Conan and Ebizo's Kabuki Jūhachiban Mystery

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Episode 804-805 (Int. Episode 857-860)
Information
Title:	Conan and Ebizo's Kabuki Jūhachiban Mystery
Japanese title:	コナンと海老蔵 歌舞伎十八番ミステリー (Konan to Ebizō Kabuki Jūhachiban Misuterī?)
Original airdate:	January 9, 2016 (Part 1) * January 16, 2016 (Part 2) *
Broadcast rating:	9.1% 9.4%
Filler case:	#253
Season:	25
Manga source:	TV Original
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Sonoko Suzuki Ai Haibara Detective Boys Juzo Megure Ninzaburo Shiratori Wataru Takagi Kazunobu Chiba Ginzo Nakamori Ryusuke Higo
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	Ebizo Ichikawa XI (Part 1) Jacket (Part 2)
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Screenplay:	Hiroshi Kashiwabara
Storyboard:	Hajime Kamegaki
Episode director:	804 Hajime Kamegaki 805 Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Animation director:	Masatomo Sudo and Seiji Muta (supervisors) 804 Kenichi Otomo, Chiemi Hironaka, and Keiko Sasaki 805 Nobuyuki Iwai and Ayu Imoto (asst.)
Character Design:	Masatomo Sudo Nobuyuki Iwai Kumiko Shishido (design works)
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Ebizo Ichikawa as Himself Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Rikiya Koyama as Kogoro Mouri Naoko Matsui as Sonoko Suzuki Megumi Hayashibara as Ai Haibara Wataru Takagi as Wataru Takagi and Genta Kojima Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Chafurin as Juzo Megure Kazuhiko Inoue as Ninzaburo Shiratori Isshin Chiba as Kazunobu Chiba Shizuka Ito as Harumi Sakaguchi Katsumi Toriumi as Shota Kikuchi, Masa, and Worker A Keiji Himeno as Receptionist A and Worker B Hidenari Ugaki as Construction site supervisor Yasuyuki Kase as Hitoshi Takahashi Takayuki Sugo as Yoshiyuki Yabusaki Ken Narita as Eiji Kaneko Tomo Sakurai as Yukari Shioji Yuji Ueda as Shinnosuke Iwami Mitsuaki Hoshino as Takuzo Minowa Eizo Tsuda as Takuya Hosoo
Music
Opening song:	Hane
Closing song:	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite
Collectibles
Detective Conan Episode Novellization
* 1 Hour Special

Conan and Ebizo's Kabuki Jūhachiban Mystery (コナンと海老蔵 歌舞伎十八番ミステリー ,Konan to Ebizō Kabuki Jūhachiban Misuterī) is the 804th and 805th episode in honor of 20th anniversary of the Detective Conan anime.

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Sonoko Suzuki Ai Haibara Ayumi Yoshida Genta Kojima Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Juzo Megure Ninzaburo Shiratori Wataru Takagi Kazunobu Chiba Ginzo Nakamori (journal background) Ryusuke Higo (phone silhouette)

Gadgets

Gadgets
Turbo Engine Skateboard Detective Boys Badge Stun-Gun Wristwatch Voice-Changing Bowtie Wristwatch Flashlight Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt

Case

Situation

Part 1

Conan, Genta, and Mitsuhiko were playing soccer while Haibara and Ayumi were sitting at a bench, watching them run around. At one point, the ball hit Mitsuhiko in face as he was trying to volley a pass from Conan and it flew towards the fences. As Conan went to pick up the ball, a car passed by, making its way down a hill. He and Haibara noticed there were drops of brake fluid on the road and immediately realized that car was out of control. She tells him there is a railroad crossing up ahead and tosses his skateboard to him. As Conan skateboards down the hill to stop the car, she calls the police. At the crossing, Sonoko was in a car using her phone when she heard that car honking. She turns around and sees Conan airborne with his skateboard, catching her by surprise. He manages to stop the car by wrapping his belt around a railing and shooting a soccer ball, which inflated and redirected the car toward a pile of cardboard boxes at Tohto Paper Recycling Plant.

Attempted Murder
	Location: Tohto Paper Recycling Plant Victim: Takuya Hosoo Age: 47 years old Cause: Car collision Suspects: Unknown culprit Someone manipulated the brakes on his car so that they would not work, causing the vehicle to go out of control on its way downhill.

The police arrive at the plant and tell Takuya Hosoo, that car's driver, that someone messed with its brakes. Takuya tells them he knew that, but he had no choice since having to hurry. He even says who does not have time to take any questioning from them. Soon after, Kogoro and Ran arrive at the scene to scold Conan, not knowing that the kid saved Takuya, and Sonoko came soon after. They misunderstood Conan's intentions because Sonoko told them the kid caused the car to crash, since she saw it right after Conan flew onto the road.

As Takuya was opening the trunk of his car to look at a briefcase, which he had to deliver to someone, he turned his head and recognized Sonoko as President Suzuki's daughter. It turns out they meet each other often during Kabuki after-parties, since her father is a huge fan. Ran and Conan bugged out when Sonoko told them she dined with the famous Kabuki theater actor Ichikawa Ebizo XI a bunch of times. Takuya tells them Ebizo is a big fan of Kogoro.

