The Suspicious Astronomical Observation

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Episode 143 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Suspicious Astronomical Observation
Japanese title:	疑惑の天体観測 (Giwaku no Tentaikansoku)
Original airdate:	May 3, 1999
Broadcast rating:	15.6%
Filler case:	#52
Season:	6
Manga source:	TV Original
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Sonoko Suzuki
Case solved by:	Sonoko Suzuki (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	Developed picture
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto Kenji Kodama
Screenplay:	Manabu Harada
Storyboard:	Johei Matsuura
Episode director:	Kouichi Sasaki
Animation director:	Masayuki Hiraoka Keiko Sasaki
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa, Next Conan's Hint Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri, Next Conan's Hint Naoko Matsui as Sonoko Suzuki Hirohito Torihata as Koichi Nonaka Tohru Furuya as Hiroshi Akimoto Nozomu Sasaki as Kazuhiko Eda Masahiko Tanaka as Detective Yamada Isshin Chiba as Policeman Junichi Sugawara as Forensics officer Wataru Takagi as Next Conan's Hint
Music
Opening song:	Girigiri chop
Closing song:	Still for your love

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Sonoko Suzuki

Gadgets

Gadgets
Stun-Gun Wristwatch Voice-Changing Bowtie Button Speaker

Case

Situation

Ran, Sonoko, and Conan go to watch the stars. Sonoko is especially hoping that she will see a shooting star. Ran has a friend at the observatory that helps her use a telescope; he introduces his sempais that work at the observatory. One of them just won an award known as the "Star Pioneer", while the other one seems angered. However, that same night, that same person falls from the higher level of the observatory. Conan knows it isn't an accident, but how can he prove it?

Accident?
	Location: TV Tower Victim: Koichi Nonaka Age: 24 years old Cause of death: Fell from TV Tower Suspects: Hiroshi Akimoto

People

Kazuhiko Eda
	23 years old Tohto University (Graduate Division) 1st year student

Koichi Nonaka
	Victim (fell) 24 years old Tohto University (Graduate Division) 2nd year student

Hiroshi Akimoto
	24 years old Tohto University (Graduate Division) 2nd year student

Detective Yamada
	Nagano Prefecture police detective

Forensics Officer
	Nagano forensics department officer

Police Officer
	Nagano Prefecture police officer

Resolution

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• Conclusion

After Conan tranquilizes Sonoko, and reveals the culprit to be Hiroshi Akimoto. A bit after 11:30 p.m., he returned to the tower with Nonaka, and pushed him over the railing. In order to distract them, he lied about a satellite which should have passed there in those moments, causing them to pay attention to the opposite side of the tower. And about, the one they saw who fall, wasn't Nonaka, it was a doll, where after he pushed Nonaka over the railing, he tied the doll onto the railing a bit next to where he was standing and quickly secured it with fishing string, but there are fresh marks on the railing. And then fifteen minutes after midnight: the timer connected to the string dropped the doll. He used them to witness his location at the time by watching it with them, by making himself one of the witnesses of the accident, he created a seamless alibi. And also, the doll is under of his car, where he hurried to the location as fast as possible making sure to stop over the doll, easily concealing it from them. And while they were trying to help the dead Nonaka, he moved the doll into the car, the doll he made was a blanket with fishing string attached. Alos, he is the one who arrived at the tower but last to approach the body. To incriminate him, the picture of Akimoto where distinguishing his picture to Nonaka's picture, where on his picture, there must be a shooting star, where this evidences that Nonaka's picture wasn't taken today. Actually, he wanted to replicate the same photo, so he bought a camera like Nonaka. Then, went to the tower the day before and took two photos, unless he had the murder plan, he wouldn't have done so. And after killing Nonaka today, he set the doll, replaced the recent film from Nonaka's camera, replacing it with the prepared film. But, then there is a flaw to his trick, that was the shutter noise, after changing the film, he can't press the shutter, that means, the prepared pictures would be distorted. Akimoto confesses and reveals Nonaka took the Star Pioneer for himself, despite collaborating, where it was his dream, even though he had to do co-research with someone else.

• Epilogue

Sonoko wakes up and is congratulated by Ran for solving the case. Sonoko complains that she didn't get to see a shooting star and make a wish about finding a boyfriend.

Trivia

• The fixed filming method is re-used for a stars' scene in Zero the Enforcer's ending credits.
• Kazuhiko Eda's off-road is a 1994 Dark Blue Honda Crossroad Series I [LJ].
• Hiroshi Akimoto's van is a 1986 White Toyota HiAce Commuter [H50].

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	ギリギリchop	Girigiri chop	On the edge chop	Girigiri chop
2	蘭・愛のテーマ	Ran・Ai no Tēma	Ran's Love Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
3	昼下がりの天使たち （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Hirusagari no Tenshitachi (Mantenrō Vājon)	Early Afternoon Angels (Skyscraper Version)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
4	謎解き （その１）	Nazotoki (Sono 1)	Riddle Solution (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
5	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
6	事件現場 （謎ver.）	Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)	Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
7	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	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	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
10	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
11	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
12	殺意	Satsui	Murderous Intent	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
13	対決のテーマ （落ち着きver.）	Taiketsu no Tēma (Ochitsuki ver.)	Showdown Theme (Calm ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
14	Still for your love	Still for your love	Still for your love	Still for your love
15	事件解決 （意気揚々ver.）	Jiken Kaiketsu (Ikiyōyō ver.)	Case Resolution (Triumphant ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Catalan (Catalan dub)	Unes observacions astronòmiques sospitoses	A sospicious astronomical observations
Catalan (Valencian dub)	Assassinat mirant les estreles	Murder looking the stars
French	La Nuit des étoiles	The Night of the Stars
Galician	A misteriosa observación astronómica	A mysterious astronomical observation
German	Nachtaufnahmen	Night Photographs
Italian	Intuito astronomico	Astronomical Insight
Spanish (American dub)	La sospechosa observación astronómica	The mysterious astronomical observation
Spanish (Castilian dub)	El asesinato mientras se miran las estrellas	Murder while we look the stars
Thai	การดูดาวที่น่าสงสัย	A suspicious stars observation
Vietnamese	Vụ án ở đài quan sát thiên văn	The Astronomical Observatory Case

See also

• Season 6