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Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven 
Theatrical release PosterDirected by Kanetsugu Kodama Produced by Michihiko Suwa Written by Kazunari Kochi Music by Katsuo Ono Distributed by Toho Release date(s) April 21, 2001 Running time 95 minutes Country Japan Language Japanese Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven, known as Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven (名探偵コナン 天国へのカウントダウン Meitantei Conan: Tengoku no Countdown) in Japan, is a 2001 Japanese animated feature film based on the Case Closed manga series, featuring detective Jimmy Kudo, also known as Conan Edogawa. It made 2.9 billion yen.[1]
Contents
Plot
A new Twin Tower building in Tokyo is being prepared for its grand opening, there are a series of murders of people connected to the towers. Conan suspects that the mysterious Black Organization may be involved. Meanwhile, the Junior Detective League, with Dr. Agasa meet up with Rachel Moore, Serena Sebastian and Richard Moore at the towers. However, there are a series of murders, and a sake cup is left as a clue by the murderer. The victims were Mr. Ooki and Mr. Hara, the hacker and game programmer. The third victim was Ms. Tokiwa Mio. After a thorough investigation, Conan realizes who the culprit is.
Before he could reveal the culprit the bombs planted by the Black Organization detonate setting the building ablaze. Groups of people evacuate the targeted tower on a glass elevator, with George, Vi, Mitch, and Amy in the first group. However the group stops on the way down for a mother and a baby so the kids give up their places for her and her child. With no other way to escape, the kids decide to run to the 60th floor. Meanwhile, Conan and Rachel are in another group of evacuees when Conan realizes Serena's similarity to Shiho Miyano and saves her before she is shot by Gin who assumed she was Shiho Miyano.
After arriving safely to the ground, Conan returns to the tower after learning that the Junior Detective League are still there and proceeds to lead them out of the tower. He separates from them and confronts the culprit for the murders who is revealed to be the elderly painter Mr. Kiseragi. Kiseragi explains that he blamed the tower employees for the construction of the tower which obstructed his view of the Fuji mountains. As Kiseragi prepares to kill himself, he is tranquilized by Conan.
They discover that a final explosion is set to occur in four minutes. With the bridges blown off and the bottom floors covered in flames, Conan decides that the only way to escape is by using the car, a Ford Mustang convertible which is rewarded to a contest winner, and combining it with the force of an explosion to propel them to a building across of them. After they manage to do so, Gin and Vodka confirm that Shiho Miyano was not at the towers and abandon their search for her once again.
Cast
English
- Alison Viktorin as Conan Edogawa
- Jerry Jewell as Jimmy Kudo
- Brina Palencia as Shiho Miyano/Vi Graythorn
- Colleen Clinkenbeard as Rachel Moore
- Cynthia Cranz as Mitch Tennyson
- Mike McFarland as George Kaminsky
- Monica Rial as Amy Yeager
- R Bruce Elliott as Richard Moore
- Laura Bailey as Serena Sebastian
- Mark Stoddard as Inspector Joseph Meguire
- Alex Valle as Akemi Miyano
- Bill Flynn as Dr. Agasa
- Brandon Potter as Odell
- Charles Campbell as Tsukamoto
- Chris Cason as Chiba
- Doug Burks as Harry Wilder
- Eric Vale as Ninzaburo Santos
- Christopher R. Sabat as Vodka
- Troy Baker as Gin
- Chuck Huber as Emcee
- Cole Brown as Tome
- Elizabeth Bontley as Madison
- Jakie Cabe as Yoshiaki Hara
- James Stephens as Hohsui Kisaragi
- Lydia Mackay as Cherilyn
- Travis Willingham as Theodore
Staff
- Licensed by: FUNimation Entertainment
- ADR Director: Leah Clark
- Script: Eric Vale
- Executive producer: Gen Fukunaga
- Producer: Carly Hunter & Justin Cook
- ADR Engineer: Cris George
- Assistant ADR Director: Brina Palencia
- Head Writer: Eric Vale
- Line Producer: Zach Bolton
- Mix Engineer: Adrian Cook
- Post-Production Assistant: Casey Barteau & Niki Cooper
- Production Assistant: Gino Palencia, Michael Harcourt & Trenton Jons
- Senior Video Editor: Daniel Mancilla & Jeremy Jimenez
- Talent Coordination: Tara Williams
- Video Editing: Jessie Mancilla, Joe Harris, Josh Tyler & Robert Bell
- Video Engineer: Michael Rivas & Sarah Mueller
- Video Post-Production Coordinator: Margaret Yabs
- Video Post-Production Director: Brandon Tyler
Music
The film's ending theme song is "Always" by Mai Kuraki.
Home media
VHS
The VHS of the movie was released April 10, 2002. [2] It was discontinued soon after 2006 as it was switched to DVD.
Region 2 DVD
The DVD of the film was released on December 21, 2001. [3] A new DVD was released on February 25, 2011, significantly lowering the original price and added the trailer as a special feature.[4]
Region 1 DVD
Funimation released the English dub of Countdown to Heaven on DVD on January 19, 2010.
Blu-ray
The Blu-ray version of the film was released on September 23, 2011.[5] The Blu-ray contains the same content of the DVD plus a mini-booklet explaining the film and the BD-live function.[5]
References
- ^ "Highest grossing movies of 2001" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Archived from the original on December 15, 2009. http://www.webcitation.org/5m2LKRMIj. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
- ^ "Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven VHS". Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000062VDI/. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ "Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven DVD". Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005S77O/. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ "Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven DVD (New)". Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B004H2YO8Q/. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ a b "Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven" (in Japanese). Being Inc.. http://beinggiza.com/conan/onxd-1993.html. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
External links
- Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven at the Internet Movie Database
- Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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