Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire
Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire, known as Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (名探偵コナン 紺青の拳, Meitantei Konan: Konjō no Fisuto) in Japan, is a 2019 Japanese animated mystery film. It is the twenty-third installment of the Case Closed film series based on the manga series of the same name by Gosho Aoyama, following the 2018 film Case Closed: Zero the Enforcer. The film was released on 12 April 2019.
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Kanji | 名探偵コナン 紺青の拳 |
Revised Hepburn | Meitantei Konan: Konjō no Fisuto |
Directed by | Chika Nagaoka |
Written by | Takahiro Okura |
Based on | Case Closed by Gosho Aoyama |
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Music by | Katsuo Ono (Soundtrack), Hiroomi Tosaka (Theme Song: "BLUE SAPPHIRE") |
Production company | TMS/V1 Studio |
Distributed by | Toho Company, Ltd. |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Languages | Japanese English |
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This was the last Heisei-era Case Closed film, released weeks before the 2019 Japanese imperial transition. The setting of the film takes place in Singapore, most notably surrounding the Marina Bay Sands.
The film was the 2nd highest-grossing Case Closed films in Japan with mixed to positive reviews. Critics praised its visual effects, direction, characters but criticized its plot and screenplay. It was the highest-grossing Case Closed films with a worldwide box-office gross of $123 millions with the 20th-highest-grossing film of all time.