The Crimson Love Letter

Chronology
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Official trailer
Information
Title:	The Crimson Love Letter
Japanese Title:	名探偵コナン から紅(くれない)の恋歌(ラブレター) (Meitantei Conan: Karakurenai no Raburetā)
Original airdate:	April 15, 2017
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Shinichi Kudo Ran Mouri Heiji Hattori Kazuha Toyama Momiji Ooka Kogoro Mouri Hiroshi Agasa Ai Haibara Detective Boys Sonoko Suzuki Makoto Kyogoku Heizo Hattori Shizuka Hattori Ginshiro Toyama Goro Otaki Fumimaro Ayanokoji Muga Iori
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Staff
Director:	Kobun Shizuno
Screenplay:	Takahiro Ōkura
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Kappei Yamaguchi as Shinichi Kudo Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Ryo Horikawa as Heiji Hattori Kumiko Haga as Heiji Hattori (young) Yuko Miyamura as Kazuha Toyama Satsuki Yukino as Momiji Ooka Rikiya Koyama as Kogoro Mouri Kenichi Ogata as Hiroshi Agasa Megumi Hayashibara as Ai Haibara Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Wataru Takagi as Genta Kojima Naoko Matsui as Sonoko Suzuki Nobuyuki Hiyama as Makoto Kyogoku Kazuhiro Yamaji as Heizo Hattori Masako Katsuki as Shizuka Hattori Masaki Terasoma as Ginshiro Toyama Norio Wakamoto as Goro Otaki Ryotaro Okiayu as Fumimaro Ayanokoji Daisuke Ono as Muga Iori Riho Yoshioka as Mikiko Hiramoto Daisuke Miyagawa as Koji Sekine Osamu Saka as Kensuke Achiwa Kōji Ishii as Togo Kaieda Kazuya Ichijō as Shikao Nagoro Miho Yoshida as Satsuki Achiwa Hideo Ishikawa as Toshiya Yajima
Music
Theme song:	Togetsukyō ~Kimi Omou~
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The Crimson Love Letter is the 21st movie in the Detective Conan franchise. It was released in Japan on April 15, 2017.

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Heiji Hattori Kazuha Toyama Momiji Ooka Shinichi Kudo Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Hiroshi Agasa Ai Haibara Ayumi Yoshida Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Genta Kojima Sonoko Suzuki Heizo Hattori Ginshiro Toyama Goro Otaki Fumimaro Ayanokoji Shizuka Hattori Makoto Kyogoku Muga Iori

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes Stun-Gun Wristwatch Detective Boys Badge Criminal Tracking Glasses Microphone Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt Turbo Engine Skateboard Elasticity Suspenders

Case

Situation

Robbery-Murder
	Victim: Toshiya Yajima Time: Died in an hour before someone call him Cause of death: Blow to the head with a katana Suspects: Koji Sekine, Mikiko Hiramoto, Sayoko Wachi, Kensuke Achiwa, Togo Kaieda and Shikao Nagoro While watching the match of Momiji Ooka, a mysterious man goes to his room, and killed him with a katana.

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Everyone knows that they hated Yajima of his attitude, even though he is the champion of Karuta, Heiji even asked Sekine if he hated him, but he answered no, even though he lose two years in a row in a game, and it still Yajima is the winner. Sekine Koji is kinda somehow responsible of Yajima's murder, he murdered him and to make them think it's a robbery. Even though the fatal was the head, he even did see the face of the culprit. And yes, he was still playing karuta before he died, and still watching the match of those two. If he didn't realize the intruder, the wound shall be the back of this head, but it was on front, Kogoro knows that these two meeted before he died. The evidence prove when he replied Achiwa's question that if he died, Yajima's death would be in vain" the word 'beaten down' is from a weapon that is a katana, without knowing that the sword was rusted and it is not easily to open. And Kogoro asked why did he know that Yajima was beaten down to death, and he even confirmed that he saw the body, but no. It was covered before Kogoro, Heiji and Conan left the crime scene, so he had no opportunity to look at the corpse.

A bombing case at Nichiuri TV in autumn. The Satsuki Cup, which crowns the winner of Japan's Hyakunin Isshu, is currently being filmed inside the facility. The incident results in a big commotion and, while the building is burning to ashes, the only people left inside are Heiji and Kazuha. They get rescued just in time by Conan, who rushes to the scene. Both the identity and purposes of the bomber are unknown.

Bombing
	Victim: Major injuries including Hattori, Kazuha, Mikiko and the policeman, and all of the people who were not included are safe Injury: Explosion Suspects: Koji Sekine, Mikiko Hiramoto, Sayoko Wachi, Kensuke Achiwa, Togo Kaieda and Shikao Nagoro The building exploded due to a bomb threat. After the bomb threat, Heiji read the threat, which talks about Karuta.

While confusion takes over due to the explosion, Conan meets a mysterious beautiful girl who claims she is "Heiji's fiancée". Her name is Momiji Ooka and she is the high school champion of the karuta game from Kyoto Senshin High School. As fate would have it, Kazuha is going to face Momiji in the Hyakunin Isshu, so she begins to train with the help of Heiji's mother, Shizuka, who is a skilled karuta player.

Meanwhile, Ran finds out that Heiji once made a yubikiri/pinkie promise to 'take Momiji as his bride'

At the same time, in a Japanese house in Arashiyama, Kyoto's outskirts, the reigning Satsuki Cup champion is murdered. Pictures of the crime scene reveal Momji's presence. Additionally, several karuta cards were spread around the victim.

