Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- suspenseful
- energetic
- playful
- anime marathon
- mystery night
What critics said
The film was a major commercial success and received a moderately favorable Japanese audience-critic response, though broad critical praise is not documented.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The investigation unfolds around a Japan Self-Defense Forces vessel and its surrounding sea operations.
The central investigation concerns a foreign spy who may also be linked to a killing.
Conan's search for the spy and possible murderer combines suspenseful deduction with overt peril and action.
The foreign spy functions as the central object of the search while the investigation tests the connection to murder.
Films like Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea, and why
Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky
anime detective mystery with action set against a high-stakes maritime investigation
Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser
animated crime mystery combining youthful detectives, suspense, and a dangerous public setting
Lupin III: The First
Japanese animated whodunit with espionage elements, ensemble sleuthing, and escalating peril
Movie Details
- Director
- Kobun Shizuno
- Release Date
- 2013-04-20
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (135)
Cast
- Minami Takayama
- Kappei Yamaguchi
- Wakana Yamazaki
- Rikiya Koyama
- Megumi Hayashibara
- Kenichi Ogata
- Yukiko Iwai
- Wataru Takagi
- Ikue Otani
- Naoko Matsui
Common questions
- What is Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea about?
- Conan Edogawa pursues a potentially murderous foreign spy through a tense naval mystery where deduction collides with national-security peril.
- What is Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea as moderate.
- What did critics think of Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea?
- The film was a major commercial success and received a moderately favorable Japanese audience-critic response, though broad critical praise is not documented.
- Which films are like Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea?
- Films with a similar feel include Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky, Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser, and Lupin III: The First.
- How long is Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea?
- Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea runs 110 minutes.
In Ember's collections
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