Takuya, Kogoro, Ran, Sonoko, and Conan are on Hitoshi Takahashi's car, heading toward Kabuki theater where Ebizo is currently. On the way there, Takuya and Hitoshi discuss the incident from earlier. Hitoshi tells Takuya that he did not see anyone suspicious near the garage of his luxury house last night. At the theater, they see Ebizo and some other people practicing "Nanatsu Men" of the Jūhachiban Kabuki. After some practice, everyone gathers around to see Ebizo open the briefcase Takuya gave to him. Inside, there was a two-faced mask, made by someone from the wood leftover used to restore the Buddha at Todaiji Temple during the Kamakura Period. As everyone gazes at it in awe, Conan notices something peculiar about it.

The next morning, when the president was shocked about the two-faced mask is gone, it was found on Hitoshi's car, who is dead, but the stolen mask is gone and only the briefcase is there. According to Tome, the culprit used vinyl gloves to complete the crime.

Theft
	Location: Kabuki Theater Missing items: Two-faced mask Suspects: Ebizo Ichikawa, Takuya Hosoo, Yoshiyuki Yabusaki, Hitoshi Takahashi, Shinnosuke Iwami, Eiji Kaneko, and Yukari Shioji While the president is searching for the two-faced mask on early morning, it is now gone.

Murder
	Location: Near the Kabuki Theater Victim: Hitoshi Takahashi Age: 40 years old Cause of death: Strangulation Suspects: Ebizo Ichikawa, Takuya Hosoo, Yoshiyuki Yabusaki, Shinnosuke Iwami, Eiji Kaneko, and Yukari Shioji Hitoshi Takahashi was found strangulated in his car.

While they are on Hoaji Hospital, Iwami almost commits suicide, but the nurse Harumi Sakaguchi stops him.

Attempted Suicide
	Location: Hoaji Hospital Victim: Shinnosuke Iwami Age: 29 years old Cause: Free-fall He almost jumped by the hospital, but is stopped by Ebizo.

Part 2

While Conan is talking to Kaneko, he was kidnapped and left in an abandoned building being demolished. He manages to make his way through the rubble, but the door is locked and no one can hear his screams. Ran, Sonoko, Haibara, and the Detective Boys are wondering where's Conan and go looking for him around Ginza 4-chome, Iwaibashi. Ebizo also joins them.

Kidnapping and Attempted Murder
	Location: Basement of the abandoned building Victim: Conan Edogawa Crime: Left in the demolishing Suspects: Ebizo Ichikawa, Takuya Hosoo, Yoshiyuki Yabusaki, Shinnosuke Iwami, Eiji Kaneko, and Yukari Shioji Someone use a black fabric wrap and shocked Conan in the abandoned building while looking.

They found Conan in the basement and Ebizo saved him just in time. However, the main suspect is found dead under the rubble. The stolen mask is also found in the camera case next to Kaneko's body.

Murder
	Location: Building Victim: Eiji Kaneko Age: 37 years old Cause of death: Blunt force trauma Suspects: Ebizo Ichikawa, Takuya Hosoo, Yoshiyuki Yabusaki, Shinnosuke Iwami, and Yukari Shioji He was killed in the abandoned building being demolished.

Examining Kaneko's chip, Conan and Haibara found the evidence. Kogoro claims to know who the culprit is, but Conan proves Ebizo's innocence the next afternoon, using Sleeping Kogoro on the main stage of theater.

People

Ichikawa Ebizo XI
	38 years old Real-life famous Kabuki Theater actor Kogoro's big fan

Takuya Hosoo
	47 years old HO Holdings president Suzukis' acquaintance Ebizo's friend

Hitoshi Takahashi
	Victim (strangled) 40 years old Hosoo's secretary

Yoshiyuki Yabusaki
	57 years old Kabuki Theater president

Shinnosuke Iwami
	29 years old Kabuki Theater playwright

Eiji Kaneko
	Victim (beaten) 37 years old Kabuki Theater cameraman

Yukari Shioji
	32 years old HO Holdings accounting secretary Takahashi's girlfriend

Takuzo Minowa
	55 years old Kabuki Theater security guard

Harumi Sakaguchi
	Hoaji Hospital nurse Ebizo's big fan

Shota Kikuchi
	Hoaji Hospital doctor

Richard
	American gentleman Hosoo's business partner Hotel New Baker former guest

