I have been wanting to watch this movie when I first heard of it. Of course I just saw the first Detective Conan at that moment.
The story is set during the time where Conan met and saved Sherry, the woman responsible for making the drug that made Shinichi into a 10 year old boy. A little rewind here, Sherry drank that the same drug after discovering that the drug she made doesn't kill it will only turn her into a 10 year old child. She can so escape the black organization. And since then she's been with Conan as Ai Haibara.
In this story, Conan, Haibara, Doctor Agasa and Ran were invited to a hotel that Honoko's family owned. A party is to be held there in to honor Miss Japanesque, Kotobuki Karen (Natsuki). Just when they arrived in the hotel Honoko is informed by Mimi Kotobuki (Nishio Mari), Karen's older sister and manager, that Karen is being blackmailed. But Karen is confident that she can fend herself from her blackmailer with a knife concealed underneath her dress. So the group went to the ball to witness the event. They were served with food and drinks. Ran thought of informing Shinichi about the blackmail and so Conan seeing that run off to the outside to make a call to Ran as Shinichi. But before he could do that Conan started feeling that he's starting to change also at the same time Haibara was feeling the same thing. When they transformed Shinichi immediately thought of Sherry safety against the Black Organization and called Dr. Agasa to help her out so he can stay to ensure that nothing happens in the event. But the crime was committed and caused panic inside the hotel. The broadcast is shown live and accidentally Sherry's image was shown on TV. Gin of the Black Organization spotted Sherry and immediately went to the hotel in attempt to kill Sherry. Shinichi only have a few hours in order to solve the case, at the same time protect Sherry from the Black Organization and preventing Ran to see him transform as Conan.
The story is as always awesome since this is Detective Conan! But unlike the first movie this story kept me guessing who the culprit is until it is revealed. It's a shame that there's only a few appearance of the Black Organization cause Gin is smart! His deductive skills is the same as Shinichi/Conan, his sharp and observant a total opposite of Vodka, his partner.
The actors is great as well. Oguri Shun reprised his role as Shinichi Kudo and he looked damned cute at it! There are parts though that made me think that this would be better as an anime cause his facial expression is shown as much because of the effects they use when he is in pain. Ran played by Kurokawa Tomoka did a great job as well, she acted as Ran pretty well, when I watch her she acts as if she's Ran and she looked the part too! Kashii Yu played Miyano Shiho/Sherry, she looked so pretty as Sherry but sometimes I think her hair is a wig but it looks good though. Iwasa Mayuko played Suzuki Sonoko, enjoyed watching her she played Sonoko so well and look so much like the anime character. Gin of the Black Organization is played by Sasaki Kuranosuke, I'm starting to become a fan of this guy. He plays his parts so well and I love hating his characters in any stories I have seen. I immediately remembered watching him in Orthos no Inu and 20th Century Boys, he's so cool. As for how he looked, I have to be honest, he looked old for the character and his hair is an obvious wig and why is it white than brown? I think it would look so much better if his hair was light brown or dirty blond. Inspector Megure is played by Ibu Masato, his body suit is really distracting it's obvious that it's not his body. Jinnai Takanori played Kogoro Mori he really didn't have many parts in this story but this time his acting was so much like Kogoro, the shouting when he gets exited... awesome, but still no drunken scene. The kids playing Haibara (Shibata Kyoka) and Conan (Fujisaki Nao) was cute I was just wondering why they were dubbed, maybe thier voices is too high? I don't know it's a bit distracting...
There is one thing I noticed and I think it was cute. If you actually watch Detective Conan the anime you would notice that there are names of items in the story that were changed like Leica is changed to Laica, stuff like that. Well in this movie you'd notice that too and it look so realistic! Look out for the brand name of the alcohol in the kitchen scene!
Title: 工藤新一の復活！～黒の組織との対決
Title (romaji): Kudo Shinichi no Fukkatsu! Kuro no Soshiki to no Taiketsu
Title (English): Kudo Shinichi Returns! Showdown with the Black Organization
Broadcast date: 2007-Dec-17
In case you're wondering why I remember Leica of all things, for some people they already know it's my real name and if you don't know what a Leica is, it's a brand of camera, which I wish I have...
Oh by the way this isn't really a movie, it's a drama special... it's just easier to say movie... ^_^
originally posted: January 7, 2010
