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Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (2021)

Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet poster
Original title
名探偵コナン 緋色の弾丸
Directed by
Chika Nagaoka
Genre
action film, mystery film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
M
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 104 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective shrunk into a child's body investigates crimes. This film involves a terrorist plot targeting a high-speed train and a global sporting event.

fast-pacedsuspensefulaction-packedmysterioustensethrillingserious

What happens

Case Closed: The Scarlet Bullet, known in Japan as Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (Japanese: 名探偵コナン 緋色の弾丸, romanized: Meitantei Konan Hiiro no Dangan), is a 2021 Japanese animated mystery film directed by Chika Nagaoka. It is the twenty-fourth installment of the Case Closed film series based on the manga series of the same name by Gosho Aoyama, following the 2019 film The Fist of Blue Sapphire. This is the first Reiwa-era Case Closed movie. Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet was released in Japan on April 16, 2021. Its release was delayed from an original April 2020 date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A global release was announced on February 9, 2021, featuring a multi-language trailer in Japanese, English, Korean, German, and Chinese. The Scarlet Bullet is listed as 2021's second highest-grossing Japanese film worldwide, below Jujutsu Kaisen 0. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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