Terashima
	Hoaji Hospital doctor Kikuchi's assistant

Woman A
	Hoaji Hospital nurse Kikuchi's assistant

Man A
	Demolition site supervisor Ebizo's big fan

Masa
	Demolition site worker Excavator driver

Man B
	Kabuki center receptionist

Man C
	Kabuki center receptionist

Man D
	Demolition site employee

Man E
	Demolition site employee

Man F
	Demolition site worker Excavator driver

Man G
	Nichiuri Shinbun newspaperman

Man H
	Hotel New Baker tea room and cake waiter

Woman B
	Hotel New Baker tea room and cake waitress

Osamu Kasada
	Ebizo's friend and co-worker

Kenya Kaneyama
	Ebizo's friend and co-worker

Resolution

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The culprit is Takuya Hosoo. He was the one who manipulated his brakes just to make an alibi to himself. He was supposed to have crashed into a safety barrels, but ended up in the paper station due to Conan's intervention. That way, he looked like he was being threatened by someone. His trading company was going under, so he needed the money. He decided in secret to take out a life insurance policy for his secretary and then killed him to get the money. While he was committing the murder, a button fell from his sleeve and was later found in the car engine. He was supposed to have changed his polo at the Hotel New Baker, but was found by his accounting secretary during a work's discussion. Shioji was the one who replaced the mask for him and the real one is secured at Haneda Airport, since he asked Richard to pay a million yen for it, after stolen the one false since he knew the code given by the security guard to Iwami and wasn't seen in the surveillance footage. However, when she learns Takahashi's murder, his vengeful girlfriend confesses all to Megure. Kaneko had started to blackmail him at the basement of his abandoned building being torn down, which was the staff office, using all incriminating photos he had taken of him. He payed Kaneko for the memory card, but ultimately decided to kill the cameraman to keep him quiet. However, unbeknownst to him, Kaneko had kept a copy of the pictures on his computer, so that he could continue to blackmail him, but this action ultimately helped Conan to solve this case. Iwami was seen on the surveillance camera threatened and blackmailed by Kaneko, who saw him going inside the Kabuki museum, even if the cameraman knew that he didn't steal the mask. Kaneko had kidnapped Conan in order to stop his investigation and to be released after the blackmail, but Hosoo left him to die along with the cameraman because he could be a witness. Hosoo is then arrested and his company will go soon in bankrupt. With Conan's surprise, Ebizo wants to put the great detective Sleeping Kogoro, who is awakened still beliving him the culprit, in his next show.

Trivia

The real-life Ichikawa Ebizo XI in the recording room.

The cup from movie 15.

• This is the first episode to use the new updated character designs by Masatomo Sudo and Nobuyuki Iwai.
• In the intro to the viewers, Conan and Ebizo wished them a Happy New Year themselves. Mitsuhiko remembers that in the same intro for next year Conan Cornered in the Darkness.
• Shiratori has the coffee mug with love symbols that Haibara and the Detective Boys have bought for their teacher in Quarter of Silence.
• Detective Chiba's first name is revealed to be "Kazunobu".
• Sonoko's car is a pink Bentley Mulsanne. It reappears in the end of Mysterious Case in a Hot Air Balloon, where its license plate number is revealed: 新宿 300, す 4 04 (Shinjuku 300, Su 4 04).
• Ebizo Ichikawa's car is a red Audi Q7 V12 TDI Typ 4L. The license plate number is 新宿 337, ほ 71-26 (Shinjuku 337, Ho 71-26).
• Takuya Hosoo's car is a black Mercedes Benz C class (W205). The license plate number is 新宿 332, め 41-41 (Shinjuku 332, Me 41-41).
• Hitoshi Takahashi's car is a 2015 white Toyota Vellfire [GH30W] (second generation). The license plate number is 新宿 334, た 11-04 (Shinjuku 334, Ta 11-04).
• The Nichiuri Shinbun newspaperman's bike is a Honda Super Cub 50 Pro.
• Several different companies holding shares in the HO Trading and the amonts involved are pretty large: Micah Clarke Trading (マイカクラーク商事 ,Maikakurāku shōji), TMS (ティエムエス ,Tiemuesu), Rodney S Company (ロドニーS カンパニー ,Rodonī Esu kanpanī), Nigel Construction (ナイジェル建設 ,Naijeru kensetsu), and Bernac (べるなっく ,Beru nakku). Except for TMS and the one for which the full name is not shown, they're all named after Conan Doyle's novels: Micah Clarke, Rodney Stone, Sir Nigel, and Uncle Bernac.
• The Tokyo bridge's painting in Hosoo's office is an opening scene, appeared before in Keisuke Ogino's apartment from Froth, Steam, and Smoke, and later in Kyona Shono's apartment from The Actress Blogger's Locked Room Case and in Shintaro Tawabe's house from The Novelist Known as the Demon King. Open spoiler box to see images.

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Opening

Episode 685

Episode 804

Episode 814

Episode 1014

• The script "陽はまた昇る" ("Hi wa mata noboru") in Hosoo's office is about a Tokyo MPD drama TV.
• Eiji Kaneko's cellphone number is 011300248.
• Kaneko's favorite camera is "Camon" instead of "Canon".

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Catalan (Catalan dub)	El misteri teatral d'en Conan i l'Ebizo	Conan and Ebizo's theatrical mystery
Thai	โคนันกับเอบิโซ ปริศนาคาบูกิหมายเลข 18 (ตอนพิเศษ 2 ชั่วโมง)	Conan and Ebizo's Kabuki Jūhachiban Mystery
Vietnamese	Conan và Ebizo: Bí ẩn màn kịch Kabuki số 18	Conan and Ebizo's Kabuki Jūhachiban Mystery

See also

• Season 25