Conan and Heiji, along with the Osaka and Kyoto police departments, begin their investigation on the Satsuki Cup and the related murder case. As the inquiry goes on, they come across a secret connected with the Hyakunin Isshu. They found that the cards that were left at the crime scene and sent by email to victims were all Momiji and Nagoro's favorite cards, all of which had 'Momiji' in their poems.

2nd Bombing
	Victim: Sekine Koji, Momiji Ooka and Kensuke Achiwa Injury: Explosion Suspects: Koji Sekine, Mikiko Hiramoto, Sayoko Wachi, Kensuke Achiwa, Togo Kaieda and Shikao Nagoro There was a man looking and suddenly pressed the detonator and blow off some of the cars

3rd Bombing w/ casualty
	Victim: Togo Kaieda Cause of death: Explosion Suspect: Himself When he did set the bomb, it directly exploded when he planted it.

People

Koji Sekine
100px	Victim (Explosion-Injured) Cameraman Witness of Yajima's death Believe to be the suspect of this case

Mikiko Hiramoto
100px	Victim (Explosion-Injured) 17 years old Kaihou High School second year student Club karuta captain

Kensuke Achiwa
	Victim (Explosion-Injured) President Known as Naniwa's King of Real Estate Karuta player

Togo Kaieda
	Victim (Explosion) Kensuke Achiwa's former secretary

Shikao Nagoro
	Momiji's teacher Lost at karuta between Satsukai Missing for 5 years

Satsuki Achiwa
	Deceased (Illness) Kensuke's wife Female Karuta Queen champion

Toshiya Yajima
100px	Victim (beaten) Karuta player

Sayoko Wachi
100px	High school student Momiji's karuta rival

Resolution

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Togo Kaieda is the mastermind of these crimes. The crimes stopped when he died. Nagoro, who had been missing for 5 years, had been killed by Kensuke's wife Satsuki Achiwa. The motive is possibly she lost in the game and decided to kill him, because of that reason. The reason why he would play with her because this is his last time, that he could see her, it's because of his eyes are going to deteriorate. He even mentioned that he's her first love, and saying that this would be his last time to compete with her. Kensuke witnessed the murder of Nagoro, he even hid it so that no one knows. Kensuke Achiwa killed his secretary, and decided to commit suicide after the match of Kazuha and Momiji, at the tallest hall. Luckily, when it exploded, Conan led Achiwa and Momiji to the elevator, while Heiji used his bike to take Kazuha to a nearby ledge, telling her he had something he had to tell her before he died. The murder of Yajima was not committed by Sekine, it was Togo who killed him. Yajima knows the crime because he sees the dead body first, wiping those blood, fingerprints of the killer.(It might be complicated about the murder of Yajima, but it's the truth) Achiwa asked Togo to kill Yajima

Afterwards, it is revealed that Momiji won the final game, but Kazuha was just happy that she got her favorite card, 'Shinoburedo', which talks about a hidden love. It also is the only card whose poet had the same starting character of his name as Heiji. Kazuha sent an email to Heiji containing the image file of the card.

Then, Momiji walks into the hotel lobby and declares she has come to confess to Heiji, adding that she had already been confessed to, and showed Heiji the photo proof. Heiji tells Momiji that he actually said that 'he would play her again once they became stronger'. 'Stronger' was 'TSUyome', while Momiji heard it as 'Yome' which is slang for 'bride' in Japanese. She calls her butler immediately and leaves, telling Kazuha that once she has a favorite card, she won't let anyone take it from her.

On the bullet train home, Ran is sends an image file of 'meguri aite' to Shinichi, and gets the card 'Seohayami' back. Ran asks Sonoko the meaning of the card, and smiling at the meaning of the card, she hangs up before answering.

Music

Togetsukyō ~Kimi Omou~ (渡月橋 ～君 想ふ～ ,Togetsu Bridge ~Thinking About You~), by Mai Kuraki.

Preview and Teaser information

Movie 20: The Darkest Nightmare

Movie 20 end credits teaser image.

The post-credits teaser at the end of the movie shows falling momiji leaves. Heiji Hattori's voice says: "So... You've been keeping that a secret, huh..." (しのぶれど・・・っちゅうわけか ,Shinobure do・・・tchi yuuwakeka).

Let's Talk with Gosho Aoyama-sensei Day 2016

• Next year's movie will be a love story of Shinichi and Ran. The Kansai members will appear, too.　　

　Postcards and Animal Crossing promotional hints

• 2017's Conan movie is planned to be a super love comedy (laugh).
• The protagonist of next year's movie is Kazuha ♥. (laugh)
• Heiji will show up in next year's movie (laugh).
• There are many appearances of Heiji in next year's movie (laugh).
• Next year's movie is planned to be Heiji and Kazuha's love comedy ♥.
• 2016-09-25 The new movie's teaser is finished
• 2016-09-25 It's pink and red and lovey-dovey
• 2016-09-25 The title is "Ka◯◯◯◯◯ no ◯n◯" (revealed to be "Karakurenai no renka")
• 2016-10-03 I can't believe you figured out the title...;
• 2016-10-03 Some said it was "Kazuha-chan' samba"...⇒
• 2016-10-03 ⇒ There are a lot of possibilities ( ` з ´ )

The poster drawn by Gosho Aoyama and the Japanese title were revealed in the Shonen Sunday issue #01/2017 on November 30th, 2016.

Trivia

• Takahiro Ōkura, a detective novelist famed for his Assistant Inspector Fukuie series (featured in Volume 85), wrote the script for the movie. It was his second Conan work. The first is the script for The Mysterious Boy, which is different from the movie, being really showy and flashy.
• The poem recited at the beginning of the official trailer is the 77th poem from the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, a classical Japanese poem anthology that is prominently featured in the movie.
• The movie has a running time of 112 minutes.

See also

• Movies