Meitantei Conan Movie 07: Meikyuu no Crossroad

Under the cover of darkness, a masked samurai murders five men across the metropolis of Japan: three in Tokyo, one in Osaka, and the last in Kyoto. In their investigation, the police learn that each man was a member of the Genjibotaru—a thieves gang centered on the theft of Buddhist statues and artifacts and who go by the names of Minomoto no Yoshitune's servants.

Without a clear motive or clues to the other members' identities, the case runs dry until a Kyoto temple calls for the famous Kogorou Mouri. Having received an anonymous letter containing a peculiar puzzle, the temple monks ask for his assistance in solving it to recover their long lost statue. Meanwhile, Conan Edogawa and high school detective Heiji Hattori team up in order to solve the cryptic puzzle and find the murderer, as Hattori searches for his childhood love.

With Hattori's knowledge of Kyoto, the two scour the streets and gradually discover the truth, but not before the murderer strikes again—killing another Genjibotaru member and, after repeated attempts on Hattori's life, eventually kidnapping Hattori's childhood sweetheart. It is only by working together to bring buried clues to light can Conan and Hattori hope to end the rogue samurai's bloodshed and save Hattori's love.

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Edogawa, Conan Main

Takayama, Minami Japanese

Hattori, Heiji Main

Horikawa, Ryo Japanese

Mouri, Ran Main

Yamazaki, Wakana Japanese

Tooyama, Kazuha Main

Miyamura, Yuko Japanese

Haibara, Ai Supporting

Hayashibara, Megumi Japanese

Mouri, Kogorou Supporting

Kamiya, Akira Japanese

Takagi, Wataru Supporting

Takagi, Wataru Japanese

Agasa, Hiroshi Supporting

Ogata, Kenichi Japanese

Suzuki, Sonoko Supporting

Matsui, Naoko Japanese

Yoshida, Ayumi Supporting

Iwai, Yukiko Japanese

Nakatani, Toshio Producer

Suwa, Michihiko Producer, Chief Producer, Planning

Nishimura, Masayuki Producer

Yoshioka, Masahito Producer, Associate Producer

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Jun 29, 2023

Flash21

Recommended

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Movie 7 finally saw the return of Heiji and Kazuha, and they were among the main supporting characters this time.

The movie served as a basic introduction to Kyoto and relationship development for our two pairings (despite the movies not being canon), and I thought the movie did a good job interweaving both with the case itself. The case presented a very interesting and difficult code that is culturally relevant to the city of Kyoto, though I do not know how culturally accurate the movie is overall. Mixed with some traditional Japanese music, the movie tries to ... immerse the audience into Kyoto, and again, I thought it did a good job at it.

The only issue with the movie is that the action sequences were lacking compared to previous movies, and the movie took a bit too long to set up the case, so this movie is definitely slower compared to the previous movies. However, this was an enjoyable entry with a solid case that should make it a fun time for DC fans. 8/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Apr 6, 2019

ActionManonAnime

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Despite being very popular characters, Heiji and Kazuha rarely ever get a movie all to themselves. Whenever they are in a movie, they're usually side characters that are only relevant to that movie's story (specifically, movies 3, 10, 13, 14, 17). While fans had to wait for The Crimson Love Letter, the only film that prominently featured Heiji and Kazuha was Crossroad in the Ancient Capital. With the release of the 21st movie, how does this one hold up today?

Besides their lead roles, both movies double-down on their Japanese heritage. While Movie 21 focused on Karuta games, this movie implements elements from the legendary folktales ... of Yoshitsune and Benkei. On top of that, ancient temples and ritual party games are a part of this movie. While The Crimson Love Letter makes its heritage shine better with its updated art style, this movie still does its best with the talent they had.

What helped me enjoy this movie for the most part was the knowledge that this was Kenji Kodama's last film in the Detective Conan series. This man not only directed for shows like Lupin III and City Hunter, but also the first 7 Detective Conan movies. There's something very melancholic about seeing a director's last involvement with a series like this. Because of him, the Detective Conan movies were able to leave a big impression on people and go on to become the box-office hits that they are today.

Of course, it was thanks to this knowledge that I was able to persist through the parts of the movie that felt a bit drawn out. Depending on the type of person you are, you may watch this movie feeling either relaxed or bored. This movie is less like jumping into a pool and more like easing yourself into a hot tub. Not to mention the reliance on Japanese wordplay in this movie. When it was just used for the Professor's quizzes and minor clues, I was okay with it. But because Japanese wordplay plays a lot in solving the case itself, I felt very left out. If you know Japanese and are interested in a chill movie, then this is the one for you.

Even with The Crimson Love Letter out now, I would still recommend people watch Crossroad in the Ancient Capital first. However, if you are the kind of person that likes action and high stakes in their movies, then you may want to enter this one with caution.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Aug 5, 2018

Dovan96

Recommended

I give this movie a 7/10. It was good and had a good plot.
However, I thought of this movie as more of a 2 hour special episode. Nothing in this movie seems as though it is a movie. For a Detective Conan movie there is a case that has to be solved and then something more drastic happens. For example, Movie 01, Conan solves the mystery of the culprit who planted bombs around their area, then it turns out he plants a bomb in a skyscraper where Ran is located and Conan must now go save her. This movie does not have that, being ... filled with investigation for almost the whole movie and capturing the culprit.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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