Big Monster Gomera Murder Case

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Episode 63 (Int. Episode 65)
Information
Title:	Big Monster Gomera Murder Case
Japanese title:	大怪獣ゴメラ殺人事件 (Ōkaijū Gomera Satsujin Jiken)
Original airdate:	June 16, 1997 January 9, 2010 (Remastered version)
Broadcast rating:	17.7%
Remastered rating:	7.8%
Manga case:	#36
Season:	3
Manga source:	Volume 13: Files 8-10 (128-130)
English version
English title:	Gomera!
Dubbed episode:	Episode 65
English airdate:	March 1, 2005 (DVD)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Hiroshi Agasa Detective Boys Juzo Megure Ran Mouri Tomomi Sakaguchi
Case solved by:	Hiroshi Agasa (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	Paint Footprints (Remastered version)
Staff
Director:	Kenji Kodama
Organizer:	Kazuo Nogami
Storyboard:	Kazuo Nogami
Episode director:	Kazuo Nogami
Animation director:	Hiromi Muranaka
Character design:	Masatomo Sudo Yasuhiro Moriki (design works)
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Kenichi Ogata as Hiroshi Agasa Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Wataru Takagi as Genta Kojima, Next Conan's Hint Chafurin as Juzo Megure Fumito Yamano as Daisuke Mikami Katsuhisa Houki as Ryota Adachi Katsuhiro Kitagawa as Shugo Matsui Atsuko Yuya as Tomomi Sakaguchi Takehiro Koyama as Osamu Kamei Isshin Chiba as AD Yasuhiro Takato as Policeman
Music
Opening song:	Nazo
Closing song:	Hikari to Kage no Roman

Big Monster Gomera Murder Case (大怪獣ゴメラ殺人事件 ,Ōkaijū Gomera Satsujin Jiken) is the 63rd episode of Detective Conan anime.

Characters introduced

Tomomi Sakaguchi
	24 years old Actress

Gomera
	Fictional character

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Hiroshi Agasa Ayumi Yoshida Genta Kojima Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Juzo Megure Ran Mouri

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie

Case

Situation

Conan and the Detective Boys visit the film set of their favorite monster, Gomera, and stumble onto a real-life murder. The most puzzling aspect of the case is the prime suspect: Gomera. The kids must uncover the truth behind the grizzly killing before the death toll rises higher.

Attempted Murder
	Location: Set room Victim: Shugo Matsui Age: 34 years old Injury: Stab wound Suspects: Someone in the Gomera costume While Shugo was getting something, Gomera appeared out of nowhere and stabbed him in the leg. Wound will likely prevent him from ever acting again?

Murder
	Location: Gomera set Victim: Osamu Kamei Age: 56 years old Cause of death: Stab wound Suspects: Daisuke Mikami, Ryota Adachi, Shugo Matsui, and Tomomi Sakaguchi Gomera kick the paint can and stab producer on chest.

People

Daisuke Mikami
	52 years old Film director Agasa's close friend

Ryota Adachi
	42 years old Art director

Shugo Matsui
	Victim (stabbed-injured) 34 years old Actor playing Gomera

Tomomi Sakaguchi
	24 years old Actress

Osamu Kamei
	Victim (stabbed) 56 years old Film producer

Resolution

  Show spoilers »

The killer is Shugo Matsui. Matsui had made the footprints in advance, putting the paint there and making it seem Adachi did. He had used only Gomera's feet, since there was no tail mark on the floor. He then took off the suit at the stairs, ran into a storage room downstairs and threw the costume out the window on fire. Adachi and Tomomi lied to cover up for him. The wound on his leg was faked at first, using studio blood. After the murder incident, he stabbed his own leg with a separate knife and hid it in the props box. To hide the sign of sweat, he changed shirts, which also had a spill of juice from Ayumi who spilled it on his shirt earlier.

• Motive

The news that Matsui was tired of playing Gomera and wanted to move onto other roles was a rumor spread by Kamei. Matsui was unaware of the rumor until he found out himself. Not wanting the final Gomera movie to be made, he killed Kamei.

