The Famous Potter Murder Case

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Episode 98-99 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Famous Potter Murder Case
Japanese title:	名陶芸家殺人事件 (Meitōgeika Satsujin Jiken)
Original airdate:	April 20, 1998 (Part 1) April 27, 1998 (Part 2)
Broadcast rating:	19.8% 18.6%
Manga case:	#45
Season:	4
Manga source:	Volume 16: File 10 (160) ~ Volume 17: File 2 (162)
English version
English title:	Potter's Gambit
Dubbed episode:	Episode 104-105
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi Officer Tome Hiroshi Agasa Kikuemon
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	Marbles (Part 1) Lipstick (Part 2)
Staff
Director:	Kenji Kodama
Screenplay:	Kazunari Kouchi
Storyboard:	98 Junichi Nishida 99 Yoshio Suzuki
Episode director:	98 Kazuo Nogami 99 Yoshio Suzuki
Animation director:	98 Hiromi Muranaka 99 Izumi Shimura
Character design:	Yasuhiro Moriki (design works) Izumi Shimura
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Kenichi Ogata as Hiroshi Agasa Chafurin as Juzo Megure Mahito Tsujimura as Kikuemon Masako Isobe as Masuko Tsuchiya Matsuo Matsuo as Yoshihiko Arita Wataru Takagi as Ryuichi Seto, Next Conan's Hint Mitsuo Iwata as Kaoru Otani Naoki Makishima as Officer Tome Takayuki Inoue as Policeman Isshin Chiba as Policeman A Yasuhiro Takato as Policeman B
Music
Opening song:	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite
Closing song:	Negai Goto Hitotsu Dake

The Famous Potter Murder Case (名陶芸家殺人事件 ,Meitōgeika Satsujin Jiken) is the 98th and 99th episode of Detective Conan anime.

Characters introduced

Kikuemon
	78 years old Birth name: Mankichi Tsuchiya Ceramic artist

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi Officer Tome Hiroshi Agasa

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Button Speaker Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

Part 1

When a fan of Kogoro, who works as a famous potter, invites the Mouri family out to his place for the weekend, Kogoro wins an valuable cup of pottery. After a long night of drinking, the group awakes and finds that a suicide has taken place. Inspector Megure thinks it may be more than a coincidence, but what is the real truth behind this mystery?

Suicide?
	Location: Tsuchiya household Victim: Masuko Tsuchiya Age: 42 years old Cause of death: Hanging Suspects: Kikuemon, Yoshihiko Arita, Ryuichi Seto, and Kaoru Otani

Part 2

Despite most proof pointing to a suicide, Conan is convinced that a murder has taken place. He begins looking for additional proof that someone killed Masuko.

People

Kikuemon
	78 years old Birth name: Mankichi Tsuchiya Ceramic artist

Masuko Tsuchiya
	Victim (hanged) 42 years old Kikuemon's late son's wife

Yoshihiko Arita
	36 years old Kikuemon's apprentice

Ryuichi Seto
	35 years old Kikuemon's apprentice

Kaoru Otani
	36 years old Kikuemon's apprentice

Resolution

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The killer is Ryuichi Seto. Earlier on, Masuko had freaked out after breaking what looked like an original Kikuemon pottery piece and it was theorized at first she 'killed herself' out of guilt for breaking something worth millions of yen. When Masuko was drunk and completely passed out, Ryuichi took the sleeping woman to the storage room instead of her bedroom, placing her inside a drawer and a hanging loose rope around her neck. After this he put Masuko's cellphone next to her, since she used it as an alarm clock; hours later, the still drunk and thus completely unaware Masuko woke up with the cellphone alarm, then tried to get out of bed, she ended up hanging herself instead. The blood came from a wound caused by a metal nail sticking out of the drawer. When Masuko "hung 'self", her leg hit the nail and got ripped open. The motive was that Masuko was copying Kikuemon's prized pieces and selling them for huge prices behind her father-in-law's back. When she broke one of the copies, she was terrified because she believed she'd be found out. True to this belief, Ryouchi noticed the broken piece was a fake and later confronted her on it. He attempted to dissuade Masuko from her illegal gains, but when she harshly rebuffed him, Ryuichi was enraged both due to this and to his own pride and decided to kill her.

