Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire
Information:
Directed by: Chika Nagaoka
Screenplay by: Takahiro Okura / Gosho Aoyama
Starring: Minami Takayama Minami / Kappei Yamaguchi / Wakana Yamazaki / Rikita Koyama / Kenichi Ogata
Running time: 110 minutes
Release date: September 13, 2019 (mainland China)
Plot summary:
As the 23th entry of Closed Case film series, this film shattered records of box office and was highly praised. Serving as the final Closed Case movie of the Heisei era, it marks the first time the story is set overseas. Additionally, after a four-year hiatus, the enigmatic thief Kaito Kid returns, joining forces once more with Conan to tackle a new case. The narrative revolves around a late 19th-century pirate ship submerged alongside the world’s largest sapphire, the ‘Fist of Azure’.
Achievement in mainland China:
Imported by OCE in 2019;
Ranked 3rd in both the 2019 box office rankings for Japanese-imported films and Japanese-imported animated films in Mainland China