DETECTIVE CONAN: BLACK IRON SUBMARINE Press Notes and High-Res Images From Toho

Source: Toho Co., Ltd.
Official Site: https://www.conan-movie.jp/ (Japan)

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

Toho has provided information and high-res images from their new anime film, DETECTIVE CONAN: BLACK IRON SUBMARINE (名探偵コナン黒鉄(くろがね)の魚影(サブマリン), Meitantei Konan Kurogane (Kurogane) no Gyoei (Sabumarin)). The 26th installment in the blockbuster series based on the Detective Conan manga by Gosho Aoyama is scheduled for nationwide release in Japan on April 14th.

Introduction

The comics by Gosho Aoyama, the author of the original manga series, have already reached 102 volumes (with a cumulative total of more than 270 million copies sold worldwide!) The DETECTIVE CONAN series continues to gain momentum, with the TV anime series having aired more than 1,000 times. The latest installment of the film series, which has established an unshakeable position as a work loved around the world, will return this year as well!

The 25th movie, DETECTIVE CONAN: THE BRIDE OF HALLOWEEN (名探偵コナンハロウィンの花嫁, Meitantei Konan Harō~in no Hanayome), released last April and -- including ticket sales for the "Halloween Reunion (Revival) Screening" (,ハロウィン再会（リバイバル）上映, Harō~in Saikai (Ribaibaru) Jōei) -- grossed over 9.78 billion yen at the box office, surpassing the 2019's THE FIST OF BLUE SAPPHIRE (9.37 billion yen) to become the number one film in the theatrical series!

Furthermore, the cumulative box-office revenue of all 25 theatrical films has surpassed the 100 billion yen mark, an astounding figure!

The 26th theatrical version takes place at the offshore facility "Pacific Buoy," built in the waters around Hachijojima Island, Tokyo. In the climax, an all-out war breaks out between Conan, Ai Haibara, and their allies others vs. their arch-enemies, the Black Organization...!

Will Conan and his friends be able to protect Haibara from the black shadows that are creeping up on her? What is the goal of the Black Organization? Expect a powerful ocean battle royale!

Story

"Pacific Buoy," an offshore facility built in the waters near Hachijojima Island, Tokyo, was designed to connect security cameras owned by police forces around the world. Engineers from all over the world gathered at the facility to connect it to the network under the jurisdiction of Europol, a European police organization, in preparation for full-scale operation. There, a test of a certain "new technology" based on a facial recognition system was also underway.

Meanwhile, Conan and the Detective Boys are on a whale-watching trip to Hachijojima at Sonoko's invitation.

Then Conan receives a phone call from Subaru Okiya (a disguised Shuichi Akai), informing him that a Europol official has been murdered by Gin in Germany. Conan, feeling uneasy about the situation, sneaks onto the security boat in which Hyoue Kuroda and other Metropolitan Police Department officials are on their way to guard the "Pacific Buoy" and infiltrates the facility. While the facility is being steadily prepared for system operation, a female engineer is kidnapped by the Black Organization! In addition, a USB drive containing certain information in her possession ends up in the hands of the organization....

The a groaning sound roars eerily in the sea. And a black shadow creeps up on Ai Haibara, who was staying at Hachijojima Island...

When the Tamatebako (black box) that should never be touched is opened, the past that has been sealed away now emerges from the sea...

Details

Japanese Theatrical Release: Friday, April 14, 2023 (Nationwide Roadshow)

Voice Cast
Conan Edogawa: Minami Takayama
Ran Mouri: Wakana Yamazaki
Kogoro Mouri: Rikiya Koyama
Ai Haibara: Megumi Hayashibara　
Shuichi Akai: Shuichi Ikeda
Toru Amuro / Bourbon: Toru Furuya
Dr. Hiroshi Agasa: Kenichi Ogata
Gin: Yukitoshi Hori
Shinichi Kudo: Kappei Yamaguchi
Genta Kojima: Wataru Takagi
Miwako Sato: Atsuko Yuya
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya: Ikue Otani
Ayumi Yoshida: Yukiko Iwai
Sonoko Suzuki: Naoko Matsui
Subaru Okiya: Ryotaro Okiayu
Yosuke Makino: Ikki Sawamura
Jodie Starling: Miyuki Ichijou
Vermouth: Mami Koyama
Hyoue Kuroda: Yukimasa Kishino

Staff

Original Story: Detective Conan by Gosho Aoyama (serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday)
Director: Yuzuru Tachikawa
Screenplay: Takeharu Sakurai
Music: Yugo Kanno
Theme Song: SPITZ
Animation Production: TMS Entertainment
Detective Conan Committee: TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd., Shogakukan Inc., Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd., Toho Co., Ltd.

About Toho Company. Ltd.

Founded in 1932 and headquartered in Tokyo, Toho Company, Ltd. is one of the leading entertainment conglomerates in Japan. Toho is best known worldwide as the producer of twenty-eight Godzilla motion pictures, based upon a character the company unleashed on the world back in 1954, and masterpiece films directed by Akira Kurosawa. Toho has been the number one distributor of motion pictures in Japan (both domestic and foreign) for over ten consecutive years since 2003.