Translation changes

Anime

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

• Kikuemon (Birth name, Mankichi Tsuchiya) - Forgemaster (Birth name, Stygas Wafulcot)
• Masuko Tsuchiya - Margery Wafulcot
• Yoshihiko Arita - Artie Stonewall
• Ryuichi Seto - Sammy Hammerstoltz
• Kaoru Otani - Otto

Trivia

• During the party, Kogoro is asked to tell his deductions on some of the cases he solved. He was asked to tell how he solved Tsukikage Island case and Kiritengu case which Conan solved while as he was asleep, so he avoids telling those stories. He insists on telling the reunion case which he partially solved and was not put asleep. But he had already told them that story. He also had already told them about museum case and magician case which he also partially solved and was not put asleep.

• Conan notes that these are the only three cases that were solved while he was awake.

• However, this is not true if TV original episodes are taken into consideration. In The Mystery Weapon Murder Case, the case was also partially solved by Kogoro and he was not put asleep, so he could have told that story during the party.

• In the manga Japanese version, the hiragana ideograms on Kaoru's surname meaning "Ooya" and not "Otani".
• The name of Kikuemon is passed down from one treasure national pottery master onto his successor, and the trend continues. The current Kikuemon is the fifth or 6th one, and he had 3 apprentices, which one is expected to inherit the name after he passes on or retires. Kikuemon seems to be inspired from the world famous potter Raku Kichizaemon, famous for the Raku ware, a type of ceramics used in tea. Raku Kichizaemon is also a hereditary title passed down from generation to generation.

Goof

When _____ is phoning Masuko Tsuchiya's cellphone, he should have not be able to connect, as a turned-off cellphone would not ring.

BGM listing

Part 1

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	運命のルーレット廻して	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite	Spinning the Roulette of Destiny	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite
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	事件解決	Jiken Kaiketsu	Case Resolution	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
5	怪人包帯男２	Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 2	The Mysterious Bandaged Man 2	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
6	謎解き （その１）	Nazotoki (Sono 1)	Riddle Solution (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
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	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	コナンの危機	Konan no Kiki	Conan's Crisis	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack Super Best
11	願い事ひとつだけ	Negai Goto Hitotsu Dake	Just One Wish	Negai Goto Hitotsu Dake

Part 2

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	運命のルーレット廻して	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite	Spinning the Roulette of Destiny	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite
2	名探偵コナン・メインテーマ （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)	Detective Conan Main Theme (Skyscraper ver.)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
3	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
4	新一の名推理	Shin'ichi no Meisuiri	Shinichi's Great Deduction	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
5	小さな巨人	Chiisana Kyojin	A Small Great Person	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
6	謎解き （その１）	Nazotoki (Sono 1)	Riddle Solution (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
7	コナンの危機	Konan no Kiki	Conan's Crisis	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack Super Best
8	捜査開始	Sōsa Kaishi	The Investigation Begins	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
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	西の名探偵	Nishi no Meitantei	The Great Detective of the West	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
11	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
12	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
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	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
15	名探偵コナン・メインテーマ （ヴォーカル・ヴァージョン)	Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma (Vōkaru・Vājon)	Detective Conan Main Theme (Vocal ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
16	願い事ひとつだけ	Negai Goto Hitotsu Dake	Just One Wish	Negai Goto Hitotsu Dake
17	それいけコナン （超早ver.）	Soreike Konan (Chōhaya ver.)	Let's Go Conan (Very Fast ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	الغيمة الرمادية	The Grey Cloud
Basque	Zeramista ospetsuaren etxeko hilketa
Catalan (Catalan dub)	L'assassinat de casa els ceramistes famosos	Famous potters house murder
Catalan (Valencian dub)	El cas del famós ceramista	Famous potter case
French	Le meurtre du céramiste	The Murder of the Potter
Galician	Asasinato na casa do ceramista famoso	Murder in the house of the Famous potter
German	Der Keramikkünstler-Fall	The Pottery Artist Case
Italian	Il genio della ceramica	The Pottery Genius
Spanish (American dub)	El asesinato del artesano de cerámica	Potter artisan murder
Spanish (Castilian dub)	El caso del ceramista famoso	Famous potter case
Thai	คดีฆาตกรรมช่างปั้นดินเผาชื่อดัง	The famous potter murder case
Vietnamese	Vụ án giết người của nghệ nhân làm gốm	The Potter Murder Case

See also

• Season 4