An Illustrator Murder Case

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Episode 60 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	An Illustrator Murder Case
Japanese title:	イラストレーター殺人事件 (Irasutorētā Satsujin Jiken)
Original airdate:	May 26, 1997
Season:	3
Manga source:	Volume 13: Files 5-7 (125-127)
English version
English title:	Illustrated Murder
Dubbed episode:	Episode 62
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Inspector Megure
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	Telescope
Staff
Director:	Kenji Kodama
Organizer:	Masashi Abe
Storyboard:	Masashi Abe
Episode director:	Masashi Abe
Animation director:	Toshiko Sasaki
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Chafurin as Inspector Megure Jun Hazumi as Kenjin Hanaoka Sanae Noguchi as Izumi Chono Takashi Yanase as Man A Masahito Yabe as Tanaka Wataru Takagi as Bike courier, Next Conan's Hint Isshin Chiba as Forensics officer
Music
Opening song:	Nazo
Closing song:	Hikari to Kage no Roman

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Inspector Megure

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch Button Speaker

Case

Situation

Murder

Location: Chono household Victim: Izumi Chono Suspects: Kenjin Hanaoka Kenjin Hanaoka is a popular illustrator who seems to have everything that a man could want: his own design firm, best selling books, and untold wealth. But when he decides to eat the forbidden fruit and have an affair with one of his pretty, young illustrators his life starts to come apart at the seams. But rather than face the consequences of his mistakes, Hanaoka tries to cover them up in a brutal and bloody manner. Can Conan see through his ingenious plot and expose Hanaoka for what he really is?

People

Kenjin Hanaoka
	48 years old Painter

Izumi Chono
	Victim (beaten) 25 years old Illustrator

Resolution

  Show spoilers »

The culprit is Kenjin Hanaoka.

Dub changes

• The names of the characters and places in the Funimation Dub are:

• Kenjin Hanaoka - Horace Hennnegraf
• Izumi Chono - Sadie Olivette
• Tanaka (the person calling Izumi) - Frederick
• Hanaoka Design Office - Hennegraf Art and Design

• In the Funimation Dub, Kenjin's other employee (the one talking to Kogoro at the beginning of the episode), is credited as Dr. Wang.

See also

• Season 3