Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- suspenseful
- propulsive
- anime movie night
- mystery marathon
What critics said
Critics generally recognized an effective mystery setup and action suspense but found the feature-length execution and dub transition uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
People connected to Kogoro Mouri are attacked or killed according to number sequences associated with their names.
The attacks on Kogoro Mouri's associates are connected by a revenge motive and require Conan to uncover their shared history.
The film brings together Conan Edogawa, Ran Mouri, Kogoro Mouri, Eri Kisaki, and Inspector Megure in an original feature case.
The linked attacks and killings create an ongoing race to interpret the pattern and prevent further violence.
Films like Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target, and why
Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper
animated detective mystery centered on escalating attacks, clue gathering, and a young investigator
Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes
anime crime mystery combining murder investigation, suspense, adventure, and an ensemble of recurring detectives
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
stylized whodunit with a revenge motive, targeted victims, and action-suspense set pieces
Movie Details
- Director
- Kenji Kodama
- Release Date
- 1998-04-18
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (238)
Cast
- Minami Takayama
- Kappei Yamaguchi
- Wakana Yamazaki
- Akira Kamiya
- Gara Takashima
- Chafurin
- Kaneto Shiozawa
- Kenichi Ogata
- Yukiko Iwai
- Wataru Takagi
Common questions
- What is Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target about?
- Conan Edogawa races to decode a numbered revenge campaign targeting people connected to Kogoro Mouri before the next name becomes a victim.
- What is Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target as moderate.
- What did critics think of Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target?
- Critics generally recognized an effective mystery setup and action suspense but found the feature-length execution and dub transition uneven.
- Which films are like Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target?
- Films with a similar feel include Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper, Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes, and Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro.
- How long is Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target?
- Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target runs 100 minutes.
In Ember's collections
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- Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven2001
- Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky2004
- Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine2023
- Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween2022
- Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem2006
- Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths2005
- Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter2017
- Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback2025
- Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence2011
- Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper
