The English translation is below
サクサク行きましょう♪ この頃からタイトルが出る時に流れる
テーマソングの鼻歌が出るようになりました
2003年 第7作 『迷宮の十字路（クロスロード）』
京都で起きた連続殺人事件を追うコナンたち
盗まれた仏像の行方と義経伝説の謎が絡み合う中
平次は初恋の少女を探しながら事件の真相に迫ります
京都が舞台なので、地元の人や京都好きには人気のある
作品みたいです。ただ関東人の私にとっては
知らない地理情報が多すぎで、置いて行かれた感じでした
リス持参の刑事もいて気は散るし
肝心のストーリーにエネルギーを集中できない…
まず最初に気になったのは、初恋の人に会えるのを夢見て
京都に行く機会がある時はいつも
水晶が入った巾着を持っていく男、平次です！
もし街角でバッタリ会ったら渡そう、とか少女漫画の発想ですが
雑誌の取材を利用してまでその女の子を探そうとするとか
執念深くて怖いレベルでした（笑）
灰原が博士のための薬を持ってきたことは
さりげなく伝わりましたが、新一のための薬も
常備していたのですね！終盤に「新一キターーー！」って
盛り上がったのは否めません
コナンがジャンプして高い所から見下ろした時
寺院の配置そのものが「玉」の字になっていたのはナイスな演出！
ひらめきと見せ場がうまく合体した、いいシーンだったと思います
ただこのあたりから、女性陣が人質にとられるパターン
多くない？また〜？って気分になってきた頃でもあります
女子力の高い蘭が、昨日のハンカチ（洗っていない）を
使っていたところもツッコミましたね
2004年 第8作 『銀翼の奇術師（マジシャン）』
怪盗キッドが宝石を狙う中、コナンたちは函館行きの旅客機にも乗り込みます
しかし機内で殺人事件が発生し、さらにパイロットが倒れる緊急事態に
コナンはキッドと協力しながら、乗客の命を懸けた空の危機に挑みます
事件よりは「飛行機パニック映画」みたいな作品でしたね
ただキッド、今どきスリーサイズ聞く？ってズッコケたんですけど
セクハラオヤジの発言みたいで時代を感じます
墜落しそうな飛行機から自分だけ逃げるのかと思いきや
パトカーのライトを誘導灯に利用するとは！パトカーが
あまりにキレイに並びすぎでも見逃しましょう
ちゃんと自分の役割を分かっていて、スマートに
行動に移すところがステキです♡
死を覚悟した蘭が、かなり明確にハッキリと
新一に告白していたのですが
また無かったことにされていました
2005年 第9作 『水平線上の陰謀（ストラテジー）』
豪華客船アフロディーテ号で殺人事件が発生
事件の裏には15年前の海難事故が関係していました
コナンが真相を追う一方、小五郎も鋭い推理で真犯人に迫ります
タイタニックを思い出す作品でしたね。蘭が子供相手の
隠れんぼに真剣になりすぎたのも災いのもとでしたが…
おっちゃんのいいところに珍しくスポットをあてていた映画の
ように思います。おっちゃんは犯人の女とタイマンになった時も
決して拳を振るわなかったですよね！相手からの激しい打撃に対して
ひたすら腕でガードに徹して耐え続けていました。
最後は一本背負いできれいに仕留めていましたが
絶対に「女は殴らない」ってポリシーがあったんですね
でも犯罪者は例外でいいと思うよ、おっちゃん・・・
この映画で1番のハイライトは、小学生が作った
ブレスレットが、落下の加速度がついた
コナンの体重を支えられたことですよね！
登山用のロープや、NASAの特殊素材並みの
強度を持つブレスレットが爆誕していました！
2006年 第10作 『探偵たちの鎮魂歌（レクイエム）』
謎の依頼人に招かれた小五郎とコナン
しかし蘭たちが人質となり、制限時間内に
事件の真相を解かなければ危険が迫ります。コナンは
平次と協力し、怪盗キッドも関わる事件の真相に挑みます
おっちゃんたち、ワケの分からん依頼にノコノコ
出かけるなよ…また事件に巻き込まれるじゃん。。。
IDに爆弾が仕掛けられていることをコナンに知らされても
全く動じない灰原（笑） 蘭たちをパークに引き止めるため
具合の悪いフリをして「ここにいてくれる…？」の演技の後の
「…まったく…疲れるわね…」の独り言が最高でした
コナンと平次が、探りを入れた大学で出会った白馬は
変装したキッドで、2人を信頼させるために
園子からIDをくすねていたとはさすが…
学生から引き出す、答えの誘導っぷりが
惚れ惚れするほどテクニシャンでした
事件を解決して、園子のIDを戻した後も
ジェットコースターから元太のIDを
すくいとって、華麗に危機回避する
というオイシイところを持っていくし♪
でも1番ジワっときたのは…
コナンと平次がモニター室で必死に謎解きをしている裏で
IDが爆弾であることを知らない子供達が
レストランに集められていましたよね
爆発まで残り3分を切った時点で
「子供達だけにしておけない」と目暮警部、阿笠博士が
何事もないような笑顔で部屋に入っていくシーンです
しかも、目暮警部は白鳥刑事に避難するよう言ったけど
彼は戻ってきました。人間性も素晴らしい大人たちが
描かれていたな〜
Let’s keep the marathon going! ♪
Around this point, I found myself humming the movie’s theme song whenever the title appeared on screen.
Movie 7 (2003): Crossroad in the Ancient Capital
Conan heads to Kyoto to investigate a series of murders. As the mystery of a stolen Buddhist statue becomes intertwined with the legend of Yoshitsune, Heiji searches for his first love while closing in on the truth behind the case.
Since Kyoto is the setting, this movie seems to be especially popular with locals and people who love the city. But as someone from the Kanto region, I felt a bit left behind because there were so many places and local references I didn’t recognize. On top of that, there was a detective carrying a squirrel around, which kept distracting me… I just couldn’t give the actual mystery my full attention!
The first thing that caught my attention was Heiji.
Whenever he has a chance to visit Kyoto, he brings along a little drawstring pouch containing a crystal, hoping he’ll finally meet his first love again. The idea of “If I happen to run into her, I’ll give it to her” feels straight out of a shojo manga. But using a magazine interview as an excuse just to track her down? That was starting to feel less romantic and more… a little scary!
It was subtly revealed earlier that Haibara had brought medicine for Professor Agasa, but apparently she’d also been carrying the medicine for Shinichi all along. I can’t deny it—I was cheering, “Shinichi is finally here!!” when he showed up near the end.
I really liked the reveal that the layout of the temples formed the kanji 「玉」 (“jewel”). It was a clever moment where Conan’s deduction and the big reveal came together perfectly.
That said, this was also around the point where I started thinking, “Again?” when the female characters ended up being taken hostage. It was beginning to feel like a recurring pattern.
And I couldn’t help laughing when Ran—who’s usually so thoughtful and put-together—used the same handkerchief from the previous day… without even washing it first!
Movie 8 (2004): Magician of the Silver Sky
As Kaito Kid sets his sights on a precious gem, Conan and the others board a passenger plane bound for Hakodate. But when a murder takes place on board and both pilots become unable to fly the aircraft, the situation turns into a full-scale in-flight emergency. Teaming up with Kid, Conan must do everything he can to save the passengers.
This felt less like a murder mystery and more like an airplane disaster movie.
One thing that really made me laugh, though—Kid actually asked Ran for her measurements. Does anyone still do that these days? It came across like something a creepy middle-aged guy would say, and it definitely shows the movie’s age.
At first I thought Kid was about to save only himself by escaping from the crashing plane. But instead, he used police cars as runway lights! Sure, they were lined up a little too perfectly, but I’ll let that slide. I really like how he always knows exactly what role he needs to play and acts on it without hesitation. That’s one of the things that makes him so cool. ♡
Ran, believing she was about to die, confessed her feelings to Shinichi in a surprisingly direct and unmistakable way… and somehow, it ended up being brushed aside again.
Movie 9 (2005): Strategy Above the Depths
A murder takes place aboard the luxury liner Aphrodite, and Conan soon discovers that the case is connected to a maritime disaster that happened fifteen years earlier. While Conan works to uncover the truth, Kogoro also surprises everyone with some remarkably sharp detective work.
This movie definitely reminded me of Titanic. Of course, it didn’t help that Ran took a game of hide-and-seek with some kids a little too seriously…
What really stood out to me, though, was how much attention Kogoro got in this movie. Even when he faced the female culprit one-on-one, he never once threw a punch. Instead, he kept blocking her attacks and patiently endured them. In the end, he brought her down with a clean shoulder throw.
I guess he really did have a personal rule: never hit a woman.
…Personally, though, I’d make an exception for criminals, Kogoro.
The biggest highlight of the movie, though, had to be the bracelet made by a group of elementary school kids somehow supporting Conan’s weight while he was falling!
Apparently, those kids accidentally invented a bracelet with the strength of a climbing rope—or even some kind of high-tech material developed by NASA!
Movie 10 (2006): The Private Eyes’ Requiem
Kogoro and Conan accept a mysterious client’s invitation, only to discover that Ran and the others have been taken hostage. With a strict time limit to solve the case, Conan teams up with Heiji as Kaito Kid also becomes involved in the mystery.
Kogoro… maybe stop accepting sketchy invitations without asking a few more questions first. You always end up getting dragged into another case anyway.
Even after Conan tells Haibara that the ID bracelets are rigged to explode, she barely reacts. Classic Haibara.
To keep Ran and the others from leaving the amusement park, she pretends to feel sick and softly asks, “Will you stay here with me…?” Then, the moment everyone falls for it, she mutters to herself, ”…Honestly… that was exhausting.” That little moment was absolutely priceless.
The “Hakuba” Conan and Heiji met at the university turned out to be Kid in disguise. To make the two of them trust him, he’d even quietly lifted Sonoko’s ID beforehand. Classic Kid.
I was especially impressed by the way he guided the students into giving him exactly the answers he wanted without making it obvious. That took some seriously smooth people skills.
Even after the case was solved and he returned Sonoko’s ID, he still managed to steal the spotlight by snatching Genta’s ID out of the air from a speeding roller coaster, neatly avoiding yet another disaster. Leave it to Kid to make the grand exit look effortless. ♪
But the moment that stayed with me the most was something much quieter.
While Conan and Heiji were desperately trying to solve the case in the control room, the children—completely unaware that their ID bracelets were actually bombs—had been gathered together in a restaurant.
With less than three minutes left before the explosion, Inspector Megure and Professor Agasa decided they couldn’t leave the children alone. Smiling as if nothing was wrong, they calmly walked into the room to stay with them.
Megure had told Inspector Shiratori to evacuate, but he came back anyway.
That scene reminded me that this movie wasn’t just about clever detectives—it was also about adults with remarkable courage and compassion.
