)
- Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out 2.5 hours special (Episode 425)
- Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding 1 hour special (Episode 449)
- Three Days with Heiji Hattori 2 hours special (Episode 479)
- The Devil of the TV Station 1 hour special (Episode 488)
- Clash of Red and Black (Episodes 491-504)
OVAs
Number of OVAs written: 12
- Conan vs. Kid vs. Yaiba - The Grand Battle for the Treasure Sword!! (OVA 1 - Adapted from Magic Kaito)
- 16 Suspects!? (OVA 2)
- Conan, Heiji, and the Vanished Boy (OVA 3)
- Conan, Kid, and the Crystal Mother (OVA 4 - Adapted from Magic Kaito)
- The Target is Kogoro!! The Detective Boys' Secret Report (OVA 5)
- Follow the Vanished Diamond! Conan & Heiji vs. Kid! (OVA 6)
- A Challenge from Agasa! Agasa vs. Conan and the Detective Boys (OVA 7)
- The Casebook of Female High-School Detective Sonoko Suzuki (OVA 8)
- The Stranger from Ten Years Later (OVA 9)
- Kid in Trap Island (OVA 10)
- A Secret Order From London (OVA 11)
- The Miracle of Excalibur (OVA 12)
Magic files
Number of Magic files written: 5
- Shinichi Kudo, The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab (Magic File 2)
- Shinichi and Ran, Memories of Mahjong Tiles and Tanabata (Magic File 3)
- The Osaka Okonomiyaki Odyssey (Magic File 4)
- Niigata~Tokyo Souvenir Capriccio (Magic File 5)
- Flower of Fantasista (Bonus File 1)
Short Stories and Specials
Number of Short Stories adapted: 6
- Wait For Me (Short story 1)
- The Wandering Red Butterfly (Short story 2)
- The Santa Claus of Summer (Short story 3)
- Detective George's Mini-Mini Big Strategy (Short story 4)
- The Ten Planets in the Night Sky (Short story 5)
- Play It Again (Short story 6)
Number of specials written: 5
- The Mysterious Murder Plan (The Making of Conan)
- Television Personality Maomi Yuki's Worries (Detective Conan vs. WOOO 2)
- Let's Experience the Jomon Period! (Shogakukan Illustrated Encyclopedia Series 3)
- A Written Challenge from the Pyramids! (Shogakukan Illustrated Encyclopedia Series 5)
- Chase the Mysterious Comet Monster! (Shogakukan Illustrated Encyclopedia Series 6)
Detective Conan movies
Kazunari Kouchi is credited as the lead writer in the following Detective Conan films:
- Movie 01: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper
- Movie 02: The Fourteenth Target
- Movie 03: The Last Wizard of the Century
- Movie 04: Captured in Her Eyes
- Movie 05: Countdown to Heaven
- Movie 07: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital
- Movie 08: Magician of the Silver Sky
- Movie 09: Strategy Above the Depths
- Movie 12: Full Score of Fear
- Movie 13: The Raven Chaser
- Movie 14: The Lost Ship in the Sky
- Movie 15: Quarter of Silence
- Movie 16: The Eleventh Striker[5]
- Movie 18: Dimensional Sniper
References
- ^ 日本音声製作者名鑑2007. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2007. pp. 286. ISBN 978-4095263021..
- ^ a b c d e f "脚本家の横顔". 週刊テレビ番組（東京ポスト）: 82. April 20, 1990..
- ^ "古内 一成". 2023. https://mangapedia.com/%E5%8F%A4%E5%86%85%E4%B8%80%E6%88%90-mins4z2va..
- ^ 月刊ドラマ: 123. October 2016..
- ^ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-18/16th-detective-conan-anime-feature-to-open-in-april
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