Translation changes

Anime

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

• Daisuke Mikami - Josh Listenburg
• Ryota Adachi - Ramone Amberwitz
• Shugo Matsui - Lester Higgins
• Tonomi Sakaguchi - Tamera Heatherly
• Osamu Kamei - Orville Kessle

• In the Funimation Dub, Conan/Jimmy narrates that the Gomera movie became a hit. And though Lester was sent to prison, he continues writing new Gomera movies under "A. Gomer".

Remastered version

A remastered version of the episode aired on January 9, 2010.

Trivia

• "Gomera" is a reference to Toho's Gozilla Kaiju franchise. The fairy that calms Gomera's rage is a reference to the twin fairies from Toho's Mothra series, in which Mothra becomes enraged whenever the fairies are threatened and only the fairies can calm Mothra.
• Another kaiju that possibly used as model is Gamera which has similar name and long lower canine. The name "Gomera" comes from replacing the "Ga" katakana in "Gamera" (ガ) with the "Go" katakana from Godzilla's Japanese name "Gojira" (ゴ) and both monster's names end in "ra" (ラ), thus making "Gomera" a portmanteau.
• This is the first case Conan solves using Agasa.
  • The reason given (at least in the English Dub) for why Conan didn't knock anyone out to solve the case is due to him not having his Wristwatch Stun-Gun with him, therefore prompting him to ask Agasa to lipsync while using the voice-changing bow tie to solve the case.
• The trick utilised in this case pays tribute to Death on the Nile, a novel written by Agatha Christie.

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	謎	Nazo	Mystery	Nazo
2	のんびり気分	Nonbiri Kibun	Carefree Feeling	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
3	蘭のテーマ （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Ran no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)	Ran's Theme (Skyscraper ver.)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
4	蘭のテーマ （優しさver.）	Ran no Tēma (Yasashisa ver.)	Ran's Theme (Gentle ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
5	爆破予告	Bakuha Yokoku	Bomb Warning	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
6	時計じかけの摩天楼	Tokei Jikake no Mantenrō	The Time-Bombed Skyscraper	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
7	事件現場 （謎ver.）	Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)	Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
8	犯人のアジト （忍び込みver.）	Hannin no Ajito (Shinobikomi ver.)	The Culprit's Hideout (Creeping In ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
9	サスペンス～危機感	Sasupensu ~ Kikikan	Suspense ~ Impending Crisis	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
10	事件現場 （オリジナルver.）	Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)	Scene of the Case (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
11	対決のテーマ （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Taiketsu no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)	Showdown Theme (Skyscraper ver.)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
12	事件現場 （ショートver.）	Jiken Genba (Shōto ver.)	Scene of the Case (Short ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
13	犯人からの電話	Hannin Kara no Denwa	Phone Call From the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
14	忍び寄る危機	Shinobiyoru Kiki	Incoming Crisis	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
15	毛利小五郎のテーマ（ファンキーver.）	Mōri Kogorō no Tēma (Fankii ver.)	Kogoro Mouri's Theme (Funky ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
16	犯人からの電話	Hannin Kara no Denwa	Phone Call From the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
17	犯人のアジト （いよいよver.）	Hannin no Ajito (Iyoiyo ver.)	The Culprit's Hideout (More and More ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
18	蘭のテーマ （優しさver.）	Ran no Tēma (Yasashisa ver.)	Ran's Theme (Gentle ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
19	光と影のロマン	Hikari to Kage no Roman	Romance of Light and Shadow	Hikari to Kage no Roman
20	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

Gallery

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In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	گودزلا	Godzilla
Basque	Gomera mamuaren hilketak
Catalan (Catalan dub)	El cas de l'assassinat del monstre Gomera	Monster Gomera murder case
Catalan (Valencian dub)	L'assassinat del monstre Gomera	Monster Gomera murder
French	Un monstre peut en cacher un autre	A Monster Can Hide Another
Galician	O asasinato do monstro Gomera	Monster Gomera murder
German	Das Monster Gomera	The monster Gomera
Italian	Ciak si indaga	Action! Investigating!
Spanish (American dub)	El caso del monstruo Gomera	Monster Gomera case
Spanish (Castilian dub)	El caso del monstruo Gomera	Monster Gomera case
Thai	คดีฆาตกรรมสัตว์ประหลาดโกเมล่า	The Gomera monster murder case
Vietnamese	Quái vật Godzilla giết người	The Murderous Monster Godzilla

See also

